India – Companies ramp up hiring 61% in June quarter

Companies in India saw a 61% increase in jobs during the April to June quarter when compared to the previous quarter, according to research from Mint-Shine.com.

Data from Shine’s job portal found that the first quarter of FY 2021, when the second wave of Covid-19 was rampant in India, had registered...

India – Demand for executive roles surges (The Economic Times)

The market for hiring top executives in India is surging with many executive search firms reporting 100% growth in hiring since last year, reports The Economic Times. Hiring mandates, the firms say, have picked up in the last two months, driving some to expand their operations to meet the demand. The...

Japan – Temporary agency workers up 11.5% in May, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate up slightly

Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 20.77 million in May 2022, up 0.2% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

The number of ‘dispatched workers from temporary...

Australia – National Minimum Wage increases from today

The National Minimum Wage in Australia increases from today, 1 July 2022.

Australia’s Fair Work Commission announced earlier this month that the National Minimum Wage will increase by AUD 40.00 per week (approximately USD 28.00), which amounts to an increase of 5.2%. The announcement came after the...

India – White-collar job openings dip in June amid IT hiring slowdown (The Economic Times)

India’s white collar job market recorded a drop in active vacancies month-on-month in June due to a slowdown in hiring velocity in the IT industry collective of services, products, internet-enabled sectors, and startups, according to research from staffing firm Xpheno published in the Economic Times....

China – Government allows Kanzhun to resume new user registrations after year-long cybersecurity probe (Reuters)

Kanzhun, whose core product is job board Boss Zhipin, announced that it would resume new user registration following a year-long cybersecurity review from China’s internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China, reports Reuters.The Chinese authorities launched a cybersecurity reviews into...

India – Online recruitment edges up 9% in May led by growth in import/export sector

Online recruitment in India grew by 9% in May 2022 compared to May 2021, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

The Monster Employment Index (MEI) upsurged to 284 points in May 2022 from 260 in May 2021.

Over the month, the Index levelled down by 4%, as April 2022 saw an index of 295.

According...

Australia – A third of employees satisfied with current benefits: Hays

A third, or 33% of employees in Australia are satisfied with their current benefits, according to research from Hays Australia.

This follows news that the value of salary increases is rising, yet Australians feel their performance and the demand for their skills merits more.

According to Hays,...

China – Job confidence among households lowest since 2009 (The Hindu)

A Chinese index of employment confidence plummeted in the second quarter to its lowest since the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, after tough Covid-19 restrictions took a toll of the economy from April to June, reports The Hindu, citing a central bank survey. Nearly 46% of Chinese households...

China – HR tech firm Shebao China rebrands as Yunsheng Group as it secures USD 40 million in funding round (DealStreetAsia)

China, HR tech firm Shebao China announced it has rebranded itself as Yunsheng Group amid the firm’s efforts to step up investment in cloud-native technology after the completion of a Series C funding round of RMB 270 million (USD 40.3 million). According to DealStreetAsia, the firm’s rebranding...