According to data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia, an estimation of 2.1 million workers in Malaysia have been displaced and thrust into unemployment due to the COVID-19 crisis. In light of this, an online crowd donation platform called SamaBantu, which is automated, transparent, traceable, and auditable at any time, …
Read More »Photo by LStockStudio / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus pandemic has turned a lot of homes into home offices, and some people aren’t keen to head back to the old workplace. If that’s a category you fall into, there’s good news: There are all kinds of full-time work-from-home jobs and part-time work-from-home …
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At a briefing with staff on June 4, AirAsia Berhad CEO Riad Asmat announced that the services of 111 cabin crew from 1,900 crew members, 172 pilots and 50 engineers will be terminated. Across AirAsia Group’s divisions, the workforce is expected to be reduced by up to 30%, marking the …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Malaysia to experience limited export growth in Q1 2020 due to its close business partnerships with mainland China. While this will surely impact the economy throughout the first half of the year (and maybe longer), the government’s stimulus package is expected to keep the economy …
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The Covid-19 virus outbreak has dampened the job market, as the economy and hiring activities see a slowdown. Despite this grim outlook, there remains a demand for candidates with niche skill sets, knowledge and experience in fields such as cloud computing, big data, cybersecurity and software engineering, as well as …
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Author’s Blurb: During the MCO, a lot of perceptions regarding jobs were changed. For example, deliverymen whom most of us never bat an eyelid at suddenly became essential workers overnight, keeping the economy moving. “Safe” jobs (like full-time, blue-collar ones) suddenly weren’t so safe anymore, with the threat of pay …
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With the Covid-19 situation, the job market has seen a downward spiral and graduates are having a tough time securing a job. Thanks to a new $ 100 million traineeship programme, recent and fresh graduates in Singapore can apply to more than 4,000 job opportunities from June 1. More than …
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With effect from April 7 to May 4, Singapore has been on a ‘soft lockdown’, . Dubbed a “circuit breaker”, non-essential businesses are forced to temporarily close, employees are mandated to work from home, and citizens are also strongly urged to stay at home to curb the spread of Covid-19. …
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As coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, we’re working to answer the questions on many parents’ minds. This is a fast-moving situation, so some information may be outdated. For the latest updates, read The New York Times’s live coronavirus coverage here. Johanna Moran and her husband, Terry, have created …
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