Torrens brings 15 years’ experience in recruitment to the position. He began his career with Hays in London in 2006 with responsibility for accountancy and finance recruitment across the city’s banking sector, and in 2010 moved to Hays Singapore in a management role. In January 2019 he was promoted to regional director Singapore and has been responsible for the country’s operations for over two years.   

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Hays’ Chief Information Officer, Steve Weston, said in a recent blog that even before COVID-19 hit, disruption was second nature to IT teams, as it is change and disruption that often fuels the need for technological solutions. However, the pandemic has meant IT departments are experiencing a level of disruption like they have never seen before.

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Flexible working options and employee wellbeing are top priorities for job seekers in Asia as they look to the new era of work, finds the new Uncovering the DNA of the Future Workplace in Asia report by leading recruitment experts Hays, which surveyed over 9,000 working professionals across Asia in February and again in September 2020.

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A new report by leading recruitment experts Hays found that across Asia, Japan has the lowest number of working professionals who think their hard skills and soft skills are sufficient to succeed and stay relevant in the next 3-5 years.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation continue to develop as a method of providing the best possible experience and service to customers. Recruiting experts Hays shares its advice on how it utilised the technology to improve its insights and ultimately provide a better and a more personalised service to customers.

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The way that Japanese workers operate is set to change dramatically in the post-COVID-19 world, meaning that digital solutions and online transformation will be critical in the coming year, according to recruiting experts Hays, as part of the country’s top 10 talent trends for 2021.

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The way that Japanese workers operate is set to change dramatically in the post-COVID-19 world, meaning that digital solutions and online transformation will be critical in the coming year, according to recruiting experts Hays, as part of the country’s top 10 talent trends for 2021.

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Traditionally defined by structured work hours within the office space, Japan’s workplaces were forced to make a revolutionary transition to digital, flexible and remote ways of working in the wake of the pandemic. This accelerated change has been necessary for working professionals to build confidence in the future-readiness of their organisation, finds the new ‘Uncovering the DNA of the Future Workplace’ report by recruiting experts Hays. 

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Shaking hands enthusiastically before a face-to-face meeting, sharing pens to scribble down ideas during a brainstorming session, bonding with our colleagues whilst taking part in a team building session. These are all innately human social interactions that we wouldn’t have thought twice about doing before the pandemic hit.

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More companies in Japan are moving to merit-based appraisal systems, with Hitachi being the latest major name to join the likes of Fujitsu Inc and Nomura Holdings in moving away from seniority-based pay. This new system is seen as a way to not only boost wages but also improve employment practices and wage-setting systems in an effort to attract more talent and stimulate the labour market.

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