Month: December 2020

Ed Goodwyn tells HRNews that HR has a key role to play during an administration and how things often happen very quickly

Indonesia held nationwide regional elections on Wednesday with more than 100 million voters expected to cast a ballot, despite warnings about worsening the nation’s Covid-19 crisis.The archipelago of nearly 270 million – the world’s third-biggest democracy and fourth most populous nation – delayed the vote originally set for September as it struggled to contain soaring infection rates.But the polls were rescheduled, even as critics warned over the risks amid widespread violations of virus…

On November 3, which Indonesia commemorates as Santri Day, a virtual seminar was held by the Indonesian Alumni Association in China with the Islamic Boarding School of Nurul Jadid in East Java province about the role that Santri Muslims have played in strengthening relations between Indonesia and China.Santri, who practise a more orthodox version of Islam rather than the syncretic Javanese version that incorporates local customs, often study at traditional Islamic boarding schools. Their name,…

Aisleen Pugh tells HRNews why employers may choose to depart from aspects of the Acas guidance

A comprehensive report into last year’s Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 Muslim worshippers were slaughtered sheds new light on how the gunman was able to elude detection by authorities as he planned out his attack.The nearly 800-page Royal Commission of Inquiry report released on Tuesday shows that the attacker, Brenton Tarrant, kept a low profile and told nobody of his plans.It concludes that despite the shortcomings of various agencies, there were no clear signs the attack was…

More than three decades after Hong Kong and Singapore separately embarked on growing biotechnology sectors at almost the same time, their outcomes have proven dramatically different.Observers say Hong Kong’s efforts have sputtered and lagged behind Singapore’s strides in setting up a range of research institutions, attracting top talent and manufacturers, creating jobs and providing a launch pad for start-ups.There is now a new urgency for Hong Kong to prove its prowess, given China’s five-year…

Holders of a qualifying floating charge must consider all of the circumstances surrounding the terms of the charge when appointing administrators, the High Court in London has ruled.

Most studies of Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative to grow global trade have focused on the goals that China seeks to achieve, oftentimes at the expense of host countries.It is viewed through such a lens largely because of the scale of financing and number of players involved. In 2016, the Chinese government allocated more than US$900 billion to belt and road projects through facilities such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Silk Road Fund and the China Development Bank…

Indonesia’s social affairs minister turned himself in to anti-corruption authorities on Sunday to face charges of taking bribes related to the government’s Covid-19 aid distribution.Social Affairs Minister Juliari Batubara arrived at the Corruption Eradication Commission’s headquarters in the capital Jakarta hours after the commission’s Chairman Firli Bahuri called on him to surrender in a news conference just before midnight on Saturday.Why are Google, Amazon eyeing Indonesia? Because Alibaba,…

Lorna Sianen Pagaduan was en route to a new nursing job in Libya when she “got stuck in Hong Kong” more than two decades ago.
But that misfortune turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as 22 years later she is now president of the city’s Filipino Nurses Association, and has used her earnings to put six siblings through school.
This is why she rejects the Philippine government’s decision late last month to cap the number of newly hired nurses and other health professionals it sends abroad…