Worker welfare

21 workplace deaths in first half of 2026; four involved platform workers

Four platform workers who died in traffic accidents were among the 21 workplace fatalities in the first half of 2026.

Forum: Employers should be vigilant and adjust workplace measures during haze periods

Forum: Managing workplace dynamics crucial as childcare leave expands

Japan to relax overtime regulation under workaholic PM Sanae Takaichi

Many of Japan’s small and mid-sized businesses are short-staffed.

South Korean survivor fights for workplace harassment ‘justice’

Victims of workplace harassment are often expected to keep silent while employers have no clear legal duty to tell them how their cases ended

Boeing engineers, technical workers reject contract offer

The workers also voted in favour of their union declaring a strike when the current contract expires on Oct 6.

Airbus backs down on return-to-office demand after protests, sources say

Airbus planned to force white-collar staff to work on-site four days a week, instead of the current three. But the intensity of protests against the move is said to have rattled the company’s leadership.

MOM investigating claims that airport wheelchair assistant had pay docked for being 11 seconds late

The ministry said that it will take appropriate enforcement actions if the deduction is found to be unauthorised or excessive.

SATS concerned by claim airport wheelchair assistant had pay docked for being 11sec late

Requests for wheelchair assistance at Changi Airport between 2023 and 2025 increased by 20 per cent.

We may be getting requests for better work-life balance all wrong

Younger employees are adjusting to a difficult reality around a longer working life and choosing a more sustainable pace of progress.

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