Changing ties

Increasingly, companies across Asia are looking to alternatives to the traditional employment relationship (that of permanent staff with full benefits) to meet some - indeed a growing proportion - of their staffing needs. The trend is generally cost driven. On option for companies seeking to reduce...

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Published inBusiness Asia Vol. 35; no. 14; p. 6
Main Author McKeating, Siobhan
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York The Economist Intelligence Unit N.A., Incorporated 14.07.2003
Subjects
Comparative analysis
Costs
Employees
Labor law
Temporary employment
Third party
Workforce planning
Asia
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Summary:Increasingly, companies across Asia are looking to alternatives to the traditional employment relationship (that of permanent staff with full benefits) to meet some - indeed a growing proportion - of their staffing needs. The trend is generally cost driven. On option for companies seeking to reduce the proportion of permanent employees is the use of contract labor. A table provides an overview of the legal issues arising from the use of workers contracted through a third party, together with guidance on the management of those issues. It compares Hong Kong with China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
ISSN:0572-7545
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