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Can HR information in relation to hiring be shared?
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Can HR information in relation to hiring be shared?

While the Competition Commission (the “Commission”) has been active in prosecuting anti-competitive conducts in the provision of goods and services markets as evidenced by the upcoming trials of the first two cases later this year, the city watchdog reveals that since the commencement of the operation of the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) in December 2015, it has encountered various situations in which undertakings have engaged in employment-related practices giving rise to competition law concerns under the “First Conduct Rule” of the Competition Ordinance.

The secret to discussing pay with employees
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The secret to discussing pay with employees

Universally speaking, money is an uncomfortable subject – be it with friends, family or in the workplace. In fact, the “pay” conversation that managers are required to have with their employees might be one of the most unanticipated talks of the year. Pay is a sensitive subject Pay is a highly sensitive subject as it is, so relaying the wrong information, or even expressing the right information in the wrong way can contribute to your employees losing trust.

【與情緒共舞】《我的志願》2
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【與情緒共舞】《我的志願》2

幾乎所有人都曾轉過幾份工作吧？事業發展也可算是人生中的重要故事之一，而這個故事和一般的故事一樣——都有它的劇本……

Age discrimination is widespread but should be fought in the workplace
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Age discrimination is widespread but should be fought in the workplace

It’s perhaps ironic that we discriminate on the ground of age, because we all have been young and we’ll all grow old. Ageing is inevitable and universal. Age is different from, for example, gender or ethnicity in that generally speaking, we have no lived experience of other sexes and ethnicity, but we all have or will have experiences of other people’s ages.

孫耀威 活出無悔人生
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孫耀威 活出無悔人生

24年前的歌曲《愛的故事上集》膾炙人口，一唱就唱到今天。歌者孫耀威 ( Eric ) 也一直對音樂不離不棄………

How soft skills smooth the way to career and life success
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How soft skills smooth the way to career and life success

Remember the most successful and popular students you knew in school? They seemed to be comfortable with everyone, intelligent, kind and fun. Anyone would be happy to work with them on a group assignment. These people are probably well-liked and respected as adults too, and would be valued in any workplace. What do they have that others don’t?