World – Majority of tech candidates cite environmental sustainability as a priority when looking for jobs

Most, or 84%, of tech candidates say that it is important for them to work for a company that prioritises environmental sustainability, according to a global survey of tech candidates and employers from Talent International.

At the same time, the report showed that 82% of candidates feel that businesses...

Australia – Chair of Australia’s job services inquiry questions privatisation, says it makes jobless ‘less employable (The Guardian)

An Australian Labour MP has questioned the privatisation of the country’s employment services system, saying it’s failed to prepare many disadvantaged jobseekers for work and made others less employable by demeaning them, reports The Guardian.MP Julian Hill who was also appointed chair of a parliamentary...

Malaysia – More than 230,000 foreign workers with approved visa entering the country soon (The Edge Markets)

A total of 238,943 foreign workers have already been approved for a visa with reference by the Immigration Department, and are expected to enter Malaysia soon, reports The Edge Markets, citing a statement from the Ministry of Human Resources. More than 644,379 registered foreign workers had passed the...

Japan – S-Pool revenue edges up 11% with profits on the rise

S-Pool Inc. (2471:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing provider, reported revenue rose 11.0% in the first nine months of its fiscal year, which ended 31 August 2022. Net income was up 14.0%.

Japan – Career Bank revenue slips 2.5% as impact of pandemic continues to weigh in

Japanese staffing firm Career Bank (4834: JP) reported revenue today for the first quarter ended 31 August 2022 of JPY 1.69 billion (USD 11.7 million), a decrease of 2.5% compared to last year.

India – Info Edge acquires majority stake in Coding Ninjas

Indian job board Info Edge announced that its Board of Directors have approved a further investment into Coding Ninjas, an online learning platform in India owned by Sunrise Mentors Private.

Info Edge is investing INR 1.35 billion (USD 16.6 million) in Coding Ninjas. The investment takes Info Edge’s...

New Zealand – Thousands of university staff to stage half-day strike as pay negotiations stall (Stuff.co.nz)

Thousands of staff across New Zealand’s eight universities will stage a half-day strike this Thursday as part of strike action over failed pay increase negotiations, reports Stuff.co.nz. An estimated 7,000 academics, researchers and general staff from Auckland, Auckland University of Technology (AUT),...

Singapore – HRnetGroup to acquire majority stake in fintech startup Octomate

HRnetGroup Ltd. (HRNET:SP), a Singapore-based recruitment firm announced that HRnetGroup has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 49% stake in fintech startup Octomate Pte Ltd from an independent seller.

The acquisition is expected to complete on or about 10 October 2022, when HRnetGroup...

Japan – Number of temporary agency workers up 2.4% in August, unemployment rate improves

Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 21.21 million in August 2022, up 2.4% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

The number of ‘dispatched workers from...

Malaysia – A third of Generation Z workers switched jobs for better work-life balance in 2022

A third, or 29%, of Generation Z respondents in Malaysia aged between 18 and 25 years old changed jobs to improve their work-life balance, according to research from Randstad Malaysia.

Randstad Malaysia noted that employees are placing more focus on workplace flexibility after the pandemic, especially...