Labour market 2026: What BFSI, manufacturing and telecom tell us about the year ahead in HR tech

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Mandatory EPF for non-Malaysian employees: What Malaysian payroll teams must have in place

For decades, EPF contributions for foreign workers in Malaysia were voluntary. That ended with the

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Payroll for the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh: Managing complexity at scale

Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector exported USD 38.70 billion in FY2025–26, accounting for 80.62% of the

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What if your best employees don’t want to be promoted?

Why career growth doesn’t always mean promotion and what that means for modern talent management

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The HR strategy playbook for 2026: From managing people to designing the workforce

For years, HR transformation focused heavily on digitising HR. Move paper processes online. Introduce employee

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GenAI and ethics in HR: What HR tech leaders must know

Generative AI has moved through HR faster than almost any workplace technology before it. Gartner

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The Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act 2026: What changed and what HR must do now

Bangladesh has just rewritten the rules of employment. The Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act 2026 was

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One region, many rules: The new reality of HR and payroll compliance across ASEAN and South Asia

For a regional HR leader, there is rarely such a thing as “Asian payroll”. There

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AI in HR needs more than intelligence: A practical guide to ethics and governance

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday HR. It can help employees find information faster,

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Is Thailand ready for AI in HR?

By Rachadapon Prasomsub Thailand is not short of enthusiasm for AI. It is short of

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Beyond headcount: How Bangladesh’s manufacturers can grow through productivity

By Anwar Parves Headcount management is a complex challenge in the manufacturing sector, especially in

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GenAI in HR ops: What’s practical today vs future possibilities

Generative AI has been described as the most consequential shift in HR technology in a

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We don’t have a data problem. We have a decision problem.

By Rashika Fazali Every organisation I speak to tells me the same thing, “We need