People – Go2 People, TechnoPro Holdings

The Go2 People Ltd. (GO2:ASX), a Perth, Australia-based recruitment provider, appointed three new nonexecutive directors to its board. Their terms will start 22 November. Susan Hansen worked for a large accounting firm and Wall Street investment bank before establishing a financial training organisation....

Australia – Jobs fall by 46,300 in October

Australia lost 46,300 jobs in October when compared to September for a total of some 12.8 million jobs, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced Thursday. The unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in October from 4.6% in September.

Full-time employment fell by 40,400 jobs in October to approximately 8.9...

Japan – Outsourcing postpones Q3 results citing concerns over inappropriate accounting

Outsourcing Inc. (2427:TYO), which ranks among the largest global staffing providers, postponed the release date for its third-quarter results citing suspicion of inappropriate accounting.

The suspicious accounting was in the Tokyo-based firm’s Outsourcing Technology subsidiary.

“We are currently conducting...

India – Trigyn Technologies’ revenue from operations rose 6.0% in fiscal second quarter

Trigyn Technologies Ltd. (TRIGYN:NSI), a multinational IT solutions and staffing provider, reported revenue from operations rose 6.0% year over year in its fiscal second quarter ended 30 September.

Japan – Persol second quarter revenue growth boosted by Solution business

Japanese staffing giant Persol (2181: JP), reported revenue today for the second quarter ended 30 September 2021 of JPY 262.4 billion (USD 2.30 billion), an increase of 15.3% compared to the same period last year.

Revenue in the Solution strategic business unit rose by 124.1% while the other business...

Japan – En-Japan revenue climbs 21% as profits jump

Japan-based recruitment and job information provider En-Japan Inc (4849:TYO) reported revenue today of JPY 31.11 billion (USD 219.7 million) for the first six months ended 30 September 2020, a 21.3% increase compared to last year.

Japan – JAC Recruitment revenue and profits improvement driven by domestic staffing

Japanese staffing firm JAC Recruitment (2124: TYO) reported revenue for the nine months ended 30 September 2021 of JPY 18.56 billion (USD 162.9 million), an increase of 9.3% compared to last year.

The group said its domestic staffing business, which is its core business, performed well, and as a result,...

Japan – Altech reports revenue hike of 8.7%

Japanese technical staffing firm Altech Corp. (4641:JP) reported revenue today for the nine months ended 30 September 2021 of JPY 28.24 billion (USD 247.8 million), an increase of 8.7% when compared to the same period last year.

Japan – Crie Anabuki H1 revenue slips 2.0% as profits tumble

Crie Anabuki Inc. (4336:TYO), a provider of outsourcing and staffing, reported revenue fell 2.0% year over year for the first six months ended 30 September 2021.

Malaysia – Labour market shows improvement as unemployment falls and employment rises

Malaysia’s unemployment rate fell by 0.1% over the year to 4.5% in September 2021, according to the latest data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

When compared to August 2021, the unemployment rate also fell by 0.1%.

The number of unemployed persons decreased by 1.1% when compared to September...