South Korea – Former GM Korea CEO given suspended prison term over illegal employment of temp workers

A court sentenced Kaher Kazem, a former CEO of GM Korea Co., to a suspended prison term today on charges of illegally hiring approximately 1,700 manufacturing temporary workers, according to Yonhap News Agency.

The former CEO was accused, along with other GM executives, of hiring 1,719 workers dispatched...

World – Business Analyst tops Hays’ list of most in-demand tech jobs

The demand for tech jobs is seeing a shift in hiring trends across the globe, from hard skills in technology to roles more focused on managing projects and providing analysis on business trends, according to Hays.

James Milligan, global head of Technology Solutions at Hays says that organisations have...

Japan – Firms plan to increase hiring of university graduates in 2024

More than 15% of companies in Japan plan to increase the number of new university graduates hired in 2024, according to a recent survey from Recruit Works Institute, a part of Japanese staffing giant Recruit Co., Ltd.

The study also found that 3.6% of respondents said they will decrease hiring of graduates...

India – Blue, grey-collar job vacancies see four-fold jump in November: Quess Corp

Job vacancies in India’s blue and grey-collar segments have increased four-fold in the last year from November 2021 to November 2022, according to job ad data from Billion Careers platform, a subsidiary of Quess Corp.

The vacancies increased by 301% in the past year to over 10.5 million in 2022 from...

South Korea – Majority of companies failed to meet their recruitment targets for 2022

The majority, or 88.5%, of companies in South Korea failed to hire as much talent as they had aimed for in 2022, according to research from Saramin HR.

The number one difficulty when it came to recruitment was ‘lack of suitable candidates’ which was cited by 57.4% of firms. This was followed...

Singapore – Employment agency director convicted and jailed for false declarations in work permit applications

A director for Singapore-based employment agency J&Y Recruit Pte Ltd was convicted for making false declarations in work permit applications for migrant workers.

According to the Ministry of Manpower, Chiang Zhi Wei was sentenced to a cumulative term of 11 months’ imprisonment under the Employment...

Philippines – Employment record reaches highest record since 2005, unemployment improves to 4.2%

The employment rate in the Philippines was placed at 95.8% in November 2022, the highest recorded employment rate since April 2005, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.

At the same time, the jobless rate in the Philippines stood at 4.2% in November 2022, down from 4.5% in October...

Japan – Real wages fall at fastest pace in over eight years in November, undercut by inflation (Reuters)

Japan's real wages in November fell 3.8% from a year earlier, their fastest rate in more than eight years, as inflation undercut workers' pay, dealing a blow to policymakers' hopes of achieving faster economic growth led by higher wages, reports Reuters, citing the labour ministry. November's 3.8% annual...

World – Randstad Asia Pacific appoints new CEO, new leaders appointed for North America and Technologies business

Randstad NV announced today that it has appointed new leaders for the Asia Pacific and North America regions, as well as Randstad Technologies.

Kajetan Slonina was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Randstad Asia Pacific, Traci Fiatte was named Chief Executive Officer of Randstad North America, and...

Australia – Seek average advertised salaries up 4.4% annually in November

Average advertised salaries on job board Seek in Australia grew by 4.4% in November 2022 when compared to November 2021. The slight uptick in annual growth is related to the Covid-19 lockdowns of late 2021.

On a quarterly basis, when comparing August to November, average advertised salaries were up 1.3%....