CONTENTS 05 HR NEWS 05 HR news 14 HR events 15 HR in numbers
18 COVER STORY 18 Cover story: HR by Manchester United
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HR by Manchester United “Risk management can be invisible; either nothing is going wrong or it’s thanks to the good—or lucky—risk management”
20 HR FEATURES 20 Cautious optimism for Hong Kong hiring 23 HR must provide advice, not reports... lessons from Walmart 25 Employee hopscotch in Hong Kong 26 Going against the grain 29 Rebranded out 31 Civil serive...that’ll do nicely 32 Work-life balance 34 Does an office have to look like an office? 36 Catching up with complexity 37 Employees undervalue benefits 39 Challenge of change
40 employee wellness 40 Keeping staff healthy, staying competitive
41 HR Technology 41 The critical role of technology in the next generation HR 42 Redefining HR processes 43 Add oil!
45 HR Training 45 Sweet approach to learning and development 46 Four succession planning tips in fast-growing markets
50 HR COMMUNITY 50 HR Conference: managing difficult employees
54 HR legal 54 Healing China’s expat headache
56 HR CLASSIFIEDS 64 TIME OUT 64 HR’s dilemma
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Rebranded out It is vital all employees are engaged in the rebranding process