150 million jobs globally will shift to older workers - 7/19/2023
pronounced in high-income countries. In Japan, workers 55 and older will approach 40% of the workforce by the end of the decade. However, the shift will impact low- and middle-income countries as well
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Corrected: PageGroup gross profit down 12.8% in Q1 as market slows - 4/15/2024
3% with Singapore returning to growth in the first quarter. India reported a record first quarter, up 13%. Japan experienced tougher conditions during the quarter, declining 26%. Australia
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Human cloud firm Grab raising $2 billion from SoftBank, Didi (Reuters) - 7/14/2017
Reuters reports Grab, which ranks as Uber’s biggest rival in Southeast Asia, is raising as much as $2 billion in funding from Japan’s SoftBank Group and China's human cloud firm Didi ... Reuters reported Grab, which ranks as Uber’s biggest rival in Sou...
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Web: Recruit, owners seek $1.8 billion in IPO - 9/29/2014
Bloomberg reports Recruit Holdings Co. and its owners are seeking as much as ¥197 billion (US$1.8 billion) in Japan’s second-biggest initial public offering this year, as Skylark Co. priced a first ... Bloomberg reports Recruit Holdings Co. and its owners are seeking as much a...
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SThree cites headwinds and reduced spending on life sciences, but revenue up 2.4% - 7/25/2023
and Asia revenue rose 10%. Engineering drove results in the Netherlands, while growth in technology staffing drove growth in Spain. SThree also cited demand for renewable energy engineering roles in Japan
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PageGroup revenue up 1.1% amid macro uncertainty - 3/07/2024
than anticipated. This also impacted trading in Southeast Asia, which was down 16%, with Singapore down 18%. India delivered the standout result and a record year, up 6% on 2022. Japan was down 2
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Hays’ gross profit and turnover down in challenging market - 2/22/2024
was modestly loss-making in the half year, according to the company.
Asia (16% RoW) net fees decreased by 14%, with China down 22%. Japan and Malaysia decreased by 2% and 5% respectively.
In response to market
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When humans take the place of robots — The Staffing Stream - 1/23/2019
Usually, it’s humans worrying that robots will take their jobs. In a twist, Japan-based Henn-na Hotel chain is replacing robots in its hotels with humans. However, the South China Morning ... Usually, it’s humans worrying that robots will take their jobs. In...
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Young people around globe giving up on finding jobs amid pandemic (Nikkei Asia) - 1/10/2021
Young people in the US, Japan and around the world are giving up on finding jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Nikkei Asia reports. It analyzed labor statistics from 10 countries, including ... Young people in the US, Japan and around the world are giving up on finding jobs...
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Recruit Holdings to launch IPO - 9/10/2014
Recruit Holdings Co., the world’s fifth-largest staffing firm and the largest staffing firm in Japan, will launch an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 16. The initial ... Recruit Holdings Co., the world’s fifth-largest staffing firm and the largest s...
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