China – Demand for environment, social and governance talent set to boom

Demand for environment, social and governance (ESG) talent in Mainland China will boom in the next five years, according to a survey by professional accounting body, CPA Australia.

CPA Australia surveyed over 400 accounting and financial professionals across industries in the Greater China region, including...

New Zealand – Accordant Group announces senior management changes

Accordant Group, previously known as AWF Madison Group, Simon Bennett, executive director of Accordant, is ceasing his executive role effective 31 October 2021.

Bennett remains a director in a non-executive capacity, which has enabled a smooth transition for the CEO Jason Cherrington, who was appointed...

Asia Pacific – Philippines’ jobless rate in August highest among emerging Asian economies (Business Inquirer)

The return to the strictest lockdown restrictions in August 2021 made the Philippines’ unemployment rate the highest among emerging Asian economies, reports The Business Inquirer, citing data from the state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority. The Philippines’ latest jobless...

Japan – Like Co Q1 revenue rises 2.6%

Japanese staffing firm Like Co Ltd (2462: JP) reported revenue for the first quarter ended 31 August 2021 of JPY 13.50 billion (USD 124.3 million), up 2.6% when compared to last year.

Japan – Outsourcing acquires two security contracting businesses

Outsourcing Inc. (2427:TYO), a Tokyo-based global provider of staffing and outsourcing services, announced it has acquired all of the issued shares of two companies, ARK Security System Corporation and ARK Miraizu Corporation, making them subsidiaries.

The two ARK Group companies are engaged in traffic...

Australia – People Infrastructure appoints new CEO

Australia-based staffing firm People Infrastructure today announced the appointment of Ross Thompson as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from 25 October 2021.

Thompson joins People Infrastructure from UK listed firm RPS where he was CEO of its Australia Asia Pacific business and prior to that...

Vietnam – More than half of companies plan to recruit post-pandemic (Viet Jo)

More than half, or 56.7% of companies in Vietnam said they would start hiring staff immediately after resuming normal activities post-pandemic, reports Viet Jo, citing data from recruitment firm Navigos Group, part of Japanese firm En-Japan. 52% of workers answered that they would like to change jobs...

Japan – Careerlink upgrades Q2 forecast due to better than expected orders for BPO projects

Japanese staffing company Careerlink (6070: JP) announced a revision to its forecasted results for the second quarter ending March 2022.

The company upgraded its forecasted revenue to JPY 16.23 billion (USD 145.1 million) from the previously announced JPY 15.15 billion (USD 135.4 million).

Careerlink...

India – Hiring activity soars 57% in September led by IT and retail sectors

Hiring activity in India grew by 57% in September 2021 when compared to September 2020 with growth led by IT and hospitality, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The recent wave of digital transformation among Indian organisations continued to generate demand for tech professionals. Year-on-year...

Asia Pacific – Talent acquisition professionals face challenges in quality of hire

Talent acquisition professionals in the Asia Pacific region cite quality of hire as the main challenge they will face in the near future, according to survey research from RPO firm Cielo.

Nearly half of talent acquisition professionals, or 46.2% cited quality of hire as the most significant issue they...