Japan – Crie Anabuki revenue down as profits tumble

Japanese HR services provider Crie Anabuki (4336: JP) reported revenue today for the nine months ended 31 December 2021 of JPY 4.56 billion (USD 39.5 million), a decrease of 3.5% compared to the same period last year.

Japan – Will Group revenue rises 10.7% as profits jump

Japanese HR firm Will Group (6089:TYO), which focuses on temporary staffing, business contracting and recruitment, reported revenue today of JPY 97.60 billion (USD 845.9million) for the nine months ended 31 December 2021, an uptick of 10.7% when compared to the same period last year.

Australia – Talent International reports revenue up 25%

Australia-based Talent International announced in an update that global revenue increased by 25% for the six months period ended 31 December 2021 to AUD 432 million (USD 307.54 million).

At the same time, EBITDA increased over the year by 118% to AUD 13.7 million (USD 9.75 million).

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India – FirstMeridian acquires IT staffing firm RLabs

India-based HR services investment platform FirstMeridian Business Services announced that it has completed its acquisition of RLabs, an IT staffing and consulting firm.

RLabs is also based in India and has over 1,200 technology professionals deployed across its clientele in over 40 locations in India....

India – Hiring activity sees upswing in January: Naukri JobSpeak Index

Hiring activity in India grew by 41% in January 2022 when compared to January 2021, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

Naukri noted hiring activity saw strong growth signs in major sectors like IT-Software (+80%), Banking/Financial Services (+31%), Telecom (+48%), Pharma (+29%). Other sectors...

New Zealand – Seek job ads jump 42% in January

Job ads on job board Seek New Zealand were up by 42% in January 2022 when compared to January 2021 and up 33% when compared to January 2019.

When compared to the previous month, job ads were up 9%. Applications per job ad increased 0.4% over the month and were down 42% compared to the same month two years...

Japan – WDB Holdings revenue up 7.3% as profits gain

WDB Holdings Co. Ltd (2475:TYO), a Japanese holding company that includes staffing firms, reported revenue on Friday rose 7.3% in the nine months ended 31 December 2021.

Japan – Nisso Corp revenue up 13% but profits slip

Nisso Corporation (6569: TYO), a Japanese human resources firm providing staffing services, reported revenue today of JPY 56.97 billion (USD 495.0 million) for the first nine months ended 31 December 2021, an increase of 13% compared to the same period last year.

Japan – Interworks reports revenue growth

Interworks (6032:TYO), a Japan-based recruitment company reported revenue on Friday for the first nine months ended 31 December 2021 of JPY 1.72 billion (USD 14.9 million).

The company did not post prior year results for comparison in its results announcement. However, prior year results are listed below...

Japan – Tsukui Staff revenue up slightly, but reports loss

Tsukui Staff Corporation (7045:TYO), a Japan-based provider of recruitment, temporary employment, education training and other services reported revenue on Friday of JPY 5.94 billion (USD 51.62 million) for the nine months ended 31 December 2021. Revenue was up 1.9% over the year.