China Staff articles from April 2005

China Staff archives from April 2005

The state of human resources in China.(Special Feature)
April 1, 2005... The recent rate of change of the human resources field in China has been enormous. What was once a purely transactional and administrative function is now one of the most strategic in the country. The transformation that took 20 years in the US...

What gets measured gets managed: not all balanced scorecards are made equal. Getting the weightings right for different situations makes all the difference. Janet Li of Watson Wyatt illustrates a multifactor balanced scorecard framework that can be used to monitor fund managers.(Performance Measurement)
April 1, 2005... The balanced scorecard concept was created by Robert Kaplan and David Norton as a management tool which looked beyond traditional financial measures of performance. The key concepts were for balanced scorecards to translate a company's vision...

Riding out the forces of localisation.(The Mobile Workforce)
April 1, 2005... Against a backdrop of tightened relocation budgets and jittery yet impatient employees, HR professionals are expected to piece together mobility packages. Packages that will entice and motivate a mobile workforce to relocate and be productive...

An efficient candidate management system pays for itself: the choices can be mind-boggling. With the myriad HR candidate management solutions out there, HR professionals are hard put to choose what suits them best. Casey Chu of RecruitOne gives an overview of what is currently on the market, and hopefully steer users towards a more informed decision.(e-HR Solutions)
April 1, 2005... Users of HR candidate management systems (CMS) will attest that a correctly chosen system will save tremendous time and effort in managing candidate data and improving candidate and job matches. In addition, it gives you a clear overview of...

Does the Disability Discrimination Ordinance cover drug addiction?(Legal Briefing)
April 1, 2005... The Disability Discrimination Ordinance ("DDO") prohibits discrimination against an individual due to his or her disability. The term "disability" is very broadly defined and ranges from a common cold to total incapacity. In light of certain...

A declaration of intent to reduce salary can amount to repudiation of the contract of employment.(Legal Briefing)
April 1, 2005... In certain cases, merely expressing an intention to vary a contract of employment unilaterally (although not yet implementing the variation) may amount to a repudiation of that contract. The case of Globe Silver Limited v Wong Chun Pong...

For a more successful employee referral programme, think experience: if you want a more successful employee referral programme, you first need to make sure you are giving your employees something to brag about.
April 1, 2005... Imagine the following scenario: You go to an all-inclusive resort where you're treated to mediocre service, meals, and accommodations. When you check out, the desk clerks pushes a package across the counter in your direction. On the way to the...

Testing the effectiveness of training: training can be expensive both in terms of financial cost and of having staff away from work to attend courses. Helen Highley describes how a manager can assess whether a training course has been effective and whether the employee has been able to put his or her learning into practice.(Reprint)
April 1, 2005... Employees need to be adequately skilled to do their job and require continued training to maintain and develop their competency levels. With pressure to keep costs under control, the manager needs to ensure that any training investment...

Record vacancies but young and middle aged left out.(Hong Kong News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The young and middle aged may not benefit from the record number of openings reached in the month of March. According to the Labour Department, despite 35,970 job openings by private companies in March, unemployment among these two demographic...

Cathay attendants awarded $280m in back wages.(Hong Kong News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Cathay Pacific will pay around $280 million in back wages to 3,400 flight attendants this month after deciding not to appeal against a High Court defeat over the scrapping of automatic annual pay rises, report the South China Morning Post. ...

Govt launches placement scheme to help disabled.(Hong Kong News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Labour Department has launched a new programme, the Work Orientation and Placement Scheme (WOPS) to enhance the employability and competitiveness of people with disabilities through pre-employment training and work placement. The scheme is...

Foreign HR companies subject to JV rule.(China News)(human resources)(joint ventures )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Foreign human resources organisations in China are now only allowed to operate as joint ventures (JVs). China's Ministry of Personnel and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce said this requirement is effective as of 29 March 2005....

Foreign chiefs head up Chinese bank.(China News)(John Langlois and Jeffrey Williams )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has approved the appointment of John Langlois and Jeffrey Williams to lead the Shenzhen Development Bank. According to China Daily, Langlois, a former Morgan Stanley banker in China, will represent...

Job training slated for 300,000.(China News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... A target 300,000 people are set to be trained this year to start their own undertakings or improve their employability. According to People's Daily Online, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's Vice-minister Zhang Xiaojian projects a...

HR shared services.(Data Page)(human resource )(Illustration)
April 1, 2005... HR Shared Services Strong correlation between number of locations in China and implementation of HR SS model Companies Companies (%) with SS (%) Less than 5 40% 26% 5 to 10...