Japan – JAC Recruitment full year revenue rises 15% with growth in domestic and overseas businesses

Japanese staffing firm JAC Recruitment (2124: TYO) reported revenue today for the full year ended 31 December 2021 of JPY 24.85 billion (USD 214.8 million), an increase of 15.0% compared to the previous year.

India – Info Edge to buy stake in Juno Learning

Info Edge India Ltd (NAUKRI:NSI), the Indian job board, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire securities in Juno Learning Pvt. Ltd.

The company will buy a 25% stake in the company and the price of the acquisition is approximately INR 112.5 million (USD 1.49 million).

Juno is newly...

India – Permanent work from home jobs a hit with jobseekers: Naukri

An increasing number of jobseekers in India prefer to choose companies providing permanent work from home option, according to research from Naukri.com.

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic made working from home the new normal for many job roles, Naukri stated, adding that the job platform has seen 93,000...

Japan – Persol revenue growth boosted by temporary staffing, takes further stake in PersolKelly

Japanese staffing giant Persol (2181: JP) reported revenue today for the nine months ended 31 December 2020 of JPY 780.19 billion (USD 6.77 billion), an uptick of 10.8% when compared to the previous period.

India – Quess Corp Q3 revenue rises 31% as profits surge

Quess Corp. (QUESS:NSI), the Bengaluru, India-based staffing provider, reported revenue from operations on Friday improved by 31.2% in its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2021.

The company posted revenue from operations of INR 36.85 billion (USD 487.4 million). When compared to the previous quarter,...

Japan – Hirayama Holdings H1 revenue rises 23.1% as profits rally

Japan-based Hirayama Holdings (7781:JP), a company mainly engaged in outsourcing and technology staffing, reported revenue today for the six months ended 31 December 2021 of JPY 13.41 billion (USD 116.5 million), an increase of 23.1% compared to the previous year.

Japan – Tsunagu first quarter revenue up 2.8% as it returns to profit

Tsunagu Holdings (6551:JP), a Japan-based company offering recruitment related services, reported revenue today for the first quarter ended 31 December 2021 of JPY 2.80 billion (USD 24.3 million), an increase of 2.8% when compared to the same period last year.

Australia – High Court rules backpacker was employee not a contractor

The High Court of Australia ruled last week in an appeal judgment that a 22-year old UK backpacker who worked for a labour hire company had been engaged as an employee and not a contractor.

The High Court allowed an appeal from a judgment of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia.

The appeal...

Singapore – Job postings almost double since onset on pandemic: Indeed

Job opportunities for workers in Singapore continue to rise despite the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the city. By the end of January, jobs posted on Indeed in Singapore were up 93% from their level on 1 February 2020, almost two years after the pandemic's onset.

Singapore job postings have exceeded...

India – Quess Corp appoints CEO and Executive Director

Indian staffing firm Quess Corp announced that it appointed Guruprasad Srinivasan as Executive Director and Group CEO (ED & CEO) with immediate effect. Suraj Moraje, incumbent MD and Group CEO, steps down with effect from 10 Feb 2022.

Srinivasan is one of the founding members of Quess with over 25...