India – Applications from female jobseekers jumps 25% in 2021 on Naukri platform (Business Today)

Women's job applications on Indian talent platform Naukri.com increased by 25% from 168.7 million in 2020 to 211.3 million in 2021, reports Business Today. Moreover, women's job applications on its platform stood at 141.0 million in 2019, witnessing a 20% yearly growth in 2020. “With over 200 million...

World – Progress towards gender equality in work was set back by at least two years across OECD countries due to pandemic

After a decade of slow but steady improvement in women’s employment outcomes, progress towards gender equality in work was set back by at least two years across the 33 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries in an analysis by PwC.

The research showed that women’s employment...

China – Renrui HR to take 46% stake in Shanghai Sirui Information Technology

Renrui Human Resources Technology (6919: HKG), a mainland China-based flexible staffing service, announced that its subsidiary Shanghai Ruiying Human Resources Technology Group will acquire a 46.0% stake in Shanghai Sirui Information Technology Co., Ltd.

The conditional agreement of the sale for the 46%...

India – Hiring activity climbs 31% in February, Naukri finds

Hiring activity in India jumped by 31% in February 2022 when compared to February 2021, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The number of job postings in February 2022 stood at 3,074 on the Naukri platform, compared to 2,356 in the same month of the previous year.

Naukri noted hiring activity...

India – Women are moving jobs for option to work from home (Economic Times)

The option of permanent work from home is changing the work dynamics for women employees in India. According to research published in The Economic Times by diversity and inclusion firm Avtar, the option to work from home is now the top reason why women are moving jobs. Avtar profiled 1,038 active jobseekers...

Japan – Gakujo first quarter revenue up 4% but reports loss

Japanese recruitment firm Gakujo Co. (2301: JP) reported revenue today for the first quarter ended 31 January 2022 of JPY 595 million (USD 5.2 million), an increase of 4.0% compared with last year.

India – Info Edge acquires online dating platform Aisle Network

Info Edge India Ltd (NAUKRI:NSI), the Indian job board, announced that it has acquired online dating platform Aisle Network in India.

Aisle is engaged in the business of running multiple dating platforms on the web via its mobile apps Aisle, Anbe, Arike and HeyDil. These platforms allow users to browse...

Singapore – Demand for blockchain and crypto specialists surge 80%: Indeed

Jobs requiring knowledge in blockchain, cryptocurrency or NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have grown 80% in Singapore in the past year, according to research from Indeed. 

The data from Indeed also showed a quickening in the market's demand. In 2020, the increase was 20%.

Indeed’s research also found...

India – Online talent platform OptimHire plans to raise $19 million in series A funding (Business Standard)

Online talent platform OptimHire, whose focus is on reducing the average hiring time of IT companies substantially, plans to raise INR 1.5 billion (USD 19.45 million) in Series A funding. The Times of India reports that the funding would help OptimHire bolster product innovation and expand teams across...

India – ‘Hiring will not be impacted by any new Covid-19 variant’, most India Inc. execs say (LiveMint)

As Covid-19 cases continue to decline in India, a majority of India Inc's (India’s formal work sector) executives believe hiring will not be slowed down due to any new Covid-19 variants or further waves, reports LiveMint, citing a survey by Genius Consultants. The survey found 73% respondents strongly...