Japan – Major firms shifting toward more recruitment in 2023 (The Japan Times)

Nearly half, or 42%, of major Japanese firms are planning to increase hires of new graduates in fiscal 2023, according to a survey from Kyodo News published in The Japan Times (paywall). The survey reflects more companies projecting a recovery from the pandemic. The ratio of such optimistic firms jumped...

China – Urban unemployment rate edges up slightly in Q1 2022 (Xinhua)

China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5% in the first quarter of this year, reports Xinhua citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure edged up 0.1% from the same period last year. A total of 2.85 million new urban jobs were created during the period. NBS spokesperson...

Japan – Dip Corp revenue rises 44% in Q4, full year revenue up 21%

Japanese staffing firm and job board Dip Corp. (2379: JP) reported revenue today for the fourth quarter ended 28 February 2022 of JPY 11.45 billion (USD 91.3 million), an increase of 43.8% compared to the same period the prior year.

Japan – Pasona Group revenue edges up 10% with growth driven by HR Solutions business

Japanese staffing firm Pasona Group (2168: JP), reported revenue today for the nine months ended 28 February 2022 of JPY 270.87 billion (USD 2.16 billion), an increase of 10.7% compared with last year.

India – Infosys revenue up 20.6% in fiscal Q4, highest growth in decade

Global IT services giant Infosys (NYSE: INFY) announced yesterday revenue rose 20.6% year over year in constant currency in its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31. Gross margin at the Bengaluru, India-based company rose 5.5%.

The company said the growth, the highest in a decade, was broad-based and...

India – Wipro acquires IT services firm in up to $80 million deal

IT services giant Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) announced Monday that it acquired Convergence Acceleration Solutions LLC (CAS), a US-based consulting and program management company.

The deal calls for Wipro to pay USD 50 million up front and another USD 30 million in contingent consideration payable over the...

Singapore – More employers look to hire candidates with a broader set of skills to take up hybrid roles

Businesses today are reassessing their workforce productivity as more employers (79%) are looking to hire candidates with a broader set of skills to take up hybrid roles in 2022. This is in comparison to 71% of employers in 2020, according to research from the National Trades Union Congress’ LearningHub....

Asia Pacific – Malaysia looks to ease migrant worker shortage as borders reopen (The Straits Times)

Malaysia is looking to ease a pandemic-driven labour crunch that has choked its key plantation and manufacturing industries by hastening the hiring of migrant workers, reports The Straits Times. The country is expected to hire nearly 180,000 workers over the next six weeks, according to Human Resources...

Australia – Labour Party leader’s claims of ‘massive rise in insecure work’ refuted by official data

Australia’s s Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Australian Labor Party has come under criticism after he claimed that the country’s casual workers are growing as a share of Australia’s workforce.

The Australian Financial Review (paywall) said that Labour leader Anthony Albanese’s claims...

Singapore – Randstad says it is aware of job scammers impersonating its employees on Telegram and Whatsapp

Randstad announced that it is aware of recent incidents involving individuals and/or organisations that are impersonating Randstad employees on messenger services Telegram and Whatsapp.

According to Randstad, scammers are actively targeting members of the public in Singapore by impersonating Randstad...