China Staff articles from March 2004

China Staff archives from March 2004

eHR in greater China: the future of HR takes flight.(e-HR Survey)(human resource)
March 1, 2004... As companies race towards greater cost-effectiveness, eHR has become an integral tool for HR management. Watson Wyatt's recently released study of eHR in Greater China reveals how and to what extent companies are embracing eHR. China STAFF...

Family matters.(Hong Kong Focus)
March 1, 2004... Family-run businesses in Asia are under increasing scrutiny from the public to adapt their practices to changing business and social conditions. In this follow-up to a report run two years ago by China Staff, Jessica Caplan explores how family...

The HR tightrope: balancing cost management and reward strategies.(Reward & Performance Management)
March 1, 2004... Towers Perrin's latest global study on performance and rewards highlights a worldwide HR trend. Employers, especially the most successful companies, are trying to manage people costs without cutting staff, with a clear focus on employee...

Legal briefing: three recent cases in Hong Kong serve to caution employers on matters of termination and dismissal, fixed term of employment, and the transfer of pregnant employees.
March 1, 2004... Be careful not to inadvertently waive your rights Where an employer is entitled to summarily dismiss an employee but elects instead to terminate the employee's contract of employment by paying in lieu of notice, the employer cannot...

Written contracts and proper wage records encouraged.(Hong Kong News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Employers and employees should use written employment contracts and keep wage records properly to avoid unnecessary disputes. "Though verbal employment agreements are recognised under the Employment Ordinance, they are more prone to...

Mandatory safety training for gas welding, flame cutting.(Hong Kong News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... With effect from 1 March 2004, any worker performing gas welding and flame cutting work must have completed recognised safety training and possess a valid certificate. A press release by the Labour Department said: "Under the Factories and...

Gender bias at work.(Hong Kong News)(Employment discrimination)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Nearly 80% of all women workers felt themselves to be victims of discrimination, according a survey reported by The Standard. The survey, commissioned by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, found that more than half of the 1,000...

Shanghai tops income survey.(China News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Shanghai came out top of the heap in a nationwide income survey in the second half of 2003, followed by Beijing and Shenzhen. According to the survey by www.Chinahr.com. China's average income declined by 14.7% in the second half of 2003...

Prudence rules, social security fund off limits.(China News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The government has no plans to invest its social security fund into capital market in the Chinese mainland, reported Xinhua News Agency. According to Zheng Silin, minister of Labour and Social Security, the recently announced decision aimed...

Shanghai to boost local employment climate.(China News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The government in Shanghai plans to build a social security system to cover more workers and set an hour rate for them so as to improve local employment climate, said government spokesperson Jiao Yang in a report by the Shanghai Daily. The...