Japan – Quarter of businesses allow workers to stay until 70 or older (NHK World Japan)

One in four Japanese companies allow their employees to stay on the job at least until age 70, reports NHK World Japan, citing survey research from the country’s labour ministry. The poll asked 230,000 firms with 21 or more workers about policies concerning older employees. The survey was conducted...

Australia – Family of delivery rider killed at work awarded payment after he was considered an employee and not a contractor

The family of a courier for food delivery app HungryPanda in Australia who was killed while working for the firm will receive approximately AUD 834,000 (approximately USD 574,400) in compensation after an insurer agreed that he was an employee and not a contractor.

According to The Age Australia, the...

Thailand – Majority of employees willing to forgo higher salaries or promotions for work-life balance

More than half, or 69%, of employees in Thailand are willing to forgo pay rise and/or promotion for better work-life balance, overall well-being, and happiness, according to research from Michael Page Thailand.

The research also found that there has been a wave of resignations in Thailand with 37% of...

Australia – Workplace watchdog fines Brisbane food operator after falsifying records in case involving casual worker

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of AUD 204,000 (USD 140,543) in penalties in court against the operators of a Brisbane, Australia fast food business after they used false records to try to frustrate an investigation.

Australia’s Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed an AUD 185,000...

Asia Pacific – Majority of Southeast Asia workers prefer flexibility over four-day work week (Digital News Asia)

As the idea of a four-day work week continues to gain traction across Southeast Asia, Digital News Asia, citing a study from Qualtrics, reports that 60% of full-time employees in the region prefer the flexibility to work whenever they want over one less day at work (37%). The study found that for workers...

Australia – Ashley Services CFO steps down

Australian training and labour hire firm Ashley Services (ASH: ASX) announced that Chris McFadden has tendered his resignation today as a director, CFO and a company secretary for personal reasons.

The Board has accepted his resignation and will announce a replacement in due course.

In the interim,...

Singapore – Employers become more flexible with requirements amid dearth of talent with required coding skills

Coding skills are growing in prevalence for many job roles across sectors in Singapore. However, 89% of employers say that there is a shortage of talent with the required coding skills to a "large" and "some" extent, according to the National Trades Union Congress LearningHub. ...

Australia – Union launches dispute with Deakin University over payments for casual academic workers (The Guardian)

Australian trade union the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has accused the state of Victoria’s Deakin University of paying casual academics per student assignment marked, rather than an hourly rate, in a formal dispute notice lodged with the institution, reports The Guardian. In the dispute...

Asia Pacific – HR Ministry accredits 25 recruitment companies from Bangladesh to avoid monopolistic practices (Malay Mail)

The Malaysian Human Resources Ministry’s accreditation of 25 companies to recruit workers from Bangladesh was done to avoid monopolistic practices as well to safeguard the welfare and livelihood of the workers, said its minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. The Malay Mail reports that Saravanan also refuted...

Taiwan – 104 Corp provides results update with revenue up 11%

Job board 104 Corp (3130: TAI) published an update for the month of May 2022.

The group posted revenue in May 2022 of TWD 182.7 million (USD 6.1 million), an increase of 10.9% compared to the same period in 2021 and ahead of the prior two months of the year.

104 Corp’s accumulated revenue for the three...