China – Tongdao Liepin Q2 and H1 revenue edges up on back of growth in talent acquisition services

Tongdao Liepin Group, previously known as Wise Talent Technology Services Co (6100:HKG), the operator of Chinese job board Liepin.com, reported revenue on Thursday of RMB 722.9 million (USD 105.7 million) for the three months ended 30 June 2022, an increase of 7.0% when compared to the previous year....

Singapore – Job vacancy to unemployment ratio expected to rise

Singapore's job vacancy to unemployed person ratio will continue to rise between 2.72 to 3.62, according to research from Singapore-based recruitment firm Reeracoen.

Aside from unemployment rates, Singapore also faces an acute skills shortage. Estimates from Reeracoen suggest Singapore will need to add...

Japan – Majority of part-time workers satisfied with their jobs, study finds

More than half, or 60%, of part-time workers in Japan said they were satisfied with their part-time jobs, according to a survey from staffing firm En-Japan.

The biggest reason for satisfaction is due to their work location (58%) however for those who said they were not satisfied, the biggest reason for...

Taiwan – Recruitment sites remove job postings in wake of Cambodia scams (Taiwan News)

Job boards in Taiwan such as 104 Corp and 1111 Job Bank have removed “suspicious” job postings with locations in Southeast Asia, West Asia, and Africa as authorities continue to investigate and rescue victims from human trafficking operations in Cambodia, reports Taiwan News. 104 Corp said it made...

Singapore – Randstad warns of scammers using fraudulent e-business cards to impersonate Randstad employees

Job scammers in Singapore are actively targeting members of the public by misrepresenting themselves as Randstad employees on messaging service Telegram, according to Randstad Singapore.

Randstad said it is aware of recent incidents involving individuals and/or organisations that are impersonating Randstad...

World – Businesses are more positive about labour shortages and supply chains in Q2 2022

Companies worldwide are more positive about supply chain and labor shortages in Q2 2022 than they were a year ago, according to research by GlobalData.

The data and analytics company’s Filing Analytics database found that sentiment around shortages rose by over 7% in Q2 2022, from low (a sentiment score...

Philippines – Department of Migrant Workers plans to rate recruitment firms by compliance (BusinessWorld)

The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it plans to rate employers and recruitment agencies based on their track record of compliance with labour standards and treatment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), reports BusinessWorld. In a statement, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan V....

People – Cloudstaff, Randstad Singapore

Jennifer Zanich, has joined Australian staffing platform Cloudstaff as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. In her new role, Zanich will drive continued growth of Cloudstaff's remote staffing business in Australia and the US, as well as expansion into the UK and Europe. Cloudstaff is...

New Zealand – Seek job ads rise 9% in July with notable surges in Canterbury and Marlborough regions

Job ads on job board Seek New Zealand increased by 9% in July 2022 when compared to July 2021.

When compared to the previous month, job ads were up 1%. Applications per job ad hiked by 5%.

By region, Canterbury and Marlborough saw the biggest increases over the year with a 28% rise in July. On the other...

Japan – Persol invests in crowdfunding company Fundinno, establishes ‘Employment Creation Fund’

Persol announced that it has invested in Fundinno Co., Ltd., a company based in Tokyo which provides stock investment crowdfunding services.

The investment was made through Persol Venture Partners (previously known as the Persol Innovation Fund).

Persol also announced that it has established the ‘Employment...