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Contributions to Thailand’s Employee Welfare Fund began on 1 October 2026, a year later than first planned. The first remittance is due in November, and payroll needs to be ready.
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Anwar ParvesThought Leadership
By Anwar Parves With the rapid progress of Artificial Intelligence (AI) worldwide, there is no doubt that it has the potential to transform sectors such as HR. Companies across the globe are harnessing AI to make better decisions, boost efficiency and optimise human resource management. But as Bangladesh is emerging as an innovation hub, the […]
Pubudini AbeyesekeraThought Leadership
By Pubudini Abeyesekera In my previous article on ‘The Future of Work in Sri Lanka: 2026 and Beyond,’ I explored how organisations must shift from cost control to productivity and digital optimisation. But transformation at a systems level is only as strong as the people behind it. Today, Sri Lanka stands at a defining moment. […]
Rachadapon PrasomsubThought Leadership
By Rachadapon Prasomsub Across corporate headquarters in Bangkok, manufacturing hubs in major industrial zones, retail networks, healthcare institutions, and nationwide logistics operations, Thai organisations are managing their workforce at unprecedented scale and complexity. Yet many businesses are still attempting to run HR, time, and payroll through fragmented systems, spreadsheets, and partially digitised processes. In today’s […]
Vindya CumaratungaThought Leadership
By Vindya Cumaratunga It is a good morning after a long weekend. The boardroom is full, but the mood is heavy. “We invested in a new HR system last year,” the CEO says, looking around the room. “So why are we still making decisions in spreadsheets?” Silence follows. The Chief HR understands the reality. The […]
Marianne DavidThought Leadership
The launch of MiHCM Consulting in January 2026 heralded a new era for global HR technology provider MiHCM, with the new practice designed to deliver end-to-end HR transformation, change management, and advisory services for organisations across South Asia and Southeast Asia. It also expands MiHCM’s regional footprint beyond technology into strategic advisory and execution and […]
Marianne DavidAI and the Future of HR
Resume screening is the process of filtering applicants to a shortlist suitable for interview. AI-based resume screening augments that process by converting documents into structured fields, extracting skills and experience, and scoring candidates for relevance. The result is faster shortlists, more consistent evaluation and auditable decision traces. Why it matters: manual screening becomes costly and […]
Marianne DavidThought Leadership
On this International Women’s Day 2026, the global theme ‘Give to Gain’ is a powerful reminder that progress is reciprocal. When we give knowledge, opportunity, support, and belief, we gain innovation, leadership, resilience, and growth. At MiHCM, empowerment, trust, safety, and growth are not seasonal messages. They are not campaign buzzwords. They are lived experiences […]
Marianne DavidAI and the Future of HR
AI for performance management is the practical use of machine learning, natural language processing and predictive analytics to reduce review administration and scale manager coaching. This guide explains how automation (admin tasks, reminders, draft generation) differs from augmentation (inflow coaching, personalised microlearning and decision support). It sets expectations: AI should extend manager capacity, not replace […]
Marianne DavidHR Analytics & Insights
Between 2024 and 2026 the economics of AI shifted: cheaper compute, robust HRIS integrations and rising employee expectations for consumergrade experiences make this a turning point for people teams. Organisations can now deploy conversational assistants and prediction models at scale while integrating them into payroll, LMS and casemanagement systems. Expected benefits include faster insights at […]
Pubudini AbeyesekeraThought Leadership
Sri Lanka’s workforce has undergone one of the most defining transformations in its modern history. The country’s economic crisis, which intensified between 2021 and 2022, culminated in the country’s first-ever sovereign debt default in April 2022. Severe foreign exchange shortages, spiralling inflation, fuel and energy disruptions, and sharp currency depreciation brought both public institutions and […]
Marianne DavidAI and the Future of HR
This playbook starts from a simple premise: AI augments manager judgement, it does not replace it. Managers can use continuous, context-rich signals to run faster coaching loops, reduce admin, and detect risk earlier — then map every action back to measurable KPIs. What this playbook is (and isn’t) This is a manager-first, practical guide: micro-actions, […]
Marianne DavidAI and the Future of HR
Using AI for performance reviews can speed drafting, surface evidence and produce rolespecific suggestions, while leaving rating, disciplinary and hiring decisions to humans. This guide explains where AI should sit in the review lifecycle, what HR must control, and how managers get better feedback faster without sacrificing fairness or auditability. Where AI belongs in the […]
