Australia – GO2 People full year revenue up 2.1%, appoints new CEO

GO2 People, a provider of vertically integrated recruitment and building services throughout Australia and New Zealand, published its preliminary report for the full year ended 30 June 2021.

The group reported revenue of AUD 29.68 million (USD 21.8 million), an increase of 2.1% when compared to the same...

Japan – Temporary agency workers up 9.6% in July, jobless rate down to 2.8%

The number of non-regular employees in Japan, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, stood at 20.62 million in July 2021, up 0.9% over the year according to data from Statistics Japan.

The number of ‘dispatched workers from temporary labour agencies’...

China – Court rules employers cannot require workers to work 72 hours a week (NPR)

China’s Supreme People's Court says a common schedule that requires people to work 12 hours a day for six days a week is illegal, reports NPR. One case highlighted in the high court's recent decision revolves around a man named Zhang. He was hired by a courier company last summer, working...

Australia – Securities and Investments Commission bans director over failures of recruitment companies (AccountantsDaily)

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has disqualified a man in Perth, Australia from managing corporations over his alleged role in the failure of nine recruitment companies, one of which collapsed owing more than AUD 2 million (USD 1.46 million), reports AccountantsDaily. The Commission...

Australia – LiveHire full year revenue soars 60% as losses narrow

LiveHire (LVH:ASX), an Australia-based direct-sourcing platform provider announced revenue from ordinary activities totaled AUD 5.5 million (USD 4.0 million) for the year ended 30 June 2021, an increase of 60.1% compared to the same period last year.

Australia – Ashley Services full year revenue up 13.9%

Revenue at Australian labour hire and training services firm, Ashley Services (ASH: ASX) grew by 13.9% in its fiscal year ended 30 June 2021, when compared to the same period last year.

The group saw significantly stronger growth in the second half of the year.

The acquisition of CCL Group boosted...

Australia – Ignite H1 revenue down 11% but recovers from loss

Australian recruitment firm Ignite (IGN:ASX) reported revenue fell 11.0% in the six months ended 30 June 2021 to AUD 113.8 million (USD 83.4 million).

The group said Covid-19 had a material impact on its financial results for the period.

India – Overall hiring touches pre-pandemic levels (LiveMint)

As the overall economic activity in India shows signs of improvement, hiring activity hit the pre-pandemic baseline (February 2020 level) for the first time in months, reports LiveMint citing a report from Indeed India. The research from Indeed shows that while job postings for IT tech software roles...

China – Kanzhun second-quarter revenue soars amid strong growth in online recruitment

Chinese recruitment platform Kanzhun Limited, whose core product is job board Boss Zhipin, reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2021.

Total revenue for the quarter stood at RMB 1.16 billion (USD 180.2 million), an increase of 173.9% from RMB 426.5 million (USD...

India – Online recruitment up 8% in July: Monster Employment Index

According to data from the Monster Employment Index, online recruitment in India grew by 8% in July 2021 compared to July 2020.

Data from the index indicates that compared to June 2021, July 2021 witnessed a notable overall monthly growth of 4% in hiring.

Online hiring demand in July 2021 was positive...