Top tips for resigning
The news came in the form of a standard screen alert. "The designer you treated like sh-- has quit unexpectedly," it read. "Click Renegotiate to discuss terms for a new contract. Click HR to find out how badly you messed up."

For more, see http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/management/top-tips-for-resigning-20101213-18up8.html

Disabled workers enslaved in China factory
BEIJING: Authorities have shut down a factory in western China where 11 workers, most of them mentally disabled, were allegedly enslaved for years in deplorable conditions, state press said Tuesday.

For more, see http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1099085/1/.html

Public feedback backs proposed re-hiring law
SINGAPORE: Respondents in a recent public consultation exercise were supportive of the proposed re-employment legislation, said Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong.

For more, see http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1091913/1/.html

How to deal with workplace stress
Anxiety levels are increasing as economic pressures mount, writes David Wilson.

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Passive smoking kills 6,800 annually
Roughly 6,800 people in Japan are estimated to die every year from lung cancer or heart disease caused by passive smoking, and more than half — around 3,600 — are exposed to secondhand smoke in their workplace, a research team said Tuesday.

For more, see http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20100929a3.html

Talents of women are being squandered
THE post-election environment has seen business leaders call for accelerated national reform, to take advantage of a highly dynamic global economic situation.

For more, see http://www.smh.com.au/business/talents-of-women-are-being-squandered-20100927-15u6j.html

Employers told to tear down office firewalls
Employers should tear down firewalls that prevent staff from social networking while at work, according to a leading internet security expert.

For more, see http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/employers-told-to-tear-down-office-firewalls-20100922-15mti.html