Australia – Salaries set to climb as skills shortage inflates expectations

More employees in Australia will receive a pay rise this coming financial year than the previous year, with skills shortages creating a “once-in-a-career market”, according to Hays Australia.

Hays’ Salary Guide, based on a survey of over 4,400 organisations, found 88% will increase salaries in their...

India – Quess Corp and Teamlease say double-digit revenue growth will continue in current fiscal year (The Economic Times)

Two of India's largest staffing firms, say their double-digit revenue growth will continue in the ongoing fiscal year after Quess Corp and Teamlease posted record numbers in their recently concluded financial year, reports The Economic Times (paywall). “The revenue growth is sustainable as we have...

Asia Pacific – Persol invests in Malaysian job board

Persol Holdings announced that it plans to invest in Wobb, which operates the job board Hiredly in Malaysia.

The investment was made via Persol Venture Partners, which leads the group in investment to create new businesses and services through open innovation.

Hiredly is a hybrid recruitment platform consisting...

Australia – Talent International appoints two global executives

Australia-based Talent International announced that Georgia Kelaher will be joining the company as Global Chief People Officer, effective immediately.

Talent also announced that Megan Woodbury will be joining the company as Global Chief Financial Officer, effective from 1 July 2022. Yaron Segal, Talent...

India – Myntra to create 27,500 temporary jobs for sales campaign (The Economic Times)

India-based online fashion and beauty retailer Myntra, owned by Flipkart, is set to create 27,500 seasonal jobs for its upcoming 16th edition of its End of Reason Sale, which starts on 11 June and lasts six days, reports The Economic Times. The company is hiring temporary workers for delivery, warehouse...

India – Tata Consultancy Services sees fall in staff attrition, robust demand for IT services (Reuters)

India-based Tata Consultancy Services expects the rate of staff departures to fall and demand for its services to rise as companies continue with their pandemic-hastened digitisation processes, reports Reuters. More tech talent is expected to enter the job market from start-ups facing funding crunches,...

Australia – PeopleIn to acquire Food Industry People

PeopleIn Limited,  formerly People Infrastructure, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in FIP (Food Industry People) Group Holdings Pty Ltd.

FIP is a workforce solutions business that is one of the largest providers of staff to the food sector in Australia....

New Zealand – Coinpresso completes acquisition of AI blockchain recruitment firm Cryptrain

Coinpresso, a crypto marketing agency, completed an acquisition and partnership agreement with Cryptrain, an AI-powered blockchain recruitment agency.

The agreement will see Coinpresso assume 20% control of Cryptrain, including its patent-protected AI, as the crypto marketers look to expand their expertise...

Japan – Fullcast Holdings acquires real estate temporary staffing firm Hayfield

Japan-based staffing firm Fullcast Holdings announced last week that it acquired 100% of the shares of Tokyo-based Hayfield Co Ltd.

Heyfield Co., Ltd. is a temporary staffing firm specialising in the real estate industry.

The price of the transaction was not disclosed.

Fullcast stated that the impact of...

India – Hiring activity jumps 40% in May with boost from travel and hospitality industry

Hiring activity in India recorded year-on-year growth of 40% in May 2022 when compared to May 2021, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The Naukri JobSpeak Index for March stood at 2,863 in May 2022.

The Index showed that the highest increase in hiring during the month under review was recorded...