India – Online hiring rises 15% in April led by growth in BFSI sector

Online recruitment in India increased by 15% in April 2022 compared to April 2021, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

The Index has shown a robust growth as the index rises to 295 in April 2022 from 257 in April 2021.

On a monthly basis, the Index recorded an upsurge of 4% in April 2022....

Hong Kong – Labour Department revokes licences of employment agencies for overcharging of commission

Hong Kong’s Labour Department has revoked the employment agency licences of Manco Employment Agency located in Mong Kok and Many Maids Employment Agency located in Chai Wan in Hong Kong.

The licence of Manco Employment Agency was revoked as its licensee was earlier convicted of overcharging commission...

India – White collar job openings at 30-month high in May (The Economic Times)

India’s white-collar employment market recorded 330,000 active job openings in May, the highest count in the last 30 months, reports The Economic Times, citing data collated from LinkedIn, recruitment firms and job boards . The number of vacancies accepting applications in May was 61% higher from a...

India – Hiring in aviation sector to soar 30% (The Hindu Business Line)

With travel picking up, India’s aviation sector is likely to see a 30% increase in hiring over the next two quarters, reports The Hindu Business Line, citing research from TeamLease Services. Joy Thomas, Vice-President and Business Head (Retail, Ecommerce, Logistics & transportation), TeamLease...

Australia – Ashley Services to acquire oil and gas labour hire firm Linc Personnel

Australian training and labour hire firm Ashley Services (ASH: ASX) announced that it is entering into an agreement to acquire a majority shareholding of oil and gas labour hire firm Linc Personnel Pty Ltd.

Linc is a West Australian company providing professional labour hire and recruitment services...

Japan – Number of temporary agency workers up 5.6% in April, unemployment rate down 0.3% over the year

Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 20.70 million in April 2022, up 1.0% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

The number of ‘dispatched workers from temporary...

Singapore – Coding skills grow in prevalence for job roles

With the rapid digitalisation of workplace processes today, 84% of employers in Singapore say there is an increasing need for employees across various job roles and departments to have basic coding skills and knowledge, according to research from the National Trades Union Congress LearningHub.

Meanwhile...

India – May’s job ads 33% above pre-pandemic levels

New job postings in India in May 2022 saw over 33% growth above the pre-pandemic baseline of February 2020, according to research from Indeed India.

Demand for talent in India also rose across multiple categories on a month-on-month basis. The increase in job postings was strongest in Marketing (188%)...

India – Info Edge fourth quarter net revenue jumps 51.5%

Info Edge India Ltd, the Indian job board, reported standalone revenue on Friday from operations for the fourth quarter ended 31 March 2022 of INR 4.55 billion (USD 58.7 million), an increase of 51.5% compared to the same period last year.

World – Nearly half of office workers considering resigning from their jobs

The majority of global office workers are feeling increased pressure at work due to colleagues resigning in the past year. As a result, 48% say they would consider resigning from their jobs in the next six months, according to a survey from UiPath.

UiPath’s 2022 Office Worker Survey also found that...