Reed Exhibitions Greater China wins 2015 Best Performance Management Company award

Reed Exhibitions Greater China has received a 2015 Best Performance Management Company Award from 51job, one of China's leading human resource solutions providers. 

The award recognises and ranks companies with the nation's best HR practices and the latest in management trends. The 2015 lineup identified over 200 finalists from a review pool of 420,000 active employers. 

"Being selected from such a fine pool of competition is truly an honour for us all," says Hu Wei, President of Reed Exhibitions Greater China. "Furthermore, this recognition not only serves as reinforcement to our employees and the industry that we take their careers with us seriously; it also places the spotlight firmly on one of the company's core asset: our people."

In recent years, Reed Exhibitions Greater China has invested in talent management, empowering its employees at all levels of the career ladder with a comprehensive range of learning and development programs. In 2014, as part of the Reed Exhibitions China University programme, over 11,400 hours of training were given to employees. Other successful programmes include the Reed Management Associate Program (RMAP), Reed Exhibitions Greater China Scholarship Program, The High Potential Talent Development Program and the recently launched RX Greater China Marketing Certification Program.

Buoyant jobs market in Hong Kong for 2015

Recruitment specialist REED has launched the REED 2015 Salary Survey and Market Insight report, which reveals that 78% of Hong Kong employees enjoyed a pay increase in the past 12 months. The insights for Hong Kong are part of a global release of the report, which is available for 14 countries throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East.

According to the company, Hong Kong will continue to attract significant levels of foreign investment, fuelling expansion and a buoyant jobs market in 2015. Bright spots include the financial, digital marketing, e-commerce and sales & marketing sectors. 

At the same time, increased government activity, particularly for infrastructure, has fuelled growth in the property and construction jobs market. 

"From the data collect as part of the survey, the market outlook for 2015 seems very positive with many companies having the confidence to expand in the year ahead," said by Nick Fenn, the REED Country Manager for Hong Kong.

Demand for high-calibre candidates continues to outstrip supply however:

• Seven in ten (72%) of employees claim to be currently seeking a new role 
• Almost half (48%) of employees have changed employment between four and six times 
• About seven in 20 (36%) move roles to advance careers 
• Two thirds (65%) are using job sites online to find roles 

"Candidates are as usual in short supply so it will remain a competitive marketplace for firms to attract and retain talent - in addition to pay and career development they also need to focus on training and development, branding, vision and culture," Fenn said.

Read the REED 2015 Salary and Market Insight report here.