Taiwan – Consumer confidence dips in September as jobs outlook weakens (Focus Taiwan)

Taiwan's consumer confidence weakened to some extent in September as consumers' outlook of the local job market's prospects over the next six months significantly worsened, reports Focus Taiwan, citing a survey from the National Central University. The September consumer confidence index fell 1.04 points...

Malaysia – Social Security Organisation pays over $2 million in compensation to employees infected with Covid-19 in workplace (Malay Mail)

Malaysia’s Social Security Organisation has paid over MYR 11.19 million (USD 2.6 million) in compensation to employees infected with Covid-19 at workplaces, reports Malay Mail. The payments involved 15,036 cases, as of 18 September. Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Awang Hashim said that of the...

China – 51job Q2 net revenue up 32% but growing costs hit profit

China-based job board and HR resource services provider 51job Inc. (NSDQ: JOBS) reported net revenue increased by 32.6% in the second quarter ended 30 June 2021 to RMB 1.09 billion (USD 169.8 million).

China – Renrui provides positive business update, number of flexible staffing employees on the rise

Renrui Human Resources Technology (6919: HKG), a mainland China-based flexible staffing service provided a voluntary business update yesterday.

The group said it has been focusing on the development of its flexible staffing services business segment and the ‘continuous recruitment of comprehensive flexible...

Singapore – Government announces partnership with X0PA AI for recruitment tech pilot programme

Vital, the central agency for shared services in the Singapore Public Service, announced it plans to launch a recruitment tech pilot programme with X0PA's AI Recruiter solution to streamline its recruitment processes and improve hiring outcomes.

Singapore-headquartered X0PA AI is a Software-as-a-Service...

Australia – Monash University to back-pay casual staff millions following wage errors (Syndey Morning Herald)

Australia-based Monash University is set to pay current and former casual tutorial staff more than AUD 8.6 million (AUD 4.56 million) in back pay after an internal review spanning 6½ years found significant wage errors, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. The wide-ranging review found “inconsistent...

Taiwan – Stimulus vouchers set to boost employment and wages in Q4 (Taiwan News)

The launch of Taiwan’s ‘Quintuple Stimulus Vouchers’ will boost employment and wages during the fourth quarter of 2021, reports Taiwan News, citing survey data from job board yes123. According to the survey, the voucher programme will not only boost consumption but will also make businesses consider...

India – Data to be the core of HR operations, augmentation to play vital role: ManpowerGroup (Business Today)

Data is set to be the core of HR operations in India, with the pandemic changing the role of the crucial functions in companies to include data augmentation, splicing and analysis in framing people policies, reports Business Today citing ManpowerGroup India. “The HR departments of big organisations...

Singapore – Job postings jump 55% in August compared to pre-pandemic levels: Indeed

Hiring activity in Singapore rose throughout August this year, reaching a new high, as the impact of economic restrictions diminishes. Research from Indeed found job postings in Singapore were up by 55.7% from their pre-pandemic level on 1 February 2020.

Job postings exceeded pre-pandemic...

Taiwan – Jobless rate climbs slightly in August to 4.24%

The unemployment rate in Taiwan rose by 0.25% in August 2021 when compared to the same period a year ago to 4.24%, according to the latest manpower survey results from Directorate General Budget, Accounting and Statistics.

When compared to the previous month, the unemployment rate declined by 0.29% in...