Japan – PA Co revenue up 8.4% but temporary staffing declines

Japanese temporary staffing firm PA Co (4766: JP) reported revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2022 of JPY 830 million (USD 6.2 million), an increase of 8.4% compared to the same period last year. 

Japan – Career Care revenue up 27% with strong improvement in operating profit

Career Co., Ltd, (6198:JP), a Japanese HR services firm, reported revenue for the nine months ending 30 June 2022 of JPY 11.99 billion (USD 89.8 million), up 27.1% when compared to the same period last year.

Japan – HIP Corp first revenue rises 4%

HIP Corp. (2136: JP), a Japanese firm mainly engaged in the outsourcing business, reported revenue last Tuesday of JPY 1.33 billion (USD 9.9 million) in the first quarter, an increase of 4.0% when compared to the same period last year.

Australia - New privatised job service scheme plagued by problems faces early parliamentary review

Australia’s privatised employment services “market” has been reformed several times since the late 1990s. The latest incarnation, Workforce Australia, commenced last month and has been plagued by problems, including several cases reported in The Guardian. It is now being examined...

Japan – Recruit Holdings first quarter revenue lifts 26.8% with growth led by HR Technology

Japanese staffing firm Recruit Holdings (6098: JP) reported revenue today for the first quarter ended 30 June 2022. Revenue totalled JPY 843.17 billion (USD 6.30 billion), an increase of 26.8% when compared to the previous year.

India – Info Edge first quarter revenue soars 54.6% as profits expand

Info Edge India Ltd (NAUKRI:NSI), the Indian job board, reported revenue operations for the first quarter ended 30 June 2021 of INR 5.07 billion (USD 63.6 million), up 54.6% compared to the same period last year.

Australia – HiTech Group full year revenue rises 49.6% on back of strong demand for ICT talent

Australian recruitment and consulting company HiTech Group Australia (HIT: ASX) reported operating revenue today for the full year ended 30 June 2022 of AUD 63.1 million (USD 44.7 million), an increase of 49.6% compared to the same period last year.

HiTech’s core business is the recruitment of ICT (information...

Malaysia – Unemployment rate improves to 3.8% in June

Malaysia’s unemployment rate in June 2022 stood at 3.8%, down 1.0% year-on-year, according to research from Statistics Malaysia.

Over the month, the unemployment rate fell slightly by 0.1%

The total number of unemployed persons totalled approximately 630,600, down 18.0% over the year.

Meanwhile, the number...

Australia – Freelancer’s freight divisions Freightlancer and Loadshift announce merger

Freelancer Limited (ASX: FLN, OTCQX: FLNCF), today announced the merger of its freight divisions, Frieghtlancer and Loadshift.

Both platforms will merge under the Loadshift banner, forming a transport marketplace that has delivered over 125 million kilometres of freight across Australia in the last 12...

India – Online recruitment up slightly by 3% in June, Monster finds

Online recruitment in India rose slightly by 3% in June 2022 compared to June 2021, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

The Monster Employment Index (MEI)  increased to 279 points in June 2022 from 271 in June 2021.

According to Monster, amid a storm of uncertainty in the global economy...