Onboarding: One Of The Highest ROI Investments For A Company
Do you know that you and your organisation are on trial when a newly hired talent walks into your office on the first day? “Did I hire the right person?” you ask. You’ll be judged too by the new employee. They’re looking for three things: First, does the organisation have its act together? Second, is […]
Embedding HR Into An Organisation’s Business Strategy
As the world navigates the Great Resignation amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, more and more companies are revisiting the value propositions that they would like to impart to the employees, beyond the pay and benefits in order to remain relevant in the competition for top talent. Companies are also embarking on a transformational journey by […]
Aisling’s TIP Talk: Reflect, Learn, Do It Again
Aisling aims to create a good, holistic employee engagement program, where norms, beliefs, and values are shared across an organisation.
Is it better to have flexible working hours or a shorter work week?
In a report published by mobile access technology firm Kisi, Kuala Lumpur was named the third most overworked city in the world. It is not the first time the city has made the list, having placed at number 4 in 2020 and number 8 in 2021. In the study, 100 major cities were chosen that […]
How to Foster Connection Between Employees
Every organisation must ensure employee connectivity. As more people adopt hybrid working methods, technology-assisted interactions and meetings become more common. However, this does not necessarily mean that employees feel connected to one another. In fact, according to BetterUp Lab’s recent report, “The Connection Crisis: Why Community Matters in the New World of Work”, as cited in […]
Making It Easier For The Unemployed To Find Work
For the first time since the first Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced in March 2020, the national unemployment rate fell below 4 percent in April 2022, compared to 4.6 percent in April 2021. Though the unemployment rate has not yet returned to the pre-pandemic level of below 3.5 percent, a country is considered to […]
Unemployment Among Recent Graduates
According to the Graduates Statistics 2020 published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), there were 5.36 million graduates in 2020, an increase of 4.4 percent from 2019 (5.13 million). 202,400 of them, or 4.4 percent, were unemployed, which is an increase from 165,200 (3.9 percent) in 2019. Nevertheless, many recent graduates are still struggling […]
Malaysia’s Brain Drain: What is the Cause?
In the year 2000, one out of ten local graduates migrated, indicating that Malaysia has a serious brain drain. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this is twice the world average. Despite the numbers being similar to Singapore and Hong Kong, they are incomparable to Malaysia because that is typical for […]
Rethinking Wellness at Work
Last week, Melissa Norman, our Founder and MD, wrote about the “Great Resignation” specifically, the boundless opportunities this phenomenon presents to business leaders and employers to reconsider the way they treat their people, as well as steps toward building mutually beneficial relationships with their workforce. Needless to say, the pandemic has changed how we work, […]
A Recovering Economy Provides Great Opportunities for Continuous Improvement
Job openings are on the rise as Malaysia’s economy recovers this year, as evidenced by the latest MIDF Employment Survey report. Employment rose to a record 2.9 per cent year-on-year in March 2022 (Q122), while the labour force grew steadily at 2.2 per cent year on year. While this is a good sign, some problems […]