Firing employees can be a sticky business — and one that most leaders would hope to avoid at all.

Dismissals themselves can backfire and lead to cost-prohibitive and stress-inducing legal clashes. That’s why it’s crucial to have your bases covered from the outset.

The infographic below, compiled by Louisville, Ky.-based social media marketing company NowSourcing, breaks down how to fire underperformers — without being sued in the process. (more…)

THE number of people willing to work overseas has more than doubled in the past five years — and Australia is the third most popular location for professionals who want to relocate.

Sydney came just after London and New York in the list of favoured cities, according to a report by a leading recruitment company. (more…)

Business process outsourcing giant ­Genpact has pledged to invest in hiring local talent and expanding its Australian operations as it seeks to double its size in the country and become a $200 million business within four years.

Genpact, which started as a business unit in General Electric in 1997 before being spun out in 2005, has been a quiet presence in Australia, despite building up an impressive client list including two of the big four banks, Suncorp and ­Brambles. (more…)

With businesses expected to ramp up hiring activities, a large number of companies are expected to outsource their recruitment process work, especially by IT & ITeS industry, in the near term, say HR experts.

India’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), a fast growing industry, is projected to see an annual growth of 25-35 per cent, (more…)

Globally, there are over 6 billion mobile phones in circulation with 2.5 billion people accessing the internet from their mobile phones. Today, we are always switched on, able to source immediate, personalised data via a device that travels with us, wherever we go. (more…)

Skilled workers have always been a commodity. Now, in many professions, they’re a rarity as well.

Each year, human resources consulting group ManpowerGroup releases its Talent Shortage Survey, geared towards determining which professions are struggling the most to find the skilled professionals they need to carry out their business functions, and pinpointing the 10 jobs proving hardest to fill with qualified candidates for that year. (more…)