EFC HR Solutions Interviews:  Alvin Chan on talent developmentAlvin Chan is the Asia HR Director of Celestica Inc., the $6.25bn multinational Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) company.  In this interview for HRM television he shares his views on how to develop a successful talent management programme.Interviewer: Why is it important to ali [ ... ]

A friend of mine from international consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently told me about a fascinating survey they have just completed, entitled, “ Creating People Advantage: How to Address HR Challenges Worldwide Through 2015”. The survey was BCG’s attempt to try and get a feel for how companies around the world manage thei [ ... ]

Today, management has become a complex concept.  It includes many aspects that we did not consider before.  Traditionally, management was looked upon as a relationship between a leader and a group of followers who simply carried out the leader’s instructions without question.  Today, the whole concept of management has undergone a transformat [ ... ]

Following the success of its recent job fair in Vavuniya, the Employers Federation of Ceylon and its Disability Network on Wednesday held an award ceremony and job fair for100 differently abled people to celebrate and reward their achievements. The event was held in association with the the Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations and the Internati [ ... ]

PROPOSAL TO SET UP A PRIVATE SECTOR PENSION SCHEME  At the National Labour Advisory Council meeting held on 21st May 2010 the Hon. Minister of Labour Relations and Productivity  [ ... ]

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF WORKMEN (SPECIAL PROVISION) ACT NO.45 OF 1971 (AS AMENDED) As we are all aware, this statute was enacted in 1971 during a period  [ ... ]

PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT NO.12 OF 1983  The Regional Plantation Companies have, from time to time, highlighted that an urgent amendment to the Gratuity Ac [ ... ]