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).

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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...

Malaysia – Jobless rate improves slightly in August to 4.6%

Malaysia’s unemployment rate stood at 4.6% in August 2021, down 0.2% year-on-year according to research from Statistics Malaysia.

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

The number of unemployed persons decreased by 3.8% when compared to August 2020 and up 1.0% compared to July...

Australia – Job ads fall 2.8% in September

Job advertisements in Australia fell by 2.8% in September 2021 when compared to August 2021, the third consecutive monthly decline, but was still 21.9% higher than the pre-pandemic level (January 2020), according to data from ANZ Bank.

This is consistent with ANZ Bank’s expectation that the measured...

New Zealand – Nearly half of workers plan job change in the next year

Almost half, or 48%, of workers in New Zealand are planning to change jobs in the next year, according to a survey from HR software firm Employment Hero.

The survey also found that 40% of workers are planning to search for a new job within the next six months while 15% are already actively searching.

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India – Unemployment rate falls sharply in September (The Economic Times)

India’s unemployment rate fell sharply in September to 6.86% against 8.32% in August as 8.5 million additional jobs were created last month with the majority of them created in rural India with construction activity picking up pace, reports The Economic Times, citing data from the Centre for Monitoring...

Thailand – Government warns workers of Australia visa scam (Bangkok Post)

Thailand’s Labour Ministry is warning Thai jobseekers looking for agricultural jobs in Australia to be wary of scammers claiming to be able to secure a visa immediately, as details of the programme are still being finalised by authorities, reports The Bangkok Post. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin...