NEWS ASIA
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE ADDRESSES WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION SINGAPORE HAS SET UP a Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness (TCWF) to review the framework for workplace fairness in Singapore. The committee, comprising representatives from the government, unions and employers, will deliberate on whether legislation is “the best policy option” in tackling workplace discrimination, according to Singapore’s Manpower Minister Tan See Leng. TCWF is tasked with upholding workplace fairness and examining policy options in tackling workplace discrimination and aims to complete its work by the first half of 2022.
JAPAN
REMOTE WORKING IN JAPAN FALLS AMID TELEWORK FATIGUE THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES TRAINING SCHEME TO BOOST DIGITAL SKILLS THE TRIAL BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S Digital Skills Organisation (DSO) will benefit employers, job seekers and training providers across Australia’s digital sector by working with them to create improved qualifications and training that meet the evolving workforce needs of the digital economy. The trial will focus on entry-level data analysts and general digital skills required across the workforce, and builds on the DSO’s successful Train 100 Data Analyst project, which is already providing opportunities for Australians to develop digital skills.
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HRM ASIA.COM
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2021
in Japan who are teleworking in July 2021 fell from that of April’s, showed a survey by the Japan Productivity Centre. Many workers are finding their work productivity plummet amid a wave of telework fatigue, despite the government’s calls for employees to work from home under Japan’s latest COVID-19 state of emergency. The proportion of people working completely remotely in a recent week in July stood at 11.6%, down from 18.5% in April, and is the lowest since the survey began in May 2020.