India – Hiring for white-collar jobs jumps 35% (Hindu Business Line)

With Covid-19 cases going down and the lockdown curbs being eased in phases in India, hiring for white collar jobs has grown 35% to 650,000 during Q1 (April-June) of this fiscal year compared with the same period last year, reports Hindu Business Line, citing data from staffing firm Xpheno. “With over...

Japan – Pasona Group full year revenue up 2.9%, HR Solutions business climbs 3%

Japanese staffing giant Pasona Group (2168: JP), reported revenue for the full-year ending 31 May 2021 of JPY 334.54 billion (USD 3.04 billion), an increase of 2.9% compared with last year.

India – Quess Corp denies tax authority’s claims of concealing income

Indian staffing services firm Quess Corp has denied concealing any income after the Income  Tax Department claimed that it has revealed undisclosed income of around INR 8.80 billion (USD 11.8 million) during raids of the company's two premises in Bengaluru, according to the Business Standard.

Quess...

Australia – Seasonally adjusted jobless rate down 2.4% in June

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in June 2021, down 2.4% when compared to June 2020, according to data from the Australia Bureau of Statistics.

When compared to the previous month, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.2%.

Australia’s JobKeeper Payment...

Japan – Human Holdings to dissolve subsidiary Human Touch (Nikkei Business Trends)

Human Holdings Co. Ltd. (2415:JP), a provider of human resource and employment services in Japan, announced it will dissolve and liquidate its subsidiary Human Touch, reports Nikkei Business Trends. The liquidation is scheduled to be completed after October 2021. Human Touch was providing paid employment...

Philippines – Growing market for finance and healthcare professionals in the UK

The UK is a growing market for finance professionals and healthcare workers from the Philippines, according to a report by the Philippines Department of Labor and Employment.

“Based on the job orders that we have been receiving, there are emerging opportunities for our overseas Filipino workers here...

India – Quess Corp. increases stake in gig economy hiring platform Taskmo

Quess Corp. (QUESS:NSI), a Bengaluru, India-based staffing provider, increased its stake in the parent company of Taskmo — a gig economy hiring platform focused on India — to 33.3% from 16.1%, according to an announcement earlier this month.

Taskmo had more than 20,000 users on its platform as of...

India – Demand for healthcare/pharmaceutical professionals jump amid impact of Covid

Demand in India for professionals in the healthcare/pharmaceuticals segment jumped in June amid the impact of Covid-19, according to TimesJobs’ RecruiteX index of online job postings.

The index for healthcare/pharmaceutical job postings rose 18% in June compared to May, when it grew 4%.

Looking at just...

Australia – Survey finds 33% of organisations increased overtime over past 12 months

Overtime increased in 33% of organisations in Australia over the past 12 months, with 59% of non-award staff unpaid for their extra hours, according to Hays.

Only 13% of organisations decreased overtime over the past 12 months.

“Last year, tight budgets forced employers to try to achieve more with less...

Australia – Job ads rise over year in June, but workers remain slow to apply

Job ads in Australia are up from pre-pandemic levels despite a month-over-month dip in June, but workers remain reticent about applying for positions, job board Seek reported Tuesday.

For the month of June, job ads were up 23.7% when compared to June 2019. And they were up substantially, 91.6%, from June...