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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Labour turnover remains a prevalent issue in Brunei's dynamic and competitive job market, similar to other countries where employees seek better opportunities in terms of benefits, workplace environment, and career prospects.
JAKARTA: On a ship that caught tuna for American consumers, fishermen said they were fed so little that they resorted to eating the bait.
Japan's UA Zensen, a labour union group representing retail, restaurant and other industry unions, says that its member unions are seeking an average wage hike of 6.11% for their full-time employees in the 2025 wage negotiations.
KUALA LUMPUR: An illegal Bangladeshi-led foreign worker agency was busted with the arrest of six foreigners.
PUTRAJAYA: The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in 2024 increased to 70.4 per cent compared to 70 per cent the previous year, according to Labour Force Statistics, Malaysia, December and fourth quarter 2024.
KOTA KINABALU: Warisan vice-president Datuk Junz Wong has hit out at the Sabah government for failing to protect workers as the RM1,700 minimum wage takes effect, warning that rising costs and inflation will burden businesses and consumers.
While the labour market remained in good shape in the fourth quarter of financial year 2024 (4Q24), heightened external uncertainties surrounding US President Donald Trump’s foreign trade and tariff policies could pose challenges to Malaysia’s labour market outlook in the near term, says UOB Research.
THE palm oil sector has the potential to shift from its dependence on foreign workers to local talents through the increased adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in palm oil processing, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani (pic).
THE number of foreign workers in the country has reached a new high, underscoring the country’s growing reliance on people from overseas to address its chronic labour shortage.
The new monthly minimum wage of RM1,700 from Feb 1 has been mostly welcomed, but some remain concerned about its broader impact on various industries.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar at today’s opening as the US Dollar Index (DXY) fell further with the US labour market indicating a weaker outlook, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed confidence on Monday (Jan 27) that Malaysia will be able to resolve long-standing border and labour issues with Indonesia in an orderly and efficient manner.
LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK is Britain's second most popular political party and sits just one percentage point behind the governing Labour Party, according to an opinion poll on Tuesday
CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labour Party is trailing the opposition coalition despite a summer campaign blitz, according to the latest opinion poll ahead of an election that must be held by mid-May.
PETALING JAYA: Economists are generally bullish over Malaysia’s labour market in 2025, propelled by steady domestic demand, strong economic expansion and sustained labour-force participation.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is grappling with three major paradoxes in its labour market, presenting significant challenges that require attention, says Human Resources Minister Steven Sim (pic).
Despite pain of contractions, mum-to-be filmed herself applying foundation, lip gloss and false eyelashes, provoking storm of online criticism.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Labour government said on Thursday it had removed 16,400 illegal migrants since coming to power in July, marking the highest rate of such removals since 2018.
PADANG, (Indonesia): (Bernama-Antara) Indonesian Minister of Manpower Yassierli underscored that low labour productivity remains a significant hurdle to the country's economic growth, reported Antara news agency.
LONDON (Reuters) -In the nuclear medicine department of London's University College Hospital, patients pass through polished corridors to airy rooms decorated with green-leaf stencils, where they are scanned and treated, particularly for cancer, with cutting-edge technology that uses radioactive tracers.
