Employees Deliver Helping Hands To Environmental Projects During FedEx Cares Week

FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, will kick off its fourth annual FedEx Cares Week in the Asia Pacific region.  From September 17-25 FedEx volunteers in 12 Asia markets, including Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, will donate their time to community groups and programs. This is part of a global FedEx initiative involving almost 4,000 employees around the world. Read more

FedEx awarded Best Workplace Practices at Third Global CSR Awards

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, was recently presented with the Silver Award for Best Workplace Practices at the Third Global CSR Awards held in Cebu, Philippines. FedEx was recognized for its unwavering focus on maintaining a safe and rewarding environment where employees have opportunities to grow and succeed. This is the third consecutive year that FedEx has been honored for its workplace practices at the Global CSR Awards. Read more

Astro wins Asian CSR Awards for Education & Workplace Practices

Astro won two awards at the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2010 for the ‘Support and Improvement of Education’ and ‘Best Workplace Practices’ categories today. These awards are recognition of Astro’s commitment to its workplace practices and in providing learning opportunities to future generations of Malaysians. Read more

Msian workers motivated to work for share in employer’s equity

A recent survey revealed that more than three-quarters of the Malaysian workforce believe they will be more productive if they have some form of ownership in their employers’ business. Workforce solution firm Kelly Services, in their Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI), found that 85 per cent of respondents felt that profit-sharing or an ownership stake would motivate them to perform better. Read more

Work-Life Balance: Only For Developed Countries?

By Long Litt Woon

The National Union of Bank Employee (NUBE) has launched a campaign to increase Malaysia’s current policy of 60 days maternity leave to for 90 days maternity leave in the public and private sectors. Human resource (HR) managers have rejected the initiative citing higher costs, negative effects for productivity and inconvenience; in their view, 60 days is sufficient for recovery and for looking for alternative plans for childcare. When interviewed, some HR managers have added that extended maternity leave might be fine for developed countries, but not for Malaysia. Read more