India – Most HR heads and executives believe startups help with boosting job opportunities

The majority, of 77%, of HR heads and C-suite executives, agree that the startup space has a positive role in aiding the transformation of the employment scenario in India, according to survey research from staffing firm Genius Consultants.

The survey was conducted online by Genius Consultants among 1,121...

Philippines – Bill seeks to protect employees’ rest hours (Inquirer)

A bill that will prohibit employers in the Philippines from requiring employees to report for work or contacting them for work-related purposes during their rest hours has been filed in the Senate, reports Inquirer.net. Sen. Francis Tolentino filed Senate Bill No. 2475 Z, or the proposed Workers’ Rest...

Australia – Jobless rate drops to lowest level since 2008

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 2.4% to a rate of 4.2% in December 2021, compared to the 6.6% rate in December 2020, according to data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Bjorn Jarvis, head of labour statistics at the ABS, said, “This is the lowest unemployment...

Japan – Adecco’s Modis collaborates with Microsoft Japan in reskilling initiative

Modis Japan, part of the Adecco Group, and Microsoft Japan announced they are collaborating to develop digital human resources for promoting digital transformation in companies and local governments in Japan.

The companies plan to develop digital human resources for 200,000 people by 2025 supporting upskilling,...

Australia – Gig economy workers could soon be protected by new set of minimum standards in Victoria (Business Insider Australia)

A new set of minimum standards could soon offer protection to Uber and Deliveroo drivers in Victoria, as the Australian state follows New South Wales in moving to offer certainty to workers in the gig economy, reports Business Insider Australia. The Fair Conduct and Accountability Standards, which...

India – Hiring for temporary delivery workers on the rise amid surge in demand (The Economic Times)

The hiring of temporary workers for home delivery in India has surged 35-40% in the past two weeks as companies grapple with increasing demand amid Covid-19 government restrictions and rising absenteeism among their workforces due to infections, reports The Economic Times. There is a big spike in demand...

Australia – Seek job ads jump 39% in December and up 45.9% over pre-pandemic levels

Job ads on job board Seek Australia jumped by 39.0% in December 2021 when compared to December 2020 and rose 45.9% when compared to December 2019.

On a month-to-month basis Seek job ads were down 3.2% month-on-month.  Applications per job ad were up slightly by 1.9% over the month and were down 53.8%...

Singapore – Employees fearing digitalisation turn to upskilling

The majority, or 81%, of employees in Singapore are concerned about the impact of digitalisation on jobs and roles in their industry, according to the NTUC (National Trades Union Congress) LearningHub's Emerging Jobs and Skills Report.

Employees said their main concern about digitalisation at the workplace...

Hong Kong – Jobless rate improves to 3.9% in December quarter

Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in the period from October to December 2021 period from 6.6% during the same period the year prior, according to the latest labour force statistics by the Census and Statistics Department.

Compared to the previous three-month period, the...

Philippines – Government aims to lower unemployment rate to near pre-pandemic level

The government of the Philippines announced that it aims to bring down the unemployment rate close to pre-pandemic level of around 5% to 5.5% this year.

According to Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said the unemployment rate slowed down to 6.5% last November from a peak of 17.6%...