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Australia – Temporary migrant workers increase job market competition

4 February 2013

Immigrants 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 2013

The 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 2013

Australian 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 2013

Japan’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 2013

Brazil 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.

Read the whole article here.


India – Recruiters remain cautious

31 January 2013

Hiring 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 2013

The 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 2013

An 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...


Singapore – Labour policies unattractive to businesses

31 January 2013

According to a new survey by Bloomberg, Singapore has emerged as the eighth best country in the world for business in 2013. But its regional rival, Hong Kong, has maintained its top ranking for the second year, while the United States and Japan came in second and third place.

The survey looked at over...


Australia – Bluestone Reports Healthy Cash Flow

30 January 2013

Australia-based staffing company Bluestone Global announced on Wednesday that cash receipts in the three months to December 2012 rose to AU$92.6 million (approximately USD 97 million) from AU$90.0 million (approximately USD 94 million) a year ago, an increase of +3% .

Cash receipts represent total cash...