While most businesses have resumed their normal operations, the current world of work in China is still operating more remotely than it ever has before. Remote working began as a crucial measure to maintain the health and safety of employees, but carries with it some obstacles that employers may find challenging. This includes work place culture, which is impacted when communication, collaboration, relationship building and accessibility becomes remote.

Uncertainty in the current world of work is posing a challenge to established hiring practices, particularly when it comes to interviewing potential candidates for a new role. Virtual recruitment methods like video interviews are invaluable in overcoming the challenges of remote hiring, while having the additional benefits of saving companies time and creating more efficient processes.

Great Place to Work®, ranked Hays as number four on the 2020 Best Workplaces in Asia list under the category of ‘Best Multi-national Workplaces in Asia’. More than 2.2 million employees participated in the survey studies that covered eight 8 Asia-regions and countries where Great Place to Work is represented.

Interviewing for a new role via video is only increasing, according to recruiting experts Hays, as our world of work evolves in rapidly changing times.

In a continuing trend of mismatched salary expectations, Chinese employees expect significant pay increases in 2020, while employers maintain a more measured approach, finds the latest Asia Salary Guide report by leading recruitment experts Hays. Additionally, focus on employee benefits continues to decrease despite emerging as a key element to talent retention when compared to previous years.

While 2019 began as a promising year for recruitment in Asia, the ripple effect of a slowing global economy has seeded uncertainty within the region. This has contributed to a more conservative outlook for hiring and compensation in 2020, finds the latest Asia Salary Guide report by leading recruitment experts Hays. However, both employers and employees in China continue to maintain comparatively high expectations for increments in 2020 comparing to Asia counterparts, albeit alongside growing concerns over skill shortages.

For the second year running, a global survey by recruiting experts Hays has revealed that men are more likely than women to believe their employer is committed to achieving gender equality in the workplace.

As the rate of technological change advances, it’s becoming increasingly important for professionals to learn coding to future proof their careers and plug existing skills gaps, says recruiting experts Hays.

Gamification has the potential to help organisations with employee participation and motivation, but some businesses are struggling to put it into effect, says recruiting experts Hays.

Senior and line managers are primary stakeholders of a company’s Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) agenda, according to Sophia Leung, Chief Information Officer for J.P. Morgan in APAC. The statement came after J.P Morgan was named ‘Employer of the Year’ at the Women in IT Awards Asia held in Singapore earlier this year, of which Hays was a proud sponsor.