India – Online recruitment rises 10% in January: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in India grew by 10% in January 2022 compared to January 2021, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

The Monster Employment Index showed consistent improvement in online recruitment compared to the corresponding period a year-ago. The index charted 282 in January 2022 from...

Australia – Job ads down slightly by 0.3% in January, but up 34% compared to pre-Covid levels

Job advertisements in Australia fell slightly by 0.3% in January 2022 following a downwardly revised 5.8% drop in December. Despite the surge in Omicron cases, job ads remained 9.6% above the Delta-lockdown lows, according to job ad data from ANZ Bank.

ANZ Senior Economist, Catherine Birch said, “Although...

Singapore – Advancer Global full year revenue up 6.6%, but records loss

Advancer Global (43Q:SES), an integrated services provider offering workforce solutions and services in Singapore reported revenue yesterday after markets closed, for the full year ending 31 December 2021 of SGD 60.13 million (USD 44.3 million), an increase of 6.6% compared to the same period last...

Japan – Copro Holdings to acquire Hucoss’ temporary staffing business

Copro Holdings, a Japan-based holding company which owns a number of businesses including a temporary staffing firm, announced that it will acquire the temporary staffing and employment dispatch business of Tokyo-based Hucoss.

The acquisition will be made through Copro’s subsidiary Copro-Engineerd,...

India – Formal sector talent demand growth boosted by consumer-led sectors

India’s formal sector, India Inc., reported 12% year-on-year growth in talent demand in January 2022. The growth came amid the Omicron Covid-19 variant which caused restrictions and lockdowns in India. Economic recovery was in full swing accompanied by talent demand growth in all high volume industrial...

Thailand – Jobless rate falls to lowest level since before pandemic as curbs ease (Today Online)

Thailand's unemployment rate in the fourth quarter fell to its lowest level since the pandemic as restrictions eased, reports Today Online citing data from the state planning agency.

The jobs situation is expected to improve further with restrictions easing and more foreign tourists returning. Thailand's...

Australia – GO2 People H1 revenue up, but losses widen due to late superannuation payments

GO2 People, a provider of vertically integrated recruitment and building services throughout Australia and New Zealand, published its half year financial report for the period ended 31 December 2021. The group reported revenue growth of 192.5% to AUD 35.93 million (USD 25.87 million).

The revenue increase...

Australia – AD1 Holdings half year revenue rises 48.6%

Job search site AD1 Holdings (AD1:AU) announced today its half-year report for the six months ended 31 December 2021.

During the period, the group reported revenue growth of 48.6% compared to same period the year prior. AD1 also reported customer receipts growth of 68.0% compared to the same period a...

Australia – Hiremii revenue climbs 9.1% with boost from Inverse acquisition

Hiremii, an Australia-based staffing platform for temporary and permanent hiring, reported revenue today of AUD 3.86 million (USD 2.7 million) for the six months ended 31 December 2021. This was an increase of 9.1% compared to the same period a year ago.

Asia Pacific – Persol invests in mental health startup and NFT startup

Japanese staffing firm Persol announced that it will invest in Intellect Company Pte. Ltd. a Singapore-based mental health startup.

Intellect Company provides self-directed mental wellness programs in 15 languages and online sessions therapy available through two channels: as an employee benefit and through...