Reminder: Employers to make CPF contributions by 14 August 2009 for 3rd payment of Jobs Credit

The Government will be making the third Payment of Jobs Credit on 30 September 2009. The amount that employers will receive for this payment will be computed based on employees on the CPF payroll for the month of July 2009, and the wages paid to these employees from April to June 2009.

For more, see http://www.news.gov.sg/public/sgpc/en/media_releases/agencies/mof/press_release/P-20090730-1.html

Ageing Shanghai urges 2nd baby for eligible couples
BEIJING - Shanghai is urging eligible couples to have two children as worries about the looming liability of an ageing population outweighs concerns about over-stretched resources, a city official said on Friday.

For more, see http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090724/tap-oukwd-uk-china-babies-03b3b4c.html

Taller is better, study finds
Australia - Taller people make more money compared to their shorter counterparts as they are perceived to be more intelligent and powerful, says a recent Wiley-Blackwell study.

For more, see http://humanresourcesonline.net/news/13951

Greying Asia faces pensions time bomb: ADB study
MANILA (AFP) - - Asia is facing an ageing crisis with weak and inadequate pension systems and family-based support dwindling, a leading development bank said Saturday.

For more, see http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090711/tap-asia-ageing-pensions-adb-2a5be5e.html

Tokyo is priciest city for expats, Jo'burg cheapest - survey
SINGAPORE, July 7 - Moving to Japan? It had better be on a good salary, with a global survey naming Tokyo and Osaka as the world's most expensive cities for expatriates, largely due to the strength of the yen against the U.S. dollar.

For more, see http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20090707/tap-cities-cost-survey-c3bb44c.html

Push to avoid layoffs
SEOUL - SOUTH Korean President Lee Myung Bak urged parliament on Thursday to quickly approve a revised labour law that his government says would safeguard up to one million jobs.

For more, see http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_398159.html