Singapore – Ministry of Manpower says it will take action against employers who misclassify employees for cost-cutting (The Straits Times)

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower will investigate cases of employers misclassifying employees to avoid employer obligations, and take action where warranted, reports The Straits Times. This includes cases where employers terminate their employees’ contract of service, but engage their services under...

India – Country is biggest international talent base, Randstad CEO says (Times of India)

India is the biggest talent base when cross-border hiring is accounted for, and it’s also a country where Randstad aims to increase its presence, Randstad CEO Sander van’t Noordende told the Times of India newspaper. Randstad’s RPO business in India has tripled over the last couple of years.

Australia – Accurate Background acquires employment screening provider VerifyNow

Accurate Background, a provider of employee background checks and other screening, acquired VerifyNow Pty. Ltd., an employment screening provider based in Canberra, Australia.

“Accurate and VerifyNow have been partners for several years, and we are excited to deepen this relationship as we seek to better...

New Zealand – Job ads rise by 1% in February, but applications per job ad fall

The number of job ads in New Zealand rose by 1% in February from January and are up 15% compared to February 2019, according to data released this week by Seek. However, applications per job ad fell 7% in January after 12 months of consecutive increases — applications per job ad are reported with a...

Australia – Majority of employers more worried about losing staff this year than they were last year

A majority of employers in Australia, 70%, are more concerned about their employees leaving this year than they were in 2022, according to a survey by Robert Half International Inc.

The concerns were more pronounced at medium-sized companies, 77%, than at large firms, 75%, and small businesses, 57%.

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World – Most popular freelance projects of past year include graphic design and PHP, Freelancer.com report says

The most popular freelance project of 2022 was graphic design followed by PHP and HTML (hypertext markup language), according to the “Freelancing in 2022 Report” released by Freelancer.com. PHP is a programming language used in website development.

Overall, the top 10 projects listed on Freelancer.com...

China – Kanzhun Limited fourth quarter revenue falls slightly

Chinese recruitment platform Kanzhun Limited, whose core product is job board Boss Zhipin, yesterday reported its unaudited financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended 31 December 2022.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 stood at RMB 1.08 billion (USD 157.2 million), down 0.7% when...

Hong Kong – Labour Department launches consultation on review of Code of Practice for Employment Agencies

Hong Kong’s Labour Department yesterday launched a public consultation on the review of the Code of Practice for Employment Agencies.

The Department disseminated the Code of Practice (CoP) in 2017 by administrative measures to regulate employment agencies with a view to promoting the professionalism...

Australia – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves to 3.5% in February

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Australia fell to 3.5% in February, down by 0.5% when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Compared to the previous month, the unemployment rate also fell by 0.2% from 3.7% in January...

Taiwan – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate falls to 3.6%

Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.60% in January 2023, down from 3.70% in January 2022, according to data from the Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics.

On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by 0.01%.

On a non-seasonally adjusted...