China Staff articles from June 2006

China Staff archives from June 2006

The Hong Kong Hospital Authority's practical take on succession planning; if you have ever been left in the lurch when a key person leaves the company, then you know--or should know--the importance of succession planning. That realization hit David Rossiter hard when the exact scenario materialised at the Hong Kong Hospital Authority.(Succession Planning)
June 1, 2006... In July 2005 when the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority decided not to renew his contract and it emerged that there was no one groomed to take over, it fell to David Rossiter as Head of Human Resources to find a successor, a task of...

How best employers retain talent in China: the continued market growth potential in China, combined with a strong economy, signifies the strength in the workforce with a significant mismatch between talent supply and demand. Cecilia Lui speaks with Hewitt Associates on what some companies may do to retain their talents in the Mainland.(Talent Retention)
June 1, 2006... With the emergence of aggressive Hong Kong companies and the continued expansion of multinationals into China, many Mainland companies now have to compete for the best talent in the market. Many employers face high turnover rates and decline in...

Using career management to enhance your employee value proposition; Brenda Wilson of Mercer Human Resource Consulting discusses how the use of a career joint venture and prudent career management can be a key platform in your attraction and retention strategy.(Career Management)
June 1, 2006... One in every five employees in China is considering leaving his or her current company for a new job. In Hong Kong, the story isn't better. With a fluid labour market and prospective employers leaping at the chance to lure away high flyers,...

The ultimate prize: higher engagement, better results.(Employee Engagement)
June 1, 2006... Towers Perrin's latest Global Workforce Study point out that companies in the age of eroding national boundaries face a host of complex issue, among them the challenge of winning the hearts and minds of employees. In this excerpt of their...

Creating a competitive company: despite a decade of re-engineering, a succession of management fads, heavy investments in new technologies and extensive use of management consultants, many companies struggle to cope with changing market conditions. Yet while they fight to survive, other businesses emerge, adapt and grow. Why, asks Professor Colin Coulson-Thomas, are they more successful? What do they do differently?(Strategies)
June 1, 2006... The "leading performance improvement and transformation research programme" led by the author has examined why some companies prosper while others stagnate. Research teams compare the approaches and practices of the most and least successful....

Human resource management a positive influence on Chinese employees.("Human resource management practice and effective organisational commitment: a comparison of Chinese employees in a State owned enterprise and a joint venture")
June 1, 2006... To remain internationally competitive, Chinese state owned enterprises (SOE) and Sino-Western joint venture (JVs) need to examine their human resources management (HRM), employee commitment and the way they operate their business. Carole...

Unlock the potential of peer learning: there is, within any organisation, an enormous amount of potential for learning that often goes largely, if not entirely, untapped.(Learning & Development)
June 1, 2006... In every employee there is a wealth of experience, knowledge and skills that could be shared with other members of staff. Furthermore, in every problem that has to be dealt with--and in every success that is achieved--there are additional...

Garden leave: sending an employee on garden leave without the express contractual right to carries the risk of a challenge from the employee for a fundamental breach of contract, warns Pattie Walsh. How can it work in practice?(HK Employment Watch)
June 1, 2006... Q: Mr A, an executive director of our company, has just resigned. His contract of employment provides for termination by either party giving six months' notice in writing to the other. On 1 June, Mr A gave us his six month's notice. We hear...

How to regularise informal employment arrangements.(Labor Law Forum)
June 1, 2006... Q: I have just taken over the HR position in our company. My predecessor apparently "employed" three locals as casual drivers. Unfortunately, they were not employed with a formal contract and none of the deductions from salary, such as housing...

Leadership matters to employee engagement in China.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Talent shortages are an on-going challenge faced by businesses operating all over China. Hewitt's 2005 Best Employee Study in Asia found that 90% of participating companies were experiencing a talent shortage and felt most acutely in the area...

New marking scheme to attract quality migrants.(Hong Kong News)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... A marking scheme is expected to be introduced to Hong Kong's Quality Migrant Admission Scheme by the end of June, according to Hong Kong Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee. China Daily quoted Lee as saying that talented people from the...

Stronger HK dollar swells cost of expats.(Hong Kong )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... A stronger Hong Kong dollar has escalated the costs of bringing in expatriates into Hong Kong, making the territory the sixth most expensive Asian city for expatriates in the world. Hong Kong climbed eight places on the list of most...

14% jump in official job vacancies.(Labour Department )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... About 41,000 jobs were available through the Labour Department last month, 14% more than for the same period last year. Release of the latest figure came as nearly 10,000 people flocked to a government-organised job fair at the Central...

Top management positions open at SOEs.(state-owned enterprises, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Ten of China's biggest State-owned enterprises are publicly recruiting for top management positions, including six that foreigners can apply for, reported the Xinhua News Agency. Such senior management positions used to be directly appointed by...

Training firms benefit from aggressive staff training.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Staff training is one of the most profitable business on the mainland, with ambitious firms ready to pay up to RMB 50,000 a day to upgrade their workforce, according to a survey reported by Xinhua News Agency. The survey covered 53 training...

Shenzhen raises minimum wage.(China News)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Shenzhen's minimum wages will rise by more than 17% from 1 July 2006 to reduce social unrest and ease the city's persistent labour shortage. The minimum wage will rise from RMB 690 to RMB 810 in the inner city and by RMB 120 a month to RMB 700...