In recent years, there’s been a growing interest by entrepreneurs, companies and investors on the Southeast Asian market. Seeing the potential, many businesses have specifically targeted Southeast Asia for their next stage of development.
Many companies are finding it increasingly difficult to find the right people for the job, a result of the competitive and progressively candidate-driven job market in Asia.
Below is the latest issue of Onboard, a quarterly update by Links. Onboard covers major payroll and visa developments across Asia. It is designed to get our readers updated at-a-glance. For more news and insights of the market, make sure to subscribe to our blog so you don't miss out on anything.
What happens when long working hours becomes too much to bear? In the late of 2015, Japan had a massive wake up call when a young 24 year old female worker at one of Japan’s biggest advertising firm committed suicide. The issue caught a lot of attention as many government labour officials...
Below is the latest issue of Onboard, a quarterly update by Links. Onboard covers major payroll and visa developments across Asia. It is designed to get our readers updated at-a-glance. For more news and insights of the market, make sure to subscribe to our blog so you don't miss out on anything.
Onboard, Links International's quarterly update that keeps you aware of significant payroll and visa developments across Asia.
What is the first thing you notice as you enter an airport?
Perhaps it’s the plane landing in the distance, or the long strip of tarmac that goes off into the horizon. Our attention works in a way where we give priority to certain things and often forget or even block out events taking place...
The human resources department, previously referred to as “personnel”, is believed to have been first established in 1901 at the The National Cash Register Company. When it first began, the role of HR was more compliance-based, along with a slew of administrative based tasks.
By Jessica Jones, Australian and New Zealand Payroll Manager at Links International
In an effort to further digitise and improve the Australian tax system, the ATO (Australian Taxation Office) passed legislation for the Single Touch Payroll, a simple reporting solution that helps streamline...
We recently posted an article on “Why Asia is the Place for Startup Success”, looking at the competitive edge of setting up a startup in Asia. As a follow up to that article, we will be looking more into how a startup, regardless of its location, can gain a competitive edge over other startups.
