China Staff articles from February 2003

China Staff archives from February 2003

Filling the hole of executive talent in post-WTO China: poaching alone will no longer meet the anticipated boom in demand for executive talent in post-WTO China. And as compensation packages shrink, headhunters are trawling further afield for rainmakers and pathfinders. (Recruitment).
February 1, 2003... A dramatic shift is taking place in the mainland China recruitment landscape. Gone are the days when matching talent with jobs in the PRC provided easy pickings for headhunters. From WTO entry to subtler and longer-term developments, such as...

How Cathay Pacific reinvented itself as an employer of choice: few companies get the chance to completely reinvent the way they attract, retain and employ staff. Cathay Pacific got their chance five years ago and have not looked back since. China STAFF profiles one of the region's leading airlines. (Case Study).(Company Profile)
February 1, 2003... William Chau, Director of Personnel at Cathay Pacific, has worked at the Hong Kong-based airline since 1973. However, when he talks, it almost sounds as though he has worked for two airlines. The first airline was Cathay before 1997. The second...

MPF in Hong Kong--the story so far: poor investment markets may have tarnished the performance of MPF funds so far, but the MPF is still largely a success. Steve Butler from Mercer Human Resource Consulting reviews the issues for employers and employees as the MPF moves into its third year of operation. (Hong Kong Focus).(Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme)
February 1, 2003... The Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme (MPF) has just passed its second anniversary. At the time of its introduction, there were many critics attacking almost every aspect of the MPF, not least of which was timing. Two years ago, the economy...

Exercising the managerial right to cut staff costs in Hong Kong. (Legal Briefing).
February 1, 2003... With Hong Kong in recession and an increasingly competitive operating environment, business entities are all seeking to adopt different cost saving measures to keep their books in the black. In so doing, there is often a temptation for...

Pay differentials among expatriate categories in China. (Data Page).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
February 1, 2003... Pay Differentials Among Exptriate Categories in China Specialist Manager Director Top Excutive Western Expatriate 83,577 112,323 157,975 220,284 Hong Kong Expatriate 73,482 ...

Tung's vision to "nurture and attract new talent" to Hong Kong. (Hong Kong News).(Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa outlined his vision for Hong Kong in his recent policy address)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa outlined his vision for Hong Kong in his recent policy address. The policy address will guide the SAR government for the coming year and has implications for the development of human resources in Hong Kong. ...

Should Hong Kong be looking over its shoulder? (Hong Kong News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Hong Kong's role as the financial centre of Southern China is unquestioned. Or is it? Lu Ruihua, governor of Guangdong, recently presented an ambitious plan to build Guangzhou and Shenzhen into a regional financial hub between now and 2008. ...

Survey finds that workers confidence is low. (Hong Kong News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The majority of the Hong Kong's workforce have no confidence in the SAR's employment outlook or fear they may lose their job in the next six months, according to survey results reported recently in The Standard. The survey was conducted by...

Government officials no longer offered "job for life". (China News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... If you suddenly start receiving CVs from people in government departments, don't be too surprised. The central government has announced that it is ceasing its "job for life" policy towards civil servants. An estimated 30 million people...

Over 380 work-related fatalities every day. (China News).
February 1, 2003... A recent conference in Beijing has been told that more than 140,000 work-related fatalities happened in 2002. The figure was presented to the All-China Production Safety Work Conference by the head of the State Administration of Work Safety...

Growing concern over urban unemployment. (China News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... The ranks of urban jobless in China is now more than the population of Australia. Two-thirds of China's 22 million unemployed urban job seekers can't find work, an official report said, underlining the challenge China faces as it keeps the...

Beijing employers face blacklist for mistreating staff. (China News).(Beijing, China)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... In an initiative that started late last year, Beijing authorities have announced that employers face being blacklisted if labour inspectors find evidence of staff mistreatment. Companies on the blacklist may be barred from taking bank...

Guangzhou minimum wage increase to benefit migrant workers. (China News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Guangzhou will raise its minimum wage to Rmb510 a month (an increase of Rmb60) in an attempt to increase the income of migrant workers, according to a Xinhua report. The new wage rule marks the first minimum wage increase in three years in...

Job fairs grow as more graduates fight for fewer jobs. (China News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Job fairs held at the end of 2002 across China have proved more popular with students seeking jobs than the previous practice of waiting on campus for an employer to visit. This year will see a big increase in the number of graduates coming...