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  • Minister Chris Sun says mechanism will not affect city’s competitiveness because composition of formula both protects vulnerable and ensures affordability
  • Business sector had expressed concerns of increased financial burden, especially in bad economic times when workers’ wages could not be adjusted downwards

Less than 30 per cent of Hong Kong businesses plan to use senior job titles to attract or retain talent, though the practice is more common in certain sectors, and could be at odds with younger workers’ expectations.

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Authorities have not disclosed names of highest earners, but Post check finds heavy hitters from major conglomerates earn anywhere from HK$9 million to HK$130 million.

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A South Korean university is launching a new associate degree programme exclusively for international students as it battles labour and population issues, with some also faced by China.

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Commerce and labour groups call for urgent review of modernisation initiative that will affect livelihoods and families of countless jeepney drivers.

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But applications from foreigners for higher-skilled employment passes have picked up in line with improved business expectations, said a report released on Tuesday.

Flexible work has become a hot-button issue in the city state since the government announced last week that all employers must allow formal requests for flexible work arrangements from December.

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Musk has ordered the company’s biggest lay-offs ever and staked its future on a next-generation, self-driving vehicle concept called the robotaxi. People familiar with his directives are unsettled by the changes the CEO wants to push through.

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The virtual cashier service highlights a growing trend among restaurants that are turning to such a method to cut costs and address staff shortages.

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Broadcaster RTHK has highest vacancy rate at 23.8 per cent – 175 jobs – unfilled; police force tops the numbers game with 6,837 posts open, almost 18 per cent of establishment.

As the country’s general election nears, politicians face a sobering reality: the fastest-growing economy is struggling to create enough jobs for its educated youth.

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Study finds disparity between men and women has grown in China, with researchers seeing the ‘magnitude of the ‘she-cession’, where the Covid-induced economic slowdown disproportionately impacted the female labour force.

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Retail and travel industry representatives say authorities should draw up strategies to support retailers through the mega-event economy and other initiatives.

New AI text-to-video tools like Sora, from ChatGPT owner OpenAI, create detailed film clips from user prompts, putting at risk the jobs of actors, writers, animators and many more in the industry.

The 2nd Global Innovation & Technology Summit, held at the Hong Kong Science Park on Wednesday, put a spotlight on the city’s efforts to enlarge the local tech talent pool.

Lingnan University research team says most of the film and TV industry workers face fragmented employment patterns, which make it difficult for them to seek fairer treatment.