The DNA of a HRD report, based on 271 interviews with senior HR professionals across China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, highlights a decisive shift in priorities and skills shaping the modern HRD.

The report, which compares labour market performance across 35 locations, highlights both opportunities and risks in attracting, developing, and retaining skilled talent—offering valuable insights for business leaders and policymakers.

Hays, the world's leading recruitment and workforce solutions specialist, found that over half of employers have seen an increase in applications and one-third of jobseekers are applying for more jobs, through the use of generative AI.  

Hays Asia has released its latest Pulse of Recruitment report, offering fresh insights into salary expectations and workforce sentiment across six key Asian markets: China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The findings reveal a growing sense of caution among both employers and professionals, with salary optimism notably declining across the region. 

Hays, the world's leading recruitment and workforce solutions specialist, has revealed that 49 per cent of tech professionals in China are planning to change employers or transition into contracting within the next year. 

Hays, the world’s leading recruitment and workforce solutions specialist, has published its Pulse of Recruitment report, offering fresh insights into how Asia’s staffing market is evolving in response to ongoing economic volatility. 

Hays, the world's leading recruitment and workforce solutions specialist, polled working professionals on LinkedIn across five locations in Asia including China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. Respondents were asked to weigh in on their sense of productivity in four-day workweek.

Hays, the world's leading recruitment and workforce solutions specialist, has released a report examining the transformative effects of artificial intelligence on the technology workforce. 

The survey conducted by Hays across six locations including China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand in late 2024 gathered insights from 3,670 hiring managers regarding skill shortages they faced within their organisations. Respondents were also queried about reasons related to skill shortages, positions that were difficult to fill and anticipated changes in headcount in 2025.

Insights from the 2025 Hays Asia Salary Guide reveal that only 56 per cent of working professionals in China can expect to receive a raise this year, the lowest percentage among six locations surveyed in Asia which include China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.

According to the upcoming 2025 Hays Asia Salary Guide, 60 per cent of organisations in China faced moderate to extreme skill shortages in 2024. 45 per cent of hiring managers surveyed attributed these shortages to tough competition from other employers. 

From the Greater Bay Area’s (GBA) rise as a global financial hub to a renewed focus on diversity, advanced technology, and soft skills, 2025 promises transformative opportunities for skilled professionals. All of these issues and many more are explored in Hays’ Top Talent Trends for 2025.

89 per cent of hiring managers in Asia believe in the importance of inclusive recruitment processes according to a new Hays report researching current attitudes and the effectiveness of diversity, equity and inclusivity (DE&I) practices in the workplace.

China was identified as a top talent network across five industries in a new Hays report that details markets with the strongest talent profiles, those struggling with the biggest talent deficits, and where organisations can find the most cost-effective talent networks to hire the skills they need.

More human resources professionals in China perceive a need for human elements in AI recruitment processes according to Hays, the global leader in workforce solutions and specialist recruitment.

A recent poll by Hays, reveals the critical soft skills that Generation Z (Gen Z) needs to thrive in the workplace. 

Hays, the global leader in workforce solutions and specialist recruitment released the 2024 Hays Asia Salary Guide which surveyed 1,621 skilled professionals and 526 employers from China. The guide compiles salary and sector overviews based on real data and a survey of skilled professionals across China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.