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advertisement advertisement advertisement Even before the pandemic disrupted life as we know it, the human resources department was feeling the pressure to evolve. Due to the ease of use of consumer apps and websites, employees simply expect more. The need for a better way to connect with colleagues and improved accessibility of core people systems and services was rising. Being “at work” was no longer an excuse for digital “not working.” advertisement advertisement As the majority of companies have been thrust into remote work environments, 92% of HR leaders report that “employee experience” is a top priority for them in 2021. Where do they begin? Organizations can improve employee experience (from recruiting and retaining talent to culture and connectivity) in a number of ways. Here are the  top six: Create tenured learners Reskilling and upskilling employees has been top of mind for companies pivoting to a … [Read more...] about Employee expectations are changing. Here are 5 ways to keep up

LOS ANGELES: Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why. She knew that her cancer, mesothelioma, arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other organs. She knew it was as rare as it was deadly, a signature of exposure to asbestos. And she knew it afflicted mostly men who inhaled asbestos dust in mines and industries such as shipbuilding that used the carcinogen before its risks were understood. Coker, 52 years old, had raised two daughters and was running a massage school in Lumberton, a small town in eastern Texas. How had she been exposed to asbestos? “She wanted answers,” her daughter Cady Evans said. Fighting for every breath and in crippling pain, Coker hired Herschel Hobson, a personal-injury lawyer. He homed in on a suspect: the Johnson’s Baby Powder that Coker had used on her infant children and sprinkled on herself all her life. Hobson knew that talc and asbestos often occurred together in the earth, and that mined talc could be … [Read more...] about Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its baby powder

SINGAPORE: The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has come a long way since it was conceptualised in 2003. A market of 542 million people, ASEAN was then growing at a rate of 5.5 per cent vis-a-vis the global growth of 4.2 per cent. Fast forward fifteen years later. ASEAN is a market of 642 million people, growing at a rate of 5.9 per cent, much higher than the global economic growth rate of 3.8 per cent. And its share of global economic prosperity has also shot up. ASEAN’s contribution to global income has risen from 1.9 per cent to 3.5 per cent over these years. READ: ASEAN is at an inflection point, a commentary GROWING TRADE, INVESTMENT AND PEOPLE LINKAGES The upbeat story of ASEAN’s growth is one about the huge expansion of trade, investment and people’s movement. In 2003, while total merchandise trade, investment and visitors’ arrival through tourism flows stood at US$825 billion, US$24 billion and US$38 million respectively, those numbers have more than tripled … [Read more...] about Commentary: The rebirth of the ASEAN miracle growth model

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) in early 2017 was charged with looking into the structures of existing Australian government high-cost technology projects . It would classify the projects over AU$10 million as "monitor, verify, or engage", but after ceasing this terminology in mid-2018, the DTA said it no longer maintained a record of these project classifications. "Agencies remain responsible and accountable for the projects they are funded to deliver," the DTA said. "This includes ensuring that delivery risks are appropriately mitigated." Documents received by ZDNet under freedom of information (FOI) in March 2020 revealed 62 active tech-related projects above AU$10 million were underway by the federal government, but the details surrounding how much had been spent by that time -- and how many of the projects went above the budgeted amount -- were refused under the FOI request. In October, the DTA's annual report revealed that as of January 2020, AU$7.4 billion was … [Read more...] about There are 84 high-cost IT projects underway by the Australian government

BRUSSELS: EU leaders warned on Wednesday (Oct 17) there must be more progress in Brexit negotiations despite hearing a personal plea by British Prime Minister Theresa May, who said she was open to a longer transition phase to unblock the talks. European leaders had hoped to hold a special summit in November to seal the divorce, but on Wednesday they refused to sign off on the plan, taking the bloc a step closer to the potentially catastrophic scenario of Britain crashing out in March without a deal. May had earlier addressed her fellow leaders, indicating that she could accept extending the post-Brexit transition phase to take the heat out the deadlocked issue of the Irish border, officials said. But she failed to respond to a call by EU President Donald Tusk for "concrete proposals" of her own to move the talks forward. READ: Tusk to ask May for 'concrete proposals' to break Brexit impasse When the other 27 European Union leaders met without her over dinner on Wednesday … [Read more...] about EU demands more Brexit progress despite British PM’s plea