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Dachser offers big chance to break into the logistics sector

The global supply chain and logistics industry has been very much in spotlight in the last 2 years, in part because various international events disrupted the usual smooth flow of goods between cities and continents. Deliveries of items ranging from vaccines to car parts, electronic components and plastic cups were held up due to lack of capacity, port and airport congestions and shortages in equipment or trucks. While the situation is gradually improving, the tides are changing rapidly seeing decreasing volumes and rates due to the worsening global economic outlook. But, as it turned out, those incidents made the general public more aware of the scale and complexity of the industry, illustrating the indispensable role it plays in linking suppliers and consumers. ...

RESET Chapter 16 - Freedom to move on

The two women sat across from each other in the cat cafe, mother and daughter both mindful of the disaster of their last encounter. Olivia had chosen a cute cat cafe in Kowloon for them to meet as they both loved cats, and she hoped the calming distraction of the cat cafe’s many resident cats and kittens would help mellow their energies. She regretted the harsh note they had both left their last meeting with, and was quietly hopeful today wouldn’t end the same way. ...

Awards set the bar for HR excellence

Traditional thinking may view human resources as more of a support function, but the happenings of the past 12 months have certainly changed that. Since early last year, HR teams everywhere have been right in the front line in dealing with the immediate impact and knock-on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and, as a result, the wider corporate world has gained a far better understanding of the vital role they play. ...

Training helps to turn the corner

In the midst of last year’s public health crisis, it would have been easy for companies to put training and development programmes on hold until normal operations could resume. But the best employers saw things differently, instead taking the opportunity to set up new courses, encourage online learning, and motivate staff to make the most of their unexpected time away from the office. ...

HR Awards honour action and ideas

When the Covid-19 pandemic first hit Hong Kong early last year, HR teams had to move fast to devise and implement contingency plans which could keep employees safe, yet still allow day-to-day operations to keep running with minimal disruption. Doing this presented all kinds of challenges. It involved everything from switching to work-from-home arrangements to introducing new health and hygiene protocols and setting up online training courses. ...

New awards to spotlight HR successes

To acknowledge outstanding efforts in maintaining productivity – and morale - during difficult times, Classified Post is proud to organise and present the “HR Appreciation Awards 2020”. ...