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3 in 5 organisations in China experienced ‘moderate to extreme’ skill shortages according to Hays Asia Salary Guide 06 Mar 2025
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.
Working professionals in China least likely to receive a raise this year among Asian countries surveyed 26 Feb 2025
Navigating China’s talent landscape in 2025: Hays reveals its Top Talent Trends for the coming year 12 Dec 2024
89 per cent of hiring managers in Asia think inclusive recruitment benefits everyone according to Hays study 07 Nov 2024
COMMUNICATION SKILLS IS THE BIGGEST SOFT SKILL GEN Z NEED TO DEVELOP FOR THE WORLD OF WORK 09 Aug 2024
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES BRACE FOR CONSERVATIVE SALARY RAISES 11 Jun 2024
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.
65% OF CYBER SECURITY PROFESSIONALS IN CHINA EXPRESS HIGH CONCERNS ON 2024 BUDGET, ALMOST DOUBLE THE GLOBAL AVERAGE 11 Apr 2024
Hays, the global leader in workforce solutions and specialist recruitment recently released the Hays Global Cyber Security Report 2024 which was completed in late 2023 and features insights from over 1,000 cyber security leaders, from across 47 countries. The report explores how cyber security leaders are currently approaching recruitment and retention strategies for qualified cyber security staff, as well as the anticipated impact of AI, and their organisations investment plans.
72.3% OF EMPLOYEES AGREE WITH POST-COVID WORK ARRANGEMENT POLICY, NEW STUDY FROM HAYS FINDS 07 Mar 2024
HAYS NAMED ASIA’S BEST FINANCE & ACCOUNTING RECRUITER IN FUTURECFO EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2024 23 Feb 2024
ZERO GRAVITY WINS SUPER CONNECT FOR GOOD COMPETITION 12 Dec 2023
The Super Connect for Good (SCFG) competition powered by Empact Ventures and Hays has announced its Global Winner at its fourth annual event.
DIRK HAHN APPOINTED AS CEO 08 Sep 2023
Hays plc ("Hays" or the "Company"), the leading global specialist recruitment company, today announces the appointment of Dirk Hahn as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") with effect from 1 September 2023. This follows the announcement on 23 February 2023 that the Company had commenced a process to identify a successor to Alistair Cox.
START-UPS AND SCALE-UPS URGED TO APPLY FOR 4th ANNUAL SUPER CONNECT FOR GOOD COMPETITION 19 Jun 2023
Start-ups and scale-ups from across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia New Zealand, and Asia, are being urged to apply for the annual Super Connect for Good Competition. The competition encourages entries from companies that are bringing about positive social change and impacting people’s lives through technology.
CYBER SECURITY SKILLS SHORTAGE THREATENS DEFENCE OF ORGANISATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE 05 Jun 2023
Hays, the world’s specialist leader in workforce solutions and recruitment, has recently released the Hays Global Cyber Security Report 2023, revealing that a shortage of cyber security skills is impacting the defence strategies of organisations. As the rate of digital transformation continues to accelerate, two-thirds of leaders said that they do not rate their chances of attracting the necessary cyber skills to their organisation, the top reason being an inability to meet salary expectations.
LEVERAGING GENERATIVE AI COULD BOOST PRODUCTIVITY 10 May 2023
The impact of ChatGPT, and other generative AI technologies, on the world of work has become a hotly contested topic globally, but Hays, the world’s leading specialist in workforce solutions and recruitment, sees an opportunity to leverage the technologies to help boost productivity in the workplace.
THE START-UPS AND SCALES-UPS TACKLING GLOBAL CHALLENGES 26 Apr 2023
Hays and Empact Ventures have released ‘The Tech for Good Report 2023’, showcasing the inspirational start-ups and scale-ups that are driving innovation to support environmental sustainability, enhance learning and development for children across the globe, and support the treatment of patients across the health sector.
Hays Asia Salary Guide 2023: Sustainability, now a key factor in attracting talent 21 Mar 2023
Hays, the leading global recruitment expert, today released its 2023 Asia Salary Guide (hereinafter referred to as “the Guide”), which surveyed 10,191 skilled professionals and 3,630 employers from the mainland of China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, with an aim to understand the salary and talent trends in 15 sectors of interest.
BUSINESS LEADERS MUST EMBED SUSTAINABILITY INTO THEIR ORGANISATIONS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT 14 Feb 2023
Top ten in-demand tech jobs in 2023 05 Jan 2023
The retention recipe to combat Asia’s tech talent war 03 Nov 2022
The pandemic has sparked a large-scale digitalisation in nearly every industry, resulting in a surge in job volume in the technology sector in Asia, which has traditionally been skill short. As technological advances and digitalisation trends set to accelerate, business leaders have reflected growing concerns about the ability to find the skilled talent to fill technology roles.
Understand tech talent to design winning employee experience 24 Oct 2022
Asia’s technology industry has seen challenges recently, between new attitudes to work, gradually worsening market conditions, and a growing precariousness of tech jobs. To keep morale high, employee engagement strategies tailored to tech talent are key, says world leading specialist in workforce solutions and recruitment, Hays.
Employees could be key to tackling sustainability challenges 24 Oct 2022
Sustainability is increasingly a priority for organisations, as they consider the impact they have on the environment, the impact of climate-related risks on their activities and their responsibility to act. While there are challenges to becoming a sustainable business, employees could be the solution to addressing them, says Hays, the world leading specialist in workforce solutions and recruitment.
Disconnect in the importance of learning between employers and employees 24 Oct 2022
Hays, the world’s specialist leader in workforce solutions and recruitment, has revealed that while most organisations are worried about skill shortages, only half of workers believe the learning resources provided by their employers meet their requirements to allow them to upskill within their role in a constantly evolving world of work. This contrasts with 60% of employers who believe the resources they offer meet the needs of their workers.
Talent gathering and industrial collaboration leads innovative development in the Greater Bay Area 24 Oct 2022
Hays, a world-leading recruitment expert, previously released the "2022 Hays Greater China Salary Guide Technology Industry Supplement", which pointed out that the technology industry in Mainland China and Hong Kong is facing a new round of transformation and development. The demand for talents in numerous sub-sectors will further increase.
CUSTOMER CENTRICITY, STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION KEY TO OVERCOMING WORKFORCE CHALLENGES 24 Oct 2022
Hays report: Tech will be the largest recruitment sector in China in 2022 24 Oct 2022
Hays Plc, a leading global professional recruiting group, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 Hays Salary Guide for the Technology industry in Greater China (“Technology Salary Guide”) today. As an extension of the 2022 Hays Asia Salary Guide ("Asia Salary Guide”), the Technology Salary Guide zoomed specifically into the technology industry in Greater China. Grounded on in-depth interviews with more than 1,000 professionals and senior executives from the mainland of China and Hong Kong SAR, the Technology Salary Guide analysed salary and talent market trends and elaborated on the opportunities and challenges of the Chinese Technology industry in 2022.
Adapt talent retention and attraction strategies to win talent war 24 Oct 2022
More than a year after the broad crackdowns on the Technology industry in China, many organisations have had to reassess their business models and strategies to adapt to the regulatory changes. More recently, major cities that house some of China’s homegrown Internet giants and well-known international technology firms like Shenzhen and Shanghai are on high alert as they deal with a resurgence of Covid-19 cases threatening the established status quo.
43% of professionals in asia still believe diversity to be a barrier to career progression at their organisations 24 Oct 2022
Recruiting experts Hays conducted a survey of nearly 1000 people in Asia to find out if diversity policies have an impact on career progression. 43% said it was a barrier at their organisation while 57% said it was not. Further homing in on survey responses in China found that 80% of respondents did not think diversity was a barrier to career progression at their organisations.
Hays Asia Salary Guide 2022: China to Lead Asia in Pay Rise in 2022 While Flexible Work Becomes the “New Must” 24 Oct 2022
Hays, a world leading recruitment agency, today released its Asia Salary Guide 2022 (“the Guide”), in which it surveyed more than 3,000 employers and nearly 10,000 professionals in the mainland of China, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan, with an aim to understand the trends for salary and human resource in 15 sectors of interest.
HOW TO ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THROUGH AUTOMATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 24 Oct 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation continue to develop as a method of providing the best possible experience and service to customers. Recruiting experts Hays shares its advice on how it utilised the technology to improve its insights and ultimately provide a better and a more personalised service to customers.
OPENNESS TO CHANGE AND DIGITALISATION OF PROCESSES WILL DEFINE MAINLAND CHINA’S WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE SAYS NEW REPORT BY HAYS 24 Oct 2022
A world leader in technology and innovation, Mainland China’s high levels of digital adoption and integration helped the country’s workplaces overcome the worst of COVID-19’s challenges and return to work in record time. But this feat is not necessarily telling of the future, according to the new Uncovering the DNA of the Future Workplace report by recruiting experts Hays.
CAREER PROGRESSION, L&D AND BONUS STRUCTURES WILL BE KEY TO TALENT ATTRACTION IN A YEAR OF PREDICTED GROWTH 24 Oct 2022
As the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe, economies contracted and industries were disturbed, companies worldwide were understandably concerned for the future. And yet, when 2020’s yearend provided an opportunity for appraisal, companies throughout China reported mostly neutral effects, the least damaging throughout Asia, even noting positive effects in growth and development opportunities. It is a situation that should hearten China’s employees for whom salary is a primary concern.
BY SETTING SUSTAINABILITY GOALS BUSINESSES ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY TALENT 24 Oct 2022
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), which assesses the sustainability and societal impact of businesses, has gathered significant momentum in recent years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses into survival mode and in some cases sustainability efforts slipped down priority lists. As the world begins to recover from the global pandemic, businesses must again move substantiality back near the top of their agenda.
EMPLOYERS: KICKSTART GEN Z’S CAREERS POST-PANDEMIC 24 Oct 2022
COVID-19 hit Generation Z’s entry to the world of work hard, damaging not only their career prospects but the sustainability of the future talent pipeline. Fortunately, employers who are returning to growth are uniquely positioned to help the COVID-era cohort of university and school graduates start over. That’s according to recruiting experts Hays, who note that while the effects of the pandemic are still being felt, one legacy will be the unprecedented experience of today’s young people who looked for, or started, their first professional role during this period.
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