Middle East - Over 250 HR practitioners polled in the Gulf region said they were generally more confident about the business environment and their hiring plans in 2010, compared to the same time last year.

India - Siemens is looking to increase its workforce in India to 25,000 in a bid to tap into the green energy market. The India operations is also expected to manufacture engineering products for sale as well.

Malaysia - After five months of appeals from manufacturing companies, the Malaysian government said that it will allow the recruitment of 100,000 new foreign workers into the country.

Philippines - More than half of employees polled in the Philippines spend at least two hours on the internet during office hours searching for information and e-learning related material.

Singapore - Managers who focus on instilling belief in employees that they are capable of achieving certain results would boost workplace morale and staff performance.

'Finding the rhythm of the centre' is how Alex Cummings, executive vice president and chief administrative officer (CAO) of Coca-Cola, describes bridging the gap between his staff working in the field and those who work in the corporate 'centre' of power. He talks about a 'natural tension' between the two parts and how they can be brought together. "The rhythms are different," he explains.

UK - Small businesses in Britain are suffering from appointing people who lack formal HR training to manage time-consuming HR issues.

Global - In addition to the CV and the interview, Facebook and Twitter checks are now becoming ingrained into the HR recruitment process.

UK - A British government has refrained from running an ad which stated that it was looking for "reliable" people.

Besides developing, implementing and managing recruiting strategies and recruitment procedures, you will provide comprehensive HR solutions including career pathing, workforce planning and staffing, organisational design and workflow.