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Australia – Rubicor announces new management
4 February 2013One of Australia’s largest staffing firms, Rubicor (ASX:RUB), today announced a reorganisation as part of its ongoing strategic review of the Group. This will bring major changes to the firm’s management structure.
Sue Turk has been promoted from general manager of operations to the new role of chief...
Japan – Manufacturing jobs reach low
4 February 2013In December 2012, job opportunities in Japan's once flourishing manufacturing sector dropped below 10 million for the first time in over 50 years. Official data shows that the number of workers in industry jobs fell to 9.98 million in the month, the lowest since 1961.
The news come at a time when the...
Australia – Temporary migrant workers increase job market competition
4 February 2013Immigrants in Australia are increasing competition in the job market as new research claims that since 2011, the number of jobs created in Australia was equalled by the number of new migrants who found employment.
The report by Monash University looked at the impact of immigration on the Australian workforce,...
Malaysia – Foreign workers to pay for hiring costs
1 February 2013The Malaysian government has announced that foreign workers will have to pay for their own hiring costs which were formerly paid by the employer. The move has been criticised by unions as discriminating against the country’s vast foreign workforce.
The levy payment will have to be made by migrant workers,...
Australia – ICT recruiter HiTech hit by “tough job market”
1 February 2013Australian ICT staffing company HiTech Personnel (HIT:ASX) today reported a -7% decline in revenues for the six months to December 2012 amid a “tough job market”. Revenue fell to AU$4.2 million while gross profit fell -15% to AU$0.9 million.
The firm saw net profit decrease to AU$0.14 million, compared...
Japan – Unemployment rises to 4.2%
1 February 2013Japan’s unemployment rate reached 4.2% in December, rising from 4.1% from the previous month, the ministry of internal affairs and communications announced on Friday. But throughout 2012, the jobless rate dropped to an average of 4.3%, seeing two straight years of improvement.
The increase in...
Around the Web – Brazil breaks another labour record
1 February 2013Brazil saw a record-low of unemployment at the end of 2012 as more companies retained workers and wages overall increased. The jobless rate in 2012 fell to 5.5%, down from 6.0% a year ago, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
India – Recruiters remain cautious
31 January 2013Hiring sentiments in India have declined with recruiters looking into the future with more caution, according to the latest job outlook survey by job site Naukri.com. This found a decline in the number of recruiters expecting an increase in jobs.
In January, 68% of respondents anticipated that new jobs...
Australia – Internet vacancies down -25%
31 January 2013The number of advertised online jobs fell a seasonally adjusted -24.8% in December 2012 when compared to a year ago. This is according to the new internet vacancy index by the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
The number of job ads has fallen across all occupational...
New Zealand – Kelly Services victim of job scam
31 January 2013An international recruitment firm has become tangled up in a job scam which offers fake jobs to foreign students from Singapore. New Zealand’s immigration office has warned students about the false employment offers.
After reports emerged that mainly Indian students from Singapore were charged up to...