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newsletter: september 2008

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World at Work Total Rewards Asia Pacific Conference

Please come and visit us at the Fairmont Hotel Singapore from 15-17 October, where we will be exhibiting for the second time.

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Client News

Alexander Mann Solutions launch flexible benefits

Pay & Reward
China - Wages still low Singapore - Sick leave could sicken employers Singapore - Population booster Australia - Interest rate cut on the horizon Australia - Cost of living up in WA by $61 a week Australia - Women who take maternity leave are less likely to be promoted Australia - Teacher strike threatened

Labour laws
China - Vice premier calls for better labour rights Hong Kong - Staff motivation and morale improved Hong Kong - Shortage of skilled people

Research
Hong Kong - Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

Pensions
Japan - Ageing population cause for concern China - Minister's son jailed for fraud

Contracts

India has created 30,000 US jobs in reverse outsourcing trend
Vietnam to construct SE Asia's biggest software park

International
Europe - pension timebomb 'is ticking' Latvia - pension reform fails to be passed UK - Employers should 'prepare for war'

The views and recommendations in this publication are those of Thomsons Online Benefits and have been obtained from a variety of sources. While we believe that our sources are reliable we cannot guarantee that the information in this publication is accurate and it may be condensed or incomplete.

Printed: 11 October 2008