UK – Dillistone Group full year revenue slips 11.5% due to effects of pandemic but remains optimistic, appoints new interim finance director

Recruitment software supplier Dillistone Group (DSG:LSE) published its audited final results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2021. Revenue stood at £5.6 million, down 11.5% from £6.3 million in 2020.

Dillistone operates Voyager Software, a supplier of front office software and the mid-office pay...

Australia – Airtasker reports revenue growth in third quarter with progress in Gross Marketplace Volume

Australia-based B2C talent platform Airtasker reported revenue for the third quarter ended 31 March 2022 of AUD 8.6 million (USD 6.2 million), up 21.2% over the prior year corresponding period.

Airtasker also reported third quarter Gross Marketplace Volume (GMV) of AUD 51.5 million (USD 36.9 million),...

World – Most workers considered major career move in 2022

The majority, or 7 in 10 people, globally have contemplated a major career move this year, according to a report from the ADP Research Institute.

According to the report, the Covid-19 pandemic has put personal well-being and life outside of work into an ‘even clearer perspective’ and has strengthened...

India – Workforce, especially women, have stopped looking for jobs (The Hindustan Times)

Millions of Indians, particularly women, are exiting the labour force, reports The Hindustan Times, citing data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt, a private research firm in Mumbai. The research found that between 2017 and 2022, the overall labour participation rate dropped from 46% to...

Australia – Overseas nurse recruitment drive needed to ‘plug gaps’ in aged care, College of Nursing says (Sydney Morning Herald)

Australia’s College of Nursing says the country must proactively recruit nurses from overseas to deliver federal election commitments to minimum aged care staffing levels, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian College of Nursing chief executive adjunct professor Kylie Ward said, “We should...

World – Australia-based MitchelLake Group acquires UK executive search firm Tyzack Partners

Executive search firm MitchelLake Group, headquartered in Australia, announced it acquired Tyzack Partners, a UK-based executive search firm for digital ventures and transformational companies.

Financial details were not disclosed.

Tyzack Partners was founded in 1958 and has experience in sectors including...

India – Online recruitment edges up 6% in March on back of strong growth in BFSI

Online recruitment in India edged up by 6% in March 2022 compared to March 2021, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

Despite the slower pace of monthly growth compared to the 10% annual growth in March, the Index remained positive from an annual perspective as recruitment activity continued...

Australia – Employment sees upswing in March but monthly hours worked slip

Employment in Australia increased by 338,300 in March 2022, an increase of 2.6% from the same period a year ago, according to seasonally adjusted figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The number of jobs was up by 0.1% (17,900) on a monthly basis.

When compared to March 2020, employment was 394,400...

Singapore – Jobseekers looking for jobs abroad grows by 72% since onset of pandemic

Jobseekers in Singapore are increasingly looking for job opportunities overseas, even as the internal job market shows a substantial rise in local offers, according to research from Indeed which showed growth of 72% in the search for jobs in other countries by job seekers based in Singapore when comparing...

China – Government prioritises job-creation to unleash ‘full growth potential’ against headwinds (Xinhua)

China is actively incorporating its long-standing employment-first approach into its pro-growth measures to help cushion the economy against potential impacts from heightened uncertainties, reports Xinhua. China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5% in the first quarter of this year, up 0.1%...