New Zealand – Covid-19 altered jobseekers priorities, job security is most important

The majority, or 71%, of jobseekers in New Zealand say job security is far more important to them since the outbreak of Covid-19, according to a survey by Hays New Zealand.

Wellbeing & mental health support is also deemed to be important (61%), followed by regular and transparent communication from...

Asia – Indonesia and Malaysia sign agreement to protect migrant workers (The Independent)

Officials from Malaysia and Indonesia signed an agreement today on the placement and protection of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia during a meeting that included Indonesia's president and Malaysia's prime minister, reports The Independent. The memorandum of understanding, signed by Malaysian Human...

South Korea – Jobplanet plans for IPO in 2023

South Korean talent platform Jobplanet is reportedly pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) to raise investment funds for growth and to help shareholders recover their funds.

Jobplanet was founded in 2014 and provides job opportunities for jobseekers as well as providing jobseekers with crowdsourced...

Singapore – Employment agencies to provide partial refund option if employers terminate migrant domestic worker’s contract early

From 1 June 2022, employment agencies in Singapore must provide employers with a refund option of at least 50% of the service fees paid by the employer, if the migrant domestic worker’s employment was terminated within the first six months of her employment.

According to the Ministry of Manpower, this...

Australia – Senate inquiry calls for laws to stamp out 'systemic, sustained and shameful' wage theft (ABC News)

A senate inquiry report is calling for new laws to protect employees and says wage theft in Australia is ‘systemic, sustained and shameful’ and workers are often too scared to speak out in fear of repercussions, reports ABC News.  The senate committee, set up in 2019 to investigate the...

India – Online delivery and ecommerce fuel number of available jobs (Economic Times)

More than 400,000 jobs in India will be up for grab for last-mile delivery and supply-chain personnel in the next 90 days, almost 50% up from a year ago, reports the Economic Times. Staffing needs will be spread across grocery and food deliveries, medicines, apparel and fashion and will be a mix of regular...

Australia – Budget 2022 plans include investing in skilled workers and apprenticeships, jobless rate forecasted to be lower

Australia’s Morrison Government outlined its Budget for 2022 and focused on continued investment in the country’s workforce.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia's apprentices, trainees and workers building their skills were ‘key to delivering a stronger economy’.

"By backing Australian...

Australia – The Go2 People appoints new CFO

The Go2 People Ltd. (GO2:ASX), a Perth, Australia-based recruitment provider, announced the appointment of Steven Richards as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) commencing 30 March 2022.

Richards is a Chartered Accountant and highly experienced CFO having worked in a number of ASX-listed entities.

GO2...

Taiwan – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves to 3.67% in February, total employment dip

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Taiwan fell by 0.06% in February 2021 to a rate of 3.67% when compared to the same period in the previous year, according to the latest manpower survey results from Directorate General Budget, Accounting and Statistics.

When compared to the previous...

India – Higher salary increases expected (The Economic Times)

Rising attrition and talent shortage in India will drive higher salary increments in the months ahead, reports the Economic Times, citing survey findings from Naukri. The number of recruiters planning to roll out increments greater than 30% in their respective organisations grew by 60% versus the...