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  • H&M hiring staff for first store in Hanoi

    H&M hiring staff for first store in Hanoi

    The Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is preparing for its Vietnam debut this year. The Swedish low-cost clothing outlet, H&M, announced it would open a store in Vietnam this year, making it the fourth fast fashion label to enter Vietnam after Zara, Mango and Gap.

    The company has remained circumspect about where and when the first outlet would open, but a source at the Manpower Group, a multinational human resource consulting firm, told it is handling the entire recruiting process.

    According to a recruitment announcement, H&M’s first store in Vietnam will occupy about 2,000 square meters in Hanoi and employ roughly 100 people.

    The firm also plans to hire employees in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Manpower announcement.

    H&M currently operates around 4,200 stores across 64 markets.

    In spite of falling earnings, the retailer has shown no sings of slowing down its global expansion.

    In addition to Vietnam, it has announced the plan to open stores in Georgia, Colombia, Iceland and Kazakhstan this year.

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  • Cebu Pacific to hold cabin crew grand recruitment

    Cebu Pacific to hold cabin crew grand recruitment

    The recruitment fairs will be held in the following cities: Manila (Cebu Pacific Building, Pasay City) on January 14; Dumaguete City (La Residencia Almar Hotel, Rizal Blvd., Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental) on January 28; and Tagbilaran City (Metro Centre Hotel and Convention Center, C.P. Garcia Ave., Tagbilaran City, Bohol) on January 29.

    More opportunities for interested applicants will be made available all throughout 2017, as CEB will be conducting more recruitment fairs on later dates at chosen areas in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

    “Last year’s recruitment fair in Manila alone was visited by about 1000 aspiring Juans. This year, we aim to make the fair even bigger by reaching out to more areas in the Philippines. We encourage everyone to take on the challenge to be part of the Philippines’ leading airline and contribute to bringing people together through safe, affordable, reliable and fun-filled air travel,” said Atty. JR Mantaring, CEB Vice President for Corporate Affairs.

    CEB will process the applications on the same day, between 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Acceptance of updated curriculum vitae (CV) with 2×2 photo will be until 1:00 P.M. only. Applicants must possess a dynamic personality, height of at least 5’3” for female, and 5’7” for male, weight that is proportional to height, clear complexion, good eyesight and a catchy smile, among others. Responsibilities include guaranteeing the safety of guests on board the aircraft, and ensuring that guests have a fun and pleasant flying experience.

    The detailed job descriptions and qualifications can also be found on www.cebupacificair.com or CEB’s page on jobstreet.com.ph.

    CEB currently offers flights to a total of 38 domestic and 30 international destinations, operating an extensive network across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and USA. Its 57-strong fleet is comprised of four Airbus A319, 36 Airbus A320, seven Airbus A330, eight ATR 72-500, and two ATR 72-600 aircraft. Between 2017 and 2021, CEB expects delivery of one more brand-new Airbus A330, 32 Airbus A321neo, and 14 ATR 72-600 aircraft.

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  • Cebu Pacific looking to hire 300 cabin crew

    Cebu Pacific looking to hire 300 cabin crew

    Cebu Pacific, the country’s largest carrier, said Thursday it would recruit up to 300 new cabin crew as it expands its operations.

    Cebu Pacific will hold recruitment fairs in Manila, Tagbilaran, and Dumaguete this month to grow its workforce of 4,000, the airline said in a statement.

    Applicants should possess a “dynamic personality,” must be at least 5’3″ for women and 5’7″ for men, have clear complexion, a “catchy smile” and “weight that is proportional to height,” the airline said.

    The recruitment fairs will be held at the Cebu Pacific Building, Pasay City on January 14; La Residencia Almar Hotel, Rizal Blvd., Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on January 28; and Metro Centre Hotel and Convention Center, C.P. Garcia Ave., Tagbilaran City, Bohol on January 29.

    Cebu Pacific’s net profit amounted to P7.1 billion in the January to September period of 2016 as passenger volume grew to 14.5 million in the nine-month period in 2016 from 13.7 million in 2015.

    Shares of the airline closed 0.11 percent lower to P92.90 on Thursday.

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  • The sectors expected to hire in Singapore Q1 2017

    The sectors expected to hire in Singapore Q1 2017

    A challenging employment outlook persists into the first three months of 2017 (Q1) as Singapore’s net employment outlook stands at a modest +9%, after the data is adjusted for seasonal variation.

    Of the 620 employers surveyed in the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, 15% expect to increase staffing levels while 7% anticipate a decrease, and 71% foresee no change.

    Linda Teo, country manager of ManpowerGroup Singapore, commented that while hiring prospects remain relatively stable, there is a growing mismatch between jobs and skills, expected to worsen if not addressed by workers and employers.

    She added: “Lower skilled workers and PMETs with out-of-date skills will face the brunt of the recession – if it happens. With the slowing economy, unemployment figures for these groups of workers are likely to rise as employers put into action cost-saving measures.”

    Domestic hiring sentiment by sector

    Employers in six of the seven industry sectors surveyed expect to grow staffing levels during the first three months of 2017 [figure below]. The finance, insurance and real estate sector reports the strongest hiring sentiment with an outlook of +19%.

    Employers in the transportation and utilities sector forecast steady hiring activity with an outlook of +11% while employers in the manufacturing sector disclose an outlook of +9%.

    Elsewhere, employers in the public administration and education sector, and the services sector report outlooks of +8%. However, a decline in payroll for the wholesale trade and retail sector is foreseen as the outlook stands at -2%.

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    Asia Pacific hiring outlook for Q1 2017

    Taiwan reports the region’s most robust Q1 hiring intentions with one of every four employers expect to add to their workforce. Opportunities for job seekers in Japan remain strong, with a quarter of all employers anticipate adding to their payrolls in the first quarter of 2017.

    Despite an overall slowdown in retail and tourism activity in Hong Kong, services sector employers report the first quarter’s strongest outlook, and steady hiring in the mining and construction sector.

    Employers in China remain cautiously optimistic with some payroll growth estimated in all industry sectors and regions.

    Meanwhile in India, the hiring pace is projected to decelerate for the fourth consecutive quarter. However, an active labour market is expected to continue, with more than one in five Indian employers intending to add to their payrolls through the next three months.

    ManpowerGroup global net employment outlook Q1 2017

    Over in Australia, efforts to emphasise non-mining sectors of the economy seem to be maintaining traction. Employers across all sectors and regions expect varying degrees of payroll gains. Employer hiring plans are also uniformly positive in New Zealand, with the most activity forecast in the transportation and utilities, and mining and construction sectors.

     

     

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  • Indonesia-Singapore partnership to open 4,000 jobs in Central Java

    Indonesia-Singapore partnership to open 4,000 jobs in Central Java

    Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) have issued a joint statement, that a cooperation project being built in Central Java is estimated to create 4,000 jobs.

    Prime Minister Lee and President Jokowi issued the joint statement at Wisma Perdamaian here on Monday.

    The visiting prime minister said there were many Singapore companies investing in Indonesia not only in the free trade areas of Batam-Bintan-Karimun (BBK) in Riau Islands, but also in other areas in the country.

    “Including in the Kendal Industrial Park to be officially commissioned today,” he said.

    According to Lee, the project in Kendal is an important cooperation project with big scale that could create 4,000 new jobs in Semarang especially in Kendal.

    He said the cooperation project constitutes a step of win win outcome between the two countries.

    “We also discussed development of cooperation in other sectors including tourism and we agree to increase tourist traffics mutually beneficial to the two countries,” he said.

    The two countries are designing joint destinations enabling tourists to visit to Singapore and Indonesia in a one trip.

    Lee hopes that the signing of the cooperation agreement on the tourism sector between Indonesia and Singapore, would lead to opening the route of tourist boats to boost development of cruise industry.

    “We encourage capacity building of Indonesia in hospitality and tourism sector,” he said.

    Both sides also discussed investment cooperation between the two countries, such as in the energy sector like energy that could be contributed to Indonesias 35,000 megawatt power generating program.

    Lee suggested to Jokowi, who agreed, the forming of Indonesia-Singapore Business Council to give added value to the partnership of the two countries.

  • Cisco to cut up to 5,500 jobs

    Cisco to cut up to 5,500 jobs

    Cisco has revealed plans to cut up to 5,500 jobs after reporting flat revenue for its full financial year a 2% decline in revenue for the fourth quarter.

    The networking vendor said it will restructure to cut costs in lower growth areas, and allow it to focus its investment on priority areas including IoT, next generation data centers and the cloud.

    The restructuring will eliminate up to 5,500 positions, or around 7% of Cisco’s total global workforce. It will commence this quarter.

    Cisco made the announcement as it revealed that revenue for FY16 was flat at $49.2 billion. Excluding the contribution of Cisco’s service provider video CPE equipment, which Cisco sold to Technicolor for $600 million last year, revenue would have grown 2%.

    Likewise, Cisco’s Q2 revenue declined 2% year-on-year to $12.6 billion, but grew 2% excluding video CPE revenues.

    Net income grew 20% for the full year to $10.7 billion, and 21% in the fourth quarter to $2.8 billion.

    “We continue to execute well in a challenging macro environment. Despite slowing in our service provider business and emerging markets after three consecutive quarters of growth, the balance of the business was healthy with 5% order growth,” Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said.

    “This growth and balance demonstrates the strength of our diverse portfolio. Our product deferred revenue from software and subscriptions grew 33% showing the continued momentum of our business model transformation.”

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  • Toyota plans to cut 800 jobs in Thailand

    Toyota plans to cut 800 jobs in Thailand

    Toyota Motor Corp’s Thai unit has launched a voluntary redundancy program aimed at cutting around 800 subcontractors in Thailand due to economic problems in the southeast Asian country and abroad.

    Thailand’s economic slowdown, along with uncertainty over the global economy, have affected both the domestic automotive industry and exports since the beginning of the year, it said in a statement.

    That has caused a reduction in production volume, overtime hours and monthly income offered to employees, it said.

    The company has offered the redundancy package to around 800 subcontractors but more workers have applied for the scheme, Phuphal Samata, the president of Toyota Thailand Worker’s Union, told Reuters.

    “There isn’t overtime payment anymore, so many subcontractors may want to find other work and take this compensation package,” he said.

    Toyota commands about a third of the local auto market and has 18,000 workers in Thailand, 40 percent of whom are subcontractors, he said.

    Thailand is a regional production and export hub for the world’s top carmakers. The sector accounts for around 10 percent of the country’s gross domestic product.

    Domestic auto sales have declined almost every month on a yearly basis since May 2013 following the ending of a government car subsidy scheme in 2012.

    In January, Toyota forecast Thailand’s total domestic car sales would fall 10 percent in 2016 from a year ago to 720,000 units. It sees its own annual auto sales falling 9.8 percent from last year.

    Job cuts at Toyota are unlikely to spread to other automakers as the firm has hired many workers since the car subsidy scheme, said Surapong Paisitpattanapong, spokesman for the Federation of Thai Industries’ Auto Industry.

    “I don’t think others will immediately follow suit because May’s auto production, exports and domestic auto sales are growing. There’s still hope,” he said.

  • Nokia could cut up to 15,000 jobs

    Nokia could cut up to 15,000 jobs

    Nokia could cut as many as 15,000 jobs worldwide as part of the cost-cutting program associated with its merger with Alcatel-Lucent, union officials estimate.

    A Nokia union steward as stating that based on the information received so far, the union estimates that the job cuts are likely to be around 10,000 to 15,000 jobs.

    This would represent as much as 14% of Nokia’s current global workforce of 104,000.

    So far Nokia has revealed plans to cut around 1,000 jobs in its home market of Finland, 1,400 positions in Germany and 400 in France. But Nokia has also agreed to create 500 R&D jobs in France as part of its compromise to win French government support for the Alcatel-Lucent takeover.

    A Nokia spokesperson declined to confirm or deny the figure to Reuters or give any updates on its negotiations with employee representatives. The company is conducting these negotiations in around 30 countries.

    The cost cutting program has the aim of cutting operating costs by around €900 million ($1 billion) by 2018 by reducing the overlaps between Nokia and the former Alcatel-Lucent.

    The program is also aimed at responding to the ongoing slowdown in the network infrastructure market. Nokia is forecasting a decline in network sales for the current financial year.

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  • Freelancer.com eyes Indonesia

    Freelancer.com eyes Indonesia

    Online jobs listing platform Freelancer.com is set to expand its presence in Indonesia, with company CEO Matt Barrie praising the country’s efforts to drive innovation and investment in technology.

    Mr Barrie’s comments came as he and his team, including senior vice president of growth, Indonesian-born Willix Halim, played host to a delegation of Indonesian officials in Freelancer’s Sydney offices.

    The delegation, headed by the Indonesian minister of trade Thomas Lembong, discussed a number of topics with Freelancer’s management, with a particular focus on touting the efforts of the Indonesian government to create a more welcoming environment for local and foreign start-ups in the country.

    Mr Lembong said he was committed to making investment leaner, faster and friendlier in Indonesia. Under initiatives signed off by Indonesian president Joko Widodo, the country is looking to potentially reduce start-up capital costs and time for foreign companies to establish themselves in Indonesia.

    The country recently unveiled its e-commerce platform that’s designed to reduce the bureaucratic burden for entrepreneurs

    Mr Lembong also hinted at the prospect of Australian universities given the chance to establish campuses in Indonesia. Both Singapore and Malaysia have had similar policies regarding foreign universities for almost two decades and while the trend of Australian universities branching out geographically is on the wane the move signals the Indonesian government’s desire to boost its local innovation ecosystem.

    Indonesia is an important market for Freelancer, with 1 million of its 18 million users globally hailing from the country.

    Mr Barrie said that he was impressed by the level of activity in Indonesia.

    “I am very impressed with how many people in Indonesia’s cabinet are from the private sector with domain experience directly in the sector of their portfolio,” he said.

    “Why can’t we do this in Australia? It would take how Australia is governed into the 21st century and away from petty politics that is the mainstay of career politicians.”

    “I thoroughly enjoyed discussing the challenges and rapid progress that Indonesia has made and will make through technology-enabled reform and “breaking taboos to get things done” with the minister,” he added.

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  • GrabJobs Launches Singapore’s First Job Review App for Part-Timers

    GrabJobs Launches Singapore’s First Job Review App for Part-Timers

    Singapore’s tight labour market has resulted in Retail, F&B establishments and event organizers facing issues of inconsistent service levels.  To cater to the demand for reliable and capable part-timers, Emmanuel Crouy, Mark Melo and Ke Liang co-founded review app GrabJobs which was launched last month. A first in Singapore, GrabJobs’ objective is to offer a rating and review system for each part-timer that completes a job with a designated employer.

    “One of the major pain points of the F&B industry in Singapore is finding reliable staff,’ says Emmanuel Crouy, co-founder of GrabJobs who has investments in several F&B establishments and understands the predicament that the industry faces with regards to hiring part-timers. With this new app, every employer who engages a part-timer will review their performance once their assignment is completed.

    Job seekers can view available jobs in real time and filter them by type of industry, schedule, salary and location. Upon receiving applications for a job posted on the app, employers are able to filter out non-performing part-timers based on reviews and ratings, along with other filters such as years of experience and visa status.

    To incentivize part-timers to perform better, GrabJobs offers cash bonuses when part-timers complete five jobs that are rated positively. This is a unique feature of GrabJobs, which similar apps in the market currently do not offer.

    The system works for both employers and job seekers – not only does it enable employers to hire reliable staff quickly, but it also enables part-timers to make more money than they normally would when they perform well.

    Another key feature of the app is the automatic reposting of jobs when a staff cancels. “Another pain point for employers is staff not showing up for work” says Emmanuel Crouy. GrabJobs tackles this issue with regular notifications sent to hired Part-Timers reminding them of their upcoming job. In the event that they cancel it, the job is automatically reposted on behalf of the employer, allowing them to find an immediate replacement.

    There are currently over 6,000 restaurants in Singapore and this number is set to keep growing. Mark Melo, co-founder of GrabJobs says, “One of the major issues we see in the F&B and Events industries is staff retention and there isn’t an effective solution for the industry to resolve staffing issues. If a restaurant needed to resolve a staffing issue immediately, they would be limited to using a job board, which can get costly, or rely only on their own personal networks. In addition Job boards only work effectively if restaurants have lead-time in knowing they need extra manpower. It is this gap in the market that sparked the idea to create GrabJobs. “

    With the app now launched in Singapore, Emmanuel, Mark and Ke see big potential for it to grow regionally in countries such as Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong that have a vast and dynamic FB and Events scene.

    Singapore based companies and job seekers can now download the app for Android on the Google Play Store. The Apple iOS version is currently in development and launching in March.

    Statistics after 6 weeks of launch:

    Number of downloads: 2500+

    Part-Timers:

    • 1500 registered Part-Timers
    • Average age: 25 years old
    • 54% male / 46% female
    • 92 % Locals

    Employers:

    • 120 registered Employers
    • Famous brands: Starbucks, Salad Stop, Muddy Murphy’s Group, Brotzeit, Drinks & Co, Mex Out
    • Average response time from Part-Timers after a job is posted: 5 minutes

     

     

     

  • CIMB: No more job cuts in Malaysia, Indonesia this year

    CIMB: No more job cuts in Malaysia, Indonesia this year

    CIMB Group will not undertake any more job cuts in Malaysia and Indonesia in 2016 after last year’s mutual separation scheme exercise.

    CIMB Group chief executive Tengku Zafrul Aziz said the bank was now focused on improving productivity and meeting its business agenda.

    “We have done the mutual separation scheme and we are not planning to do it any more here or in Indonesia,” he told reporters after presenting prizes to winners of the CIMB Asean Stock Challenge 2015 in Kuala Lumpur today.

    On Friday, CIMB cut 32 jobs in its Hong Kong investment banking and equities business due to worsening capital market conditions.

    Zafrul said for the first six months of 2016, the bank expected the outlook to be challenging based on the current economic environment.

    “But having said that, I think the bank has started to appreciate because if we look at the capital and equity ratio of all banks in Malaysia, we more than meet the requirement by the central bank.

    “We are also looking at a compatible growth economic growth of between 4.5 and 4.8 percent for the banking industry this year,” he added.

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  • Job ads cue more Apple stores in China

    Job ads cue more Apple stores in China

    Apple Inc, which just became China’s number one smartphone vendor, expects to open stores in another five cities based on advertisements that it placed for retail staff.

    It is hiring staff for its stores in Guangzhou, Shenyang, Tianjin, Nanjing and Dalian, where they currently don’t have outlets, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing advertisements posted on Apple’s website.

    Apple has 15 stores in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong by 2014, and the firm plans to lift that to 25 soon.

  • Coca-Cola to cut 1,600-1,800 jobs globally

    Coca-Cola to cut 1,600-1,800 jobs globally

    Coca-Cola Co. is axing at least 1,600 white-collar jobs globally as part of a cost-cutting push in response to sluggish soda sales.

    To view the full article (note: you must be a Wall Street Journal Online subscriber), visitThe Wall Street Journal Online.

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  • Supermarkets in Vietnam lack qualified staff due to lack of professional training

    Supermarkets in Vietnam lack qualified staff due to lack of professional training

    A majority of staff in Vietnam’s supermarkets and trading centres lack professional training, according to Vu Vinh Phu, chairman of the Hanoi Supermarket Association.

    Retail centres are on the rise, but they’re facing a serious shortage of well-trained staff, he said. Organising training programs for supermarket workers is not an easy task.

    Some positions – salespersons, security guards and accountants – required short-term training, but key positions such as managers and deputy directors would take more time and expense, he said.