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Company fined over foreigners' permits

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-19

COMPANIES hiring foreigners should apply for working permits for their foreign employees before work starts, even if they outsource their human resource management, authorities said yesterday. An interior-design...

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Salary outlook good for grads, but job market is competitive

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-18

SALARIES for next year's university graduates are expected to remain the same as this year, human-resource experts said yesterday. That's a lot better than the sharp drop that last year's grads experienced...

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Migrant help

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-12

SHANGHAI Population and Family Planning Commission said yesterday that it has signed agreement with eight provinces, the major sources of migrant workers in the city, to improve migrant people's family planning. Migrant...

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Wages sought

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-10

LABOR arbitration for employees and The Yeeha Texas BBQ & Sports Bar, which used basketball star Yao Ming's fame, began yesterday. All 21 employees were in court to ask for unpaid wages and compensation but the...

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City offers incentives for talent from afar

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-10

SHANGHAI is kicking off a new effort to attract high-level overseas professionals to further step up innovation and economic development in the city. As part of a national campaign to lure highly skilled people,...

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Pudong looking hard for financial talent

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-3

PUDONG New Area's Lujiazui Financial Center is combing six Chinese cities in search of talented financial postgraduates. It's the largest such recruitment drive since Shanghai staked plans to become a global...

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Lujiazui on campus recruiting drive

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-2

FINANCE graduates are being targeted by the largest recruitment drive in Pudong New Area's Lujiazui Financial Center as part of Shanghai's plans to become a global financial hub. The second leg of the campus...

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Average income hits 21,871 yuan

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-11-2

ANNUAL disposable income for residents in Shanghai during the first three quarters of this year reached 21,871 yuan (US$3,200) per person, which is 8 percent more than last year, according to latest figures from the...

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Fudan demands ID to get into job fairs

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-10-30

FUDAN University is giving priority entrance to its own students at job fairs held on its campus - a move that's annoyed students from other universities who have been shut out of the events, and even some employers....

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Baby boom to echo for 10 years

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-10-23

SHANGHAI population authorities expect about 165,000 infants to be born among city residents this year, close to last year's figure and continuing a baby boom that started in 2007 and may last for another eight to...

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Drive to target campus recruits

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-10-16

THE city's campus recruitment drive began in earnest yesterday as companies seek elite additions to their staff. The Shanghai Human Resources Consulting Association has launched a series of recruitment services...

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City job market recovering from financial crisis

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-10-14

THE city's job market is recovering from the global economic downturn with the number of jobs created at the same level as before the crisis, the Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau said yesterday. ...

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Population density raises concerns

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-9-26

DESPITE the global downturn, Shanghai's economic progress continues to act as a population magnet, drawing an increasing number of foreigners and Chinese from other parts of the country and raising new challenges...

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Drive for talent proves center of attention

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-9-25

A PUDONG New Area government-funded program which provides free accommodation and career training to financial or shipping professionals yesterday broadened its horizons in a bid to attract more talent to the city. ...

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Teachers lead survey of top professions

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2009-9-21

TEACHERS, scientists and doctors ranked the top three professionals held in high esteem and were the most desired careers for the next generation, according to the latest public survey on scientific awareness. The...