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Michael Page Salary & Employment Forecast
Launch of 2013 market outlook report for Taiwan
in association with the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan

Guest speakers
Dan Chavasse, Regional Managing Director, North Asia, Michael Page
Tony Phoo, Economist, Global Market Research, Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Ltd.

Recruitment activity in Taiwan experienced a slow start in 2012 due to negative sentiment around the strength of the domestic economy, particularly given the country's position as an export-driven economy. With major trading partners China, Japan, the United States and the Eurozone region all under pressure during 2012, there was a direct impact on Taiwan's economy and subsequent hiring activity. However, hiring intentions picked up in the second half of the year as many multinational organisations with business in Taiwan began to adjust and realign their workforces to take advantage of an expected economic upturn in mid-2013.

At this special lunch Dan Chavasse will present the inaugural Michael Page Salary & Employment Forecast for Taiwan, presented in association with the ECCT, covering an outlook of the domestic recruitment market in 2013 across the full range of sectors including retail, financial services and technology.

The Michael Page Salary & Employment Forecast is a key recruitment industry report that has been released annually to the market in a number of Asia Pacific countries for more than five years. The report is based on both quantitative and qualitative research, with findings derived via a survey of employers and insights obtained through the business's significant involvement in the professional employment market. The Michael Page Salary & Employment Forecast is currently produced for Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Australia and New Zealand.

Also at the lunch, Tony Phoo from Standard Chartered Bank will give a presentation on the bank's forecasts and sentiment for 2013 in Taiwan, the implications for the wider economy and how this will impact business.

About Dan Chavasse
Dan Chavasse is currently based in Hong Kong as the Regional Managing Director for North Asia. He joined Michael Page in 1989, working in their London offices in a variety of managerial positions including Director of the Finance business before relocating to Hong Kong in 1998 to take over the running of the office and lead the expansion of the organization across Greater China. Over the last 14 years Chavasse has built the Michael Page network to include three sites in Hong Kong and opened offices in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing and Taipei. He has also had direct responsibility for the organization's businesses in Japan and Singapore. Prior to joining Michael Page, Chavasse worked in the UK for Unilever in sales and marketing positions.

About Tony Phoo
Tony Phoo is an Economist for Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in Taiwan. He has 10 years of experience in Taiwan and Singapore and has been covering Taiwan as well as other regional economies for SCB since 2007.