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May 5, 2022 / Business News, Economy, GWFM NEWS, Industry Trends, Workforce Management

US businesses struggled to hire in April amid low unemployment

Washington: US private businesses saw surprisingly weak hiring in April, a survey showed Wednesday, amid low unemployment that's made their...
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May 5, 2022 / Business News, Economy, GWFM NEWS, Industry Trends, Workforce Management

Australian firms face higher costs of doing business

More than half of companies (57%) experienced an increase in the cost of doing business over the three months to...
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May 4, 2022 / Business News, GWFM NEWS, Industry Trends, WFM Trends, Workforce Management

Long-term loyalty gets star employees gold

The same principle is now being applied to talent as well - the more the number of years a high...
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May 4, 2022 / Business News, Economy, GWFM NEWS, Industry Trends, WFM Trends, Workforce Management

Is pay raise the right way to retain talent?

These are certainly turbulent times. With the pandemic wreaking havoc on one side and other vagaries surfacing, it is indeed...
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May 2, 2022 / Business News, Economy, GWFM NEWS, Industry Trends, WFM Trends, Workforce Management

Believe it or not, Latin America is the fastest growing region for startups in the world | Opinion

At first, I couldn’t believe it when I read this new — and little-known — statistic: Latin America is the...
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April 28, 2022 / Business News, GWFM NEWS, WFM Trends, Workforce Management

Microsoft Is Preparing to ‘Aggressively’ Innovate In the Contact Center Space

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella announced an intention to “aggressively” innovate in the contact center and healthcare...
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April 21, 2022 / Business News, Economy, GWFM NEWS, WFM Trends, Workforce Management

UK employers offer average 2.8% pay rise to staff – survey

London: British employers are offering annual pay settlements worth an average increase of 2.8% to staff, well below the rate...
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April 21, 2022 / Business News, GWFM NEWS

Existing employees who Stay after the ‘Great Resignation’​ – How to take care of them

If you are looking for data, here it is ; According to Gallup, 48 percent of employees are actively looking to...
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April 20, 2022 / Business News, Economy, GWFM NEWS, Industry Trends, WFM Trends, Workforce Management

SMEs in Malaysia expected to feel impact of proposed minimum wage

NCCIM president Datuk Low Kian Chuan said many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be affected by the “steep hike”...
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April 20, 2022 / Business News, GWFM NEWS, WFM Trends

Citi Singapore introduces 12 weeks of sabbatical leave & up to 4 weeks of ‘giving back’ leave for eligible employees

Citi Singapore has announced a new leave programme for employees to "refresh, re-energise" amid a shift out of the COVID-19...
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