Singapore – Employers face challenge in filling job roles due to lack of talent with relevant skillsets

For employers in Singapore who are hiring or intending to hire new talent, four in five (78%) of them are facing a challenge in filling job roles due to a lack of talent with relevant skillsets. This is according to findings from NTUC (National Trades Union Congress) LearningHub's  Emerging Jobs...

India – President of Indian Staffing Federation calls for tax benefits on work from home (Accord Fintech)

Ahead of India’s upcoming Budget 2022, Lohit Bhatia, President of the Indian Staffing Federation and President, Workforce Management, Quess Corp, has called for tax benefits for employees working from home, reports Accord Fintech. Bhatia said that as the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent protocols have...

India – Jump in demand for talent boosted by healthcare sector

Talent demand in India grew by 4% in December 2021 when compared to December 2020, and up 5% when compared to the previous month, according to the TimesJobs RecruiteX.

TimesJobs RecruiteX is a monthly recruitment index that records the demand and supply of talent at India Inc.

Pushed by the emergence of...

World – Adecco Group survey says atmosphere along with salary and opportunities are top considerations for job seekers

Salary, the atmosphere at a company and career opportunities rank as the three most important criteria workers take into account when looking at job opportunities, according to The Adecco Group. It cited its new survey of 1,300 workers and 155 companies in 16 countries.

Salary was mentioned by 53% of...

Australia – Former employment agency director pleads guilty to breaching directors’ duties

A former employment agency director from the Australian state of Victoria has pleaded guilty to one count of breaching her directors' duties.

Raita Konita Pakoti, also known as Rachel Edwards, was the sole director of employment agency Westpower Victoria Pty Ltd.

Records from Australian Securities and...

India – Former call centre employee held by police for running fraudulent IT recruitment firm (The Tribune)

The Karnataka Police have charged a 34-year-old former call centre employee with cheating engineering graduates and job candidates in the pretext of getting them a placement in a top software company in Bengaluru, reports The Tribune. The police have seized 40 fake appointment letters from the accused,...

South Korea – Number of discouraged workers hit new high in 2021 (The Korea Herald)

The number of discouraged workers in South Korea touched an all-time high in 2021 due to a weak job market amid the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, reports The Korea Herald. South Korea’s government data showed there were 628,000 discouraged workers, the largest tally since related data tracking began...

India – TeamLease Services Q3 revenue rises 38% with growth across the board

TeamLease Services Ltd (TEAMLEASE:NSI) reported revenue from operations of INR 17.62 billion (USD 235.5 million) for the third quarter ended 31 December 2021, an increase of 38.1% compared to the same period last year.

World – OECD employment rate rises to 68% in Q3

The employment rate in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) area, which is the percentage share of the working-age population with jobs, rose to 68.0% in the third quarter of 2021, from 67.4% in the second quarter.

The rise in the OECD area employment rate occurred alongside...

Taiwan – Jobless rate declines slightly to 3.64% in December

Taiwan’s unemployment rate declined by 0.04% in December 2021 to 3.64% when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest manpower survey results from Directorate General Budget, Accounting and Statistics.

The fall was the sixth straight decline in the unemployment rate.

When compared...