India – Flexi-staffing rises 6.6% in June quarter, adds 66,000 jobs (Business Standard)

Employment through the flexi staffing industry in India picked up pace for the second consecutive quarter to grow at 6.6% in April-June period of FY 2023, adding 66,000 new workers, reports The Business Standard, citing data from the Staffing Federation. In comparison, during the December and March quarters...

India – Global tech layoffs will not hit telecom jobs, staffing firms say (The Economic Times)

Layoffs at global tech giants such as Meta, Microsoft and Google will not impact the projects these companies are executing for their Indian telecom clients, reports The Economic Times, citing a number of staffing firms including TeamLease and NLB Services. These tech companies still have sufficient...

India – Women earn less and attain fewer jobs, Oxfam report finds

Women in India face discrimination in the labour market despite their same educational qualification and work experience as men due to societal and employers’ prejudices, according to a report from Oxfam India.

According to Oxfam, the academically recognised statistical model applied in its India Discrimination...

Australia – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves 1.1% in August

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Australia stood at 3.5% in August 2022, down 1.1% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest research from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

When compared to the previous month, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1% from 3.4%

The number...

Asia Pacific – Taiwan dispatches delegation with the aim of recruiting IT talent from Singapore and Malaysia

Taiwan’s National Development Council organised a delegation to visit Singapore and Malaysia with the aim of recruiting 60,000 foreign professionals by 2030, and to promote the employment gold card system.

During its trip, the delegation held a number of job fairs which were attended by executives from...

New Zealand – Government drops vaccine mandates, including worker mandates (The Guardian)

New Zealand’s government this week scrapped the few remaining vaccine mandates, for workers including health and disability workers, and inbound travellers, reports The Guardian. New Zealand, which once controlled the virus through the toughest pandemic rules in the world, has made relaxations...

Japan – Jaic H1 revenue rises 14.7% as profits show improvement

Jaic (7073: TYO), a Japan-based professional services firm primarily engaged in education-integrated recruitment services, reported revenue today for the first six months ended 31 July 2022 of JPY 1.53 billion (USD 10.7 million). The company did not provide direct year-on-year comparisons due to a change...

India – Online hiring ticks up 3% in August with BFSI sector leading the way

Online recruitment in India saw a 3% decline in August 2022 compared to August 2021, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

The Monster Employment Index (MEI) decreased to 275 in August 2022 from 284 in August 2021.

Month-on-month, the Index recorded a 2% fall, as July 2022 saw an index of 281....

China – Government publishes guidance to improve workers’ rights in platform economy (The Global Times)

China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security along with four other departments last week published administrative guidance for 11 major online platforms including Meituan, Ele.me and Didi, urging them to better protect workers in a fresh push to improve the internet-enabled workplace, reports...

Singapore – Employers and staff urged to be open to flexible work arrangements, including four-day work week (The Straits Times)

Employers and employees in Singapore are ‘strongly’ encouraged to be open to flexible work arrangements, including four-day work weeks, reports The Straits Times citing the Minister of State for Manpower Gan Siow Huang.

Huang said, “As with any work arrangement, a four-day work week may work well...