<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"> <channel> <title>HRM Asia</title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com</link> <description>Welcome to HRM Asia</description> <copyright>Copyright (C) 2012</copyright><ttl>5</ttl> <item> <title><![CDATA[New flights to Hanoi & Darwin]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/new-flights-to-hanoi-and-darwin/129116</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/new-flights-to-hanoi-and-darwin/129116</guid> <description><![CDATA[Business travel in the region is set to get more convenient as SilkAir will begin its three times weekly services to Hanoi, while flights to Darwin will be four times a week]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Civil servants advised on social media usage]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/civil-servants-advised-on-social-media-usage/129117</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/civil-servants-advised-on-social-media-usage/129117</guid> <description><![CDATA[UK civil servants told to steer clear of political topics and to think twice before sending personal tweets]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Two-thirds of US employers looking to recruit extensively ]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/two-thirds-of-us-employers-looking-to-recruit-extensively/129085</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/two-thirds-of-us-employers-looking-to-recruit-extensively/129085</guid> <description><![CDATA[The majority of firms in the US are planning to add significantly to their headcount this year]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Effective leadership can raise company values by 16%]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/effective-leadership-can-raise-company-values-by-16/129086</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/effective-leadership-can-raise-company-values-by-16/129086</guid> <description><![CDATA[Research has found that market perception of leaders can affect share prices]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Fresh grads not suitable and are “liabilities”]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/fresh-grads-not-suitable-and-are-liabilities/129087</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/fresh-grads-not-suitable-and-are-liabilities/129087</guid> <description><![CDATA[Employers in Malaysia consider fresh graduates to be liabilities who require additional training to do their jobs]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Woman sacked for shoplifting...40 years ago]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/woman-sacked-for-shoplifting40-years-ago/129048</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/woman-sacked-for-shoplifting40-years-ago/129048</guid> <description><![CDATA[A woman was fired from a firm in the US for a crime she committed when she was a teenager]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Civil servant says he didn’t do a day’s work in 14 years]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/civil-servant-says-he-didnt-do-a-days-work-in-14-years/129049</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/civil-servant-says-he-didnt-do-a-days-work-in-14-years/129049</guid> <description><![CDATA[A retiring worker from a German public service department sent an email to more than 500 colleagues claiming to not have “lifted a finger” in 14 years]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Avengers at the workplace]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/avengers-at-the-workplace/129051</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/avengers-at-the-workplace/129051</guid> <description><![CDATA[Are you able to spot your favourite heroes masquerading as ordinary workers in the office?]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[NTUC: White-collar workers not left out]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/ntuc-white-collar-workers-not-left-out/129001</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/ntuc-white-collar-workers-not-left-out/129001</guid> <description><![CDATA[PMEs are a much neglected group in Singapore that needs attention, according to the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[CEO steps down amid fake qualifications scandal]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/ceo-steps-down-amid-fake-qualifications-scandal/129002</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/ceo-steps-down-amid-fake-qualifications-scandal/129002</guid> <description><![CDATA[Former CEO Scott Thomson has officially stepped down from Yahoo! because of his untruthful CV]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Korean workers pick artists as having the happiest profession]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/korean-workers-pick-artists-as-having-the-happiest-profession/129004</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/korean-workers-pick-artists-as-having-the-happiest-profession/129004</guid> <description><![CDATA[Office workers in Korea think that artists have the happiest job]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Female leadership systematically underestimated]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/female-leadership-systematically-underestimated/128964</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/female-leadership-systematically-underestimated/128964</guid> <description><![CDATA[Research has found that women may actually outperform men in certain areas traditionally considered to be the domain of men]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Britons told to improve work ethic]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/britons-told-to-improve-work-ethic/128965</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/britons-told-to-improve-work-ethic/128965</guid> <description><![CDATA[Britons have to work harder to drag their country out of recession, said Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Mobile learning offers growing opportunities]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/mobile-learning-offers-growing-opportunities/128963</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/mobile-learning-offers-growing-opportunities/128963</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mobile technology may be the key to innovative learning in business schools across the globe]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[HR overlooks applicants with non-western names]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/hr-overlooks-applicants-with-non-western-names/128933</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/hr-overlooks-applicants-with-non-western-names/128933</guid> <description><![CDATA[There is a growing trend of immigrants in Australia adopting Western names in the hope it will get them hired]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Minister: Balanced approach the way to go for wage growth]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/minister-balanced-approach-the-way-to-go-for-wage-growth/128934</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/minister-balanced-approach-the-way-to-go-for-wage-growth/128934</guid> <description><![CDATA[Extremes should be avoided when it comes to raising wages of low-income workers, said Singapore’s Minister of State for Manpower and National Development Tan Chuan-Jin]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Less than one per cent of board directors have HR background]]></title> <link>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/less-than-one-per-cent-of-board-directors-have-hr-background/128935</link> <guid>http://www.hrmasia.com/news/less-than-one-per-cent-of-board-directors-have-hr-background/128935</guid> <description><![CDATA[A study has found that HR is deeply under-represented in the highest levels of leadership in the UK]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012</pubDate> </item> </channel></rss>
