Infosys Q4 revenue flat, acquires in-tech

Global IT services provider Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) reported revenue today of $4.56 billion for the fourth quarter ended 31 March 2024, an increase of 0.2% on a reported basis and flat on a constant currency basis.

The Bengaluru, India-based firm also announced today that it signed a definitive agreement...

Renrui Human Resources full year revenue climbs 23%

Renrui Human Resources Technology (6919: HKG), a China-based flexible staffing services provider announced its results on 27 March for the year ended 31 December 2023. Total revenue of the group amounted to approximately RMB 4.47 billion (USD 617.8 million), a year-on-year increase of 22.9%. ...

Australia’s March unemployment rate ticks up to 3.8%

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March 2024 increased by 0.3% year-on-year to 3.8%, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Month-on-month data showed the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.1%.

Overall, the number of unemployed persons totalled...

Layoffs planned by Google and Toshiba

Google is reportedly laying off an unspecified number of employees, according to Reuters, citing a company spokesperson. This marks the latest cuts at the technology giant as it cracks down on costs. The Google spokesperson said the layoffs are not company-wide and that affected employees will be able...

More women to work in Indian Global Capability Centres

The proportion of women in technology roles within global capability centres (GCCs) in India is poised to rise from 25% of the workforce to 35% by 2027, reports The Business Standard, citing a recent report by TeamLease Digital. GCCs are essentially the in-house technology outposts of multinational corporations,...

White-collar hiring in India slips despite oil and gas growth

White-collar hiring in India decreased by 8% in March 2024 compared to March 2023, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

March's data showed the Naukri JobSpeak Index stood at 2,657. This was a 4% dip compared to the previous month.

The report showed that hiring in the oil & gas sector increased...

Singapore approves flexible work arrangement requests

Singapore's government announced that it will be easier for employees to request flexible work arrangements following the approval of mandatory guidelines which will take effect from 1 December 2024.

The government accepted all ten recommendations by the Tripartite Workgroup on the Tripartite Guidelines...

Hourly wage for temp workers up 2.7% across Japan's metro areas

The average hourly wage for temporary workers across three major Japanese metropolitan areas in March 2024 stood at JPY 1,696 (USD 10.97), up 2.7% compared to the same period last year and an increase of 0.8% compared to February 2024, according to research from En Japan.

The JPY 1,696 (USD 10.97) figure...

Malaysians prioritise career growth and upskilling

One in two Malaysians said they would quit their job if it did not offer them enough career progression opportunities, according to the latest Randstad Workmonitor.

The research also found that 55% indicated they would remain in their current role if they were happy, even if there was no room to progress...

China's labour market remains stable in Q1

The surveyed urban unemployment rate on average in China stood at 5.2% in the first quarter of 2024, down 0.3% over the year, reports The Global Times, citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics. March data showed the surveyed urban unemployment rate also stood at 5.2% in March, a year-on-year...