India – Over half of employers plan to take on more staff in June quarter: TeamLease

More than half, or 54%, of employers in India are planning to hire during the April to June 2022 quarter, this is up 4% from the previous quarter, according to the latest Employment Outlook Report from TeamLease Services.

The report is based on a survey and analysis carried out during January and February...

India – Indian Staffing Federation re-elects President and new Executive Board members include leaders from Randstad and ManpowerGroup

The Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) announced its newly elected Executive Board for the 2022-2024 term.

The newly elected 12-member board takes the reigns on the first week of April. Lohit Bhatia, President, Workforce, Quess Corp has been re-elected as President of the Indian Staffing Federation, while...

Singapore – Online hiring surges 31% in February: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in Singapore grew by 31% in February 2022 compared to February 2021, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

The Monster Employment Index (MEI) increased to 143 in February 2022 from 122 in February 2021.

Month-on-month the Index was flat. Monster also noted that job demand...

Japan – More than half of Japanese firms based overseas impacted by Ukraine crisis (Kyodo News)

Over half, or 55%, of Japanese companies based overseas have had their business operations impacted, or foresee they will be impacted, by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reports Kyodo News citing a survey by Pasona Group. The online survey of 699 Japanese entities across 10 economies, conducted by Pasona...

Japan – S-Pool first quarter revenue rises 20.5%

S-Pool Inc. (2471:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing provider reported on Monday revenue rose 20.5% year over year in the three months ended 28 February, the first quarter of its fiscal year.

China – Renrui HR full year revenue up 67.5% but profits slip

Renrui Human Resources Technology (6919: HKG), a China-based flexible staffing services provider announced its results Thursday for the year ended 31 December 2021. Total revenue of the group amounted to approximately RMB 4.74 billion (USD 744.9 million), a year-on-year increase of 67.5%.

India – Hiring activity jumps 16% in March, led by Hospitality and Travel

Hiring activity in India recorded year-on-year growth of 16% in March 2022 when compared to March 2021, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The Naukri JobSpeak Index for March stood at 2832 at the end of the financial year reflecting the steady growth of hiring activity in India.

The Travel...

Australia – Job ads rise but applications fall: Seek

Job ads on job board Seek Australia registered an increase of 32.2% in March 2022 when compared to March 2021 and rose 50.7% when compared to March 2019.

On a monthly basis, job ads on Seek rose by 5.0%. Applications per job ad fell by 4.5% over the month.

Seek’s application per job ad data for February...

Singapore – HRnetGroup announces new contract with Ministry of Education

HRnetGroup Ltd. (HRNET:SP), a Singapore-based recruitment firm, announced 30 March that its RecruitFirst Pte. Ltd. subsidiary won another four-year contract to run the “Focus Language Assistance in Reading” programme, known as Flair, for Singapore’s Ministry of Education. The contract runs from...

India – Jobs website WorkIndia announces investment by Persol Group

WorkIndia, a blue collar-focused jobs website based in Mumbai, India, announced on Monday an investment by Tokyo-headquartered staffing firm Persol Group. The deal will enable WorkIndia to expand its product across Persol’s operations in 13 countries and regions globally.

“Persol’s technology and...