https://www.scmp.com/rss/323168/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Asia accounts for about 40 per cent of the world’s output. But with the global economic slowdown, the region is facing fresh – and difficult – challenges. So how can companies in the region thrive, despite the difficult market conditions? One way is to break the mould. The global economy poses a great challenge to companies and their employees. People are scared that, even though Asia is thriving, the global slowdown will hit the region. According to a recent Asia-wide survey we conducted in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2050012/what-really-matters-workers-asia-especially-slowing-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2050012/what-really-matters-workers-asia-especially-slowing-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Nov 2016 04:04:30 +0000 It’s 2033 and the office is buzzing: dedicated employees are working on their tablets, sitting on hi-tech seats that monitor body temperature and administer massages. But they are all 65 or older. This is not a scene from science fiction. With ageing populations worldwide brought about by longer life expectancies and declining birth rates, this could be the future. In 2013, the UN World Population Ageing report showed that the proportion of people aged 60 or older went from 9.2 per cent in 1990... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2002891/longer-life-spans-must-mean-longer-working-lives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2002891/longer-life-spans-must-mean-longer-working-lives?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Aug 2016 00:33:15 +0000