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“Everyone needs to be in the office full-time moving forward,” said the manager… from home. Many employees have expressed frustration over recent return-to-office policies because the very leaders enforcing them are not following them themselves. To be fair, I understand that some managers genuinely need flexibility because they’re travelling, meeting clients, or managing regional teams. … Read more

In this episode of BebelHR, we explore a question many ordinary Malaysians have probably wondered about before: What should we do stopped by the police? If we ever find ourselves in an uncomfortable situation, do we know what our rights are, what our responsibilities are, and how we should respond appropriately? Joining me in this … Read more

👉 Deducting my salary for being late by 5 minutes but never paying me for staying 2 hours extra. 👉 Request me to work on public holidays without discussing compensation. 👉 Changing my job scope without discussing it with me. 👉 Wanting me to beg for my payslip – every single f***ing month! 👉 Putting … Read more

Who influences decisions? Officially, the HOD approves the proposal. But everyone knows the CEO will always ask Finance for their opinion first. So, if Finance isn’t convinced, your proposal is already in trouble before it even reaches the CEO. Why does some ideas get approved? Two employees propose almost identical ideas. Employee A emails the … Read more

Tersebutlah kisah seorang hamba yang percaya bahawa kerja keras pasti membawa kejayaan. Maka setiap hari dia bekerja dari terbit matahari sehingga terbenamnya senja, kerana dia percaya suatu hari nanti segala pengorbanannya akan mengubah nasibnya. Dalam perjalanannya, dia bertemu dengan Si Pengampu yang bermulut manis dan petah berbicara. Dia tidak bekerja sekeras dirinya, tetapi pandai mengambil … Read more

After 20 years in the workforce solutions industry, I cannot emphasise enough how important it is to hire the right person. Because one wrong hire can cost teams morale, productivity, time, and honestly, can really go bonkers, okay! And after working closely with the SME community in the past 2 years, I’ve noticed many business … Read more

“I don’t know… that video interview process felt so awkward… And that’s coming from someone who’s already comfortable on camera.”“Yeah, but it’s such a common process now. I’ve gone through a few, and it’s alright.”“Really?!” That was my conversation with my Gen-Z team at Finlit Media after I told them I recently applied for a … Read more

I’ve seen many people criticise this. Many say if you have not complete the degree, master’s, or course, then you should exclude it. I think it all comes down to intention. If your degree or master’s is currently in progress, I would generally encourage you to include it. Because it signals that you’re continuously investing … Read more

Someone said to me, “I went into a global MNC and realised it’s all tears and stress because there’s no mentor and everyone is busy.” I understand this feeling because I’ve experienced it myself. One thing I learned from hiring for global MNCs is that expectations are usually high from the very beginning. Most people … Read more

This will be my third trip to Penang in the span of one month hehehehe…. And this time, it will be my final stop for the Reinventing Your Career tour with AIA Elite Academy. Over the past sessions in KL and Johor Bahru, I’ve had so much fun sharing my own career transition journey, from … Read more