Singapore reviews local qualifying salary ahead of Budget (The Business Times)

Singapore is reviewing the local qualifying salary (LQS)– the minimum that local workers must be paid by an employer that hires foreign workers – under a series of moves to support lower-wage workers, reports The Business Times. The publication cited senior minister of state for manpower Zaqy Mohamad....

More workers in Taiwan satisfied with their jobs in 2023 (Taipei Times)

The majority of workers across Taiwan (74.6%) said they were satisfied with their jobs in 2023, up 1.2% from 2022, reports Taipei Times, citing the Ministry of Labour. In 2023, approximately 3% said they were unsatisfied with their jobs. Nearly all those who said they were satisfied cited gender equality...

Average hourly wage for Japan temporary staff up in three metro areas

The average hourly wage for temporary staff across three major metropolitan areas in Japan stood at JPY 1,630 (USD 11.03), an increase of JPY 17 (0.12), or 1.1%, from the same month last year, according to data from the Jobs Research Centre (JBRC), a research institute of Recruit Co., Ltd.

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Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 3.9% in December

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December increased to 3.9%, up 0.4% over the previous year, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

When compared to the prior month, the unemployment rate was unchanged.

The number of unemployed persons totalled 573,600,...

Salaries to rise in Taiwan in 2024 (Focus Taiwan)

Salaried workers across Taiwan should see salary increases of 2%-5% on average in 2024, reports Focus Taiwan, citing research from Robert Walters and the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan, which co-sponsored the salary survey. Workers who change jobs can expect increases in pay of 10%-20% on average....

Indian food courier Swiggy to cut another 400 jobs amid IPO push (TechCrunch)

Indian food delivery start-up Swiggy is cutting about 400 jobs, or nearly 7% of its workforce, as the start-up seeks to bring further improvements to its finances ahead of a planned IPO later this year, reports TechCrunch. This is the second round of layoffs at the Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which...

Tech Mahindra CEO reports mixed outcome in Q3

India-based IT services giant Tech Mahindra Ltd. reported yesterday that revenue as measured in US dollars fell 5.4% year over year in constant currency to USD 1.57 billion in its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2023. The decrease on a reported basis was 5.7%. Still, the company reported USD 381...

Aussie workplace regulator takes café to court for worker underpayment

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman launched legal action against the former operator of a café in eastern Victoria over underpayments to a worker who was employed on a casual and part-time basis.

Facing the court is sole trader Linda Mary Fielden who formerly operated The Lakes Boatshed Café in Lakes...

Singapore’s workers plan to job hop within two years (Yahoo Finance)

Nearly a third of workers in Singapore (29%) say they plan to leave their current employers within the next two years, reports Yahoo Finance, citing a report published by research and polling company Ipsos. The study highlighted that the intent to leave was prevalent among the 18 to 24-year-old age group,...

China’s HR Ministry vows to vitalise job market (China Daily)

A state-level campaign in China will be carried out from late this month through early April, with the aim of improving employment services for migrant workers, reports China Daily, citing the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. It said that 30 million job openings will be available to the...