India – Tata Consultancy Services first quarter revenue up 16.4% in constant currency

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the IT services firm, reported last week revenue rose 16.4% on a constant currency basis in its fiscal first quarter ended 30 June 2021. Net income was up 32.0%.

New Zealand – Seek job ads climb 115% year-on-year in June

Job ads on job board Seek New Zealand were up by 115% in June 2021 when compared to June 2020 and up 24% when compared to June 2019.

When compared to the previous month, job ads were up 1%.

Rob Clark, Country Manager, Seek New Zealand said, “For the fourth consecutive month, job ad growth figures in...

Australia – Job ads up 39.1% on pre-pandemic levels: ANZ Bank

Job advertisements in Australia rose by 39.1% in June 2021 on a seasonally adjusted basis when compared to the pre-pandemic month of January 2020, according to data from ANZ Bank.

When compared to the previous month, job ads rose 3.0%, hitting a record of 13 consecutive monthly gains.

The total number...

India – IT professionals demanding higher pay hikes for switching jobs (Economic Times)

IT professionals in India are demanding as much as a 50%-70% pay hike while switching jobs, compared to 15%-30% before Covid-19, reports The Economic Times, citing research from recruitment firms TeamLease, ABC Consultants, Quess, Taggd and Randstad India. There is demand for IT professionals having...

Japan – Like Co full year revenue up 6.3%

Japanese staffing firm Like Co Ltd (2462: JP) reported revenue for the full year ended 31 May 2021 of JPY 54.27 billion (USD 492.9 million), up 6.3% when compared to last year.

Singapore – Ministry of Manpower reviewing all options to tackle workplace discrimination (The Straits Times)

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower is reviewing how to strengthen measures to tackle workplace discrimination more effectively, reports The Straits Times. Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said that while anti-discrimination laws ‘will not be a panacea for unfair employment practices’, the authorities...

India – Companies struggling to fill digital skills gap (LiveMint)

The number of workers in India requiring digital skills will need to increase nine times by 2025 and the average worker in India will need to develop seven new digital skills by 2025 to keep pace with technology advancements and demand, reports LiveMint, citing a report commissioned by Amazon Web Services...

Japan – Most support idea of being able to do side jobs (Nippon)

The majority of workers in Japan, or 91.5%, support the idea of doing a side job in addition to their main work, reports Nippon, citing survey data from staffing firm Staff Service Holdings. The survey asked workers their opinion on whether they would like to be able to do a side job in addition to their...

Japan – Creek and River revenue rises 11% in Q1

Japanese staffing firm Creek & River (4763: JP) reported revenue yesterday for the first quarter ended 31 May 2021 of JPY 10.59 billion (USD 96.3 million), an increase of 11.7% compared to the same period last year.

Japan – Careerlink first quarter revenue up 19.8%

Japanese staffing company Careerlink (6070: JP) reported revenue today for the first quarter ended 31 May 2021 of JPY 7.70 billion (USD 70.1 million), an increase of 19.8% compared to the previous year.