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Sharjah has approved salary increases for government employees alongside a new part-time employment programme for 1,000 senior citizens, combining financial wellbeing, flexible work and wider workforce participation. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific What does a more inclusive workplace look like across different stages of working life? In Sharjah, a new package of employment measures is bringing together higher pay, flexible work and opportunities for seni

Dubai’s 100 CHRO Summit brought senior HR and people leaders together to explore how AI, workforce transformation, data-driven decision-making and future-ready talent strategies are reshaping the role of HR. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific What does it take to build a workforce that is ready for a rapidly changing workplace? That question took centre stage in Dubai as senior HR leaders gathered to discuss how technology, talent and people strategy are ev

AI is becoming part of Saudi Arabia’s everyday labour-market infrastructure, helping employers accelerate recruitment, verify skills and contracts, and connect jobseekers with opportunities more efficiently. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific What if applying for a job required less repetitive paperwork, employers could identify suitable talent more efficiently and skills could be verified before a worker even entered the country? That is increasingly the

More than 123,000 Emirati women are now working across the UAE private sector, with strong representation in skilled and leadership roles highlighting expanding career opportunities for national female talent. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific What does greater opportunity for women look like when it translates into the workplace? In the UAE, new employment figures show Emirati women building a significant presence across private-sector careers, from skille

Singapore employers are approaching 2027 with a more measured workforce strategy, as improving business sentiment is accompanied by stronger focus on talent attraction, AI adoption and employee upskilling. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific What will matter most to employers as they plan their workforce for 2027? In Singapore, the answer is increasingly about finding the right people, developing existing talent and preparing employees for a workplace b

Singapore has expanded its Non-Traditional Sources Occupation List with eight roles across food services, social services and air transportation, giving eligible employers access to a broader Work Permit talent pool from September. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific What happens when employers have jobs to fill but struggle to find enough people locally? Singapore is widening one part of its foreign workforce framework from 1 September 2026, giving eligib

New Nafis rules taking effect in September reshape financial support for Emiratis working in the private and banking sectors, introducing revised salary-support levels, an uncapped AED 600 child allowance and new pension responsibilities for employers. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific For Emiratis building their careers in the private sector, September brings a significant update to the financial and family support available through the UAE's Nafis progra

A Singapore High Court ruling has put the spotlight on how probation clauses are written, reinforcing the importance of clear notice terms for employers, HR teams and employees navigating the early stages of employment. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific Probation may feel like a temporary stage of employment, but does reaching its final day automatically bring the employment relationship to an end? A recent Singapore High Court ruling has provided useful c

Electrolux Group has appointed Pallavi Mishra as Vice President, HR & Communications for APAC, effective September 1, 2026. Based in Bangkok, she brings more than two decades of HR experience spanning talent strategy, workforce planning, organizational transformation and employee engagement. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: People Matters Global Electrolux Group is strengthening its people leadership in Asia Pacific with the appointment of Pallavi Mishra as Vice Pr

Singapore’s public healthcare professionals have created more than 12,000 AI agents through AgentSea, giving employees the ability to design digital tools around the workflows they understand best. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific What if employees did not simply receive new workplace technology, but could build the tools they actually wanted to use? That idea is taking shape across Singapore’s public healthcare system. Healthcare professionals can now cre

DBS is pairing AI-powered career tools with more than 100 trained Career Advisors, giving employees personalised support to explore opportunities, build relevant skills and navigate evolving career paths. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific AI might be able to suggest the skills an employee needs next. But deciding where they want their career to go can still benefit from a human conversation. DBS is bringing those two sides together through a new Career Advis

MTUC Secretary-General Kamarul Baharin Mansor has proposed RM3,100 as a benchmark for Malaysia’s next minimum wage review, bringing living costs, skills and long-term salary progression into the conversation. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific For Malaysia’s workforce, the next minimum wage conversation could be about more than simply changing the number on a payslip. The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has proposed RM3,100 per month as a reference po

Saudi Arabia’s Qiwa platform documented 419,381 employment contracts for Saudi nationals in Q2 2026, as more workers and employers use digital services to manage workplace relationships. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific A signed employment contract is one of the most fundamental parts of working life. In Saudi Arabia, that process is increasingly digital, and the scale reached a new level in the second quarter of 2026. The Qiwa platform documented 419,381

Singapore is strengthening career support for fresh graduates, connecting young jobseekers directly with employers while helping them build the skills needed for an increasingly AI-enabled workplace. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Magnific For fresh graduates entering Singapore’s workforce, landing that first job increasingly means showing more than academic credentials. As AI changes how work gets done, employers are looking at new combinations of technical abil

Reema Bhullar has been promoted to Head of People at Maker Lab, stepping into an expanded leadership role focused on the people function at the marketing services company. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Mesh Reema Bhullar has stepped into a new leadership chapter at Maker Lab, following her promotion to Head of People at the marketing services company. The internal appointment elevates Bhullar into the organisation’s senior people leadership, placing her at the ce

Saudi Arabia is expected to raise Saudization requirements for covered project management roles to 70% from February 2027, signalling new workforce planning priorities for private-sector employers. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: AI Generated by Editorial Team Saudi Arabia is preparing to expand localisation within project management, with private-sector employers expected to face a 70% Saudization requirement for covered roles from 14 February 2027, according to r

Dubai Government HR has introduced new initiatives spanning employee wellbeing, financial literacy and flexible work, using workforce research to shape a more responsive government employee experience. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: AI Generated by Editorial Team What do employees actually need to thrive at work? The Dubai Government is increasingly turning to its own workforce for the answer. The Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) has introduced

Singapore firms adopting AI recorded 16% revenue growth and 8% employment growth within a year, highlighting how technology adoption can support business expansion while creating new opportunities for skilled workers. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: The Business Times The debate around AI and employment often begins with one question: what happens to jobs when technology becomes capable of doing more? New findings from Singapore offer another way of looking at tha

Singapore has raised its 2026 growth forecast as AI-related investment fuels economic momentum, bringing fresh attention to how technology-led expansion could reshape jobs, skills and workforce priorities. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Investing.com ZA Singapore’s AI boom is no longer showing up only in technology investment. It is increasingly visible in the wider economy, and that growth is putting the workforce at the centre of the next conversation. The go

Saudi Arabia is considering new minimum staffing requirements for hotels as tourism expands, placing workforce capacity, service quality and talent planning firmly on the hospitality sector’s growth agenda. | Written by Palak Kataria Image Courtesy: Hotel Dive Saudi Arabia’s rapid tourism expansion is beginning to reshape not only its hotel pipeline, but also the workforce needed to operate it. The Ministry of Tourism has proposed updated licensing and classification standa