Singapore – Online recruitment rises 32% in June: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in Singapore grew by 32% in June 2021 when compared to June 2020 according to data from the Monster Employment Index.

The Monster Employment Index (MEI) stood at 133 in June 2021 compared to 101 in June 2020.

On a month-on-month basis, the Index saw an increase of 1%.

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World – Nearly half of women in tech feel they have been overlooked for promotions due to gender

Almost half of women, or 44%, feel that they have been overlooked for promotions due to their gender, according to a report from Australian recruitment firm Talent International.

The report, ‘Women in Tech: Are we there yet?’ is based on a survey taken across Australia, New Zealand, UK and the US....

India – Pandemic causes significant job losses in tourism sector (Times of India)

The pandemic caused significant jobs losses in the tourism sector in India after the lockdown was implemented, reports the Times of India, citing data from the National Council of Applied Economic Research. The tourism ministry said 14.5 million jobs were lost during the first quarter of 2020, followed...

Taiwan – 104 Corp reports growth in second quarter revenue and profits

Job board 104 Corp (3130: TAI) reported operating revenue last week of TWD 456.9 million (USD 16.3 million) for the second quarter ended 30 June 2021, an increase of 17.1% when compared to the previous year.

Australia – Overtime up in 33% of workplaces last year

Overtime increased in 33% of organisations in Australia over the past 12 months, according to new research from Hays Australia.

The study showed that 13% of organisations managed to decrease overtime over the past 12 months.

Of those organisations that increased overtime, 20% kept the average weekly additional...

Australia – Demand for workers for digital skills soars (Smart Company)

Demand for workers in Australia with digital skills is soaring, with DevOps professionals leading the way, as Covid-19 has fast-tracked the digitisation of the workforce and intensified a skills gap in the country, reports Smart Company, citing data from Robert Half and Burning Glass Technologies. ...

China – Urban unemployment rate down slightly in June (China.org.cn)

China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.0% in June, 0.7% lower than the same period last year, reports China.org.cn, citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics.  The rate was the same as that registered in May. A total of 6.98 million new urban jobs were created in the first...

Japan – Interworks merges and absorbs recruitment support subsidiary

Interworks (6032:TYO), a Japan-based recruitment company announced it would absorb and merge its wholly-owned subsidiary Nippon Data Vision, which handles recruitment support business. According to Nikkei, the effective date is scheduled for 1 October 2021. The merger will be an absorption-type merger...

New Zealand – Number of self-employed women on the rise

The number of self-employed women without employees increased nearly 14% to 143,500 in the year to March 2021, according to Statistics New Zealand.

“The term ‘self-employed without employees’ can include people who are starting their own business, sole traders, independent contractors, freelancers,...

Asia Pacific – Most young jobseekers anxious about finding employment

The majority, or 88%, of youth across the Asia Pacific region believed that they have the requisite skills needed to enter the working world but more than 90% of them are "anxious" about their ability to secure a job upon completing their education, according to a study from logistics provider...