Japan – Number of temporary agency workers up 0.5% in February, jobless rate improves to 2.6%

Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 20.73 million in February 2022, up 0.5% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

The number of ‘dispatched workers from...

Singapore – More employers and talent optimistic about their sector in 2022

Employers and employees across Singapore were found to be cautiously optimistic about the outlook for their sector over the next 6 to 12 months, according to the RGF Talent in Asia report.

The report showed that 54% of employers and employees expressed optimism while over a third (38%) remained neutral....

New Zealand – Staffing firm fined for illegal employment (Radio New Zealand)

A recruitment firm in Auckland, New Zealand and its director has been fined, after a Chilean couple seeking work in the horticulture industry were found working illegally at a construction site, reports Radio New Zealand. Apex Recruitment and its director Georgia Carolan-Hyland were sentenced in Auckland...

Singapore – Job ad growth reaches record high despite omicron surge

Despite the spread of the Omicron variant in Singapore, hiring activity continued its upward trend throughout February, reaching a new high, according to job ad data on Indeed.

By the end of February 2022, Singapore job postings on Indeed were up 106% from their level on 1 February 2020.

Postings growth...

India – Info Edge invests in Allcheckdeals

Info Edge, a leading job board, announced that it invested INR 1.4 billion (USD 18.4 million) in its subsidiary Allcheckdeals India Pvt. Ltd.

Allcheckdeals was already a wholly owned subsidiary of Info Edge.

Allcheckdeals is engaged in the business of brokerage services in the real estate sector in India....

Australia – Women in gig economy roles earn up to 37% less than men (The Guardian)

Women in gig economy roles in Australia earn between 10% and 37% less than men, reports The Guardian, citing research from the Queensland University of Technology research team. For the same work, men earned on average AUD 2.67 per hour more than women, though about 40% of gig economy workers do not...

Japan – Less than half of women are interested in being promoted (Nippon)

Less than half, or 48.6% of women in Japan are interested in receiving promotions at work, reports Nippon citing survey data from Adecco Group Japan. The survey of 1,065 women in managerial positions by Adecco Group Japan found that the most common reason for not wanting to be promoted was additional...

Australia – New safety labour hire requirements for Victoria employers comes into effect

Employers in Victoria who use labour hire are being urged by WorkSafe Victoria to review their health and safety obligations, with new safety laws to protect Victoria's labour hire workers coming into this week.

The Occupational Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 has changed the...

Asia Pacific – Malaysia records most active jobseekers, driven by search for higher pay

Malaysia continues to register the highest number of active jobseekers in Asia, according to research from Hays.

The research analysed survey data from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore. Over 9,500 responses were collected between October to November 2021. 

Hays found that 39% of Malaysian...

India – Urban unemployment rate falls to 9.8%, labour force participation also drops

India’s urban unemployment rate fell to 9.8% for the July to September 2021 period, down from 13.2% during the same period in 2020, according to the latest periodic labour survey published this week by the Government of India’s Ministry of Statistics.

The 13.2% rate from 2020 was impacted by Covid-19...