India – Info Edge to acquire Axilly Labs, sells $50 million stake in Zomato

Info Edge, the Indian job board, announced it will acquire Axilly Labs for INR 210 million (USD 2.8 million).

Axilly Labs, based in India, offers technical assessment services to clients for recruitment and learning purposes. It delivers these services via its technical assessment platform ‘doselect.com’....

China – Recruitment platform Kanzhun announces cybersecurity review

Kanzhun Limited, whose core product is job board Boss Zhipin, announced that it will be complying with a cybersecurity review following an investigation announcement yesterday from China’s internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China.

During this review period, the company’s Boss Zhipin...

Australia – Employees worried about job security due to lockdowns

Over a third of employees in Australia are worried about their job security and future job search prospects due to current lockdowns, according to a survey from recruitment firm people2people.

The survey of over 1,200 Australian workers also found that 1 in 5 employees have been asked to reduce their...

Taiwan – Unemployment rate rises in May

Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.15% in May 2021 from 4.07% in May 2020, according to data from the Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics.

When compared to the previous month, the unemployment rate rose by 0.04%.

The number of unemployed persons was 489,000 in...

India – Work-life balance more important than attractive salary (Times of India)

Work-life balance has become more important than an attractive salary and benefits for job seekers, reports The Times of India, citing a survey by Randstad India. While 65% of those surveyed said an employer's work-life balance policies were amongst the most important drivers for them, 62% mentioned...

Japan – S-Pool H1 revenue boosted by growth in HR Solutions segment

Japanese staffing firm S-Pool (2471: JP) reported revenue today for the six months ended 31 May 2021 of JPY 11.64 billion (USD 105.0 million), an increase of 19.3% compared with the same period last year.

Australia – Airtasker full year and Q4 marketplace performance exceeds forecast

Australia-based B2C talent platform Airtasker announced strong marketplace performance in Q4 FY21, despite the softer end to the period due to Covid-19 related restrictions and lockdowns in major capital city markets across Australia.

The group reported full year 2021 Gross Marketplace Volume (GMV) of...

New Zealand – Seek appoints new country manager for New Zealand

Australian job board Seek announced the appointment of Rob Clark as New Zealand Country Manager, following the retirement of previous country manager Janet Faulding at the end of June 2021.

Seek’s ANZ Managing Director Kendra Banks said Clark had been chosen after an extensive and competitive search...

China – Regulators to target Kanzhun and other tech firms following crackdown on Didi Chuxing

China’s internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China, is launching cybersecurity investigations into US-listed Chinese companies including Kanzhun Limited, whose core product is job board Boss Zhipin.

It comes after the removal the mobile app of Didi Global Inc.’s China service yesterday....

India – Recruitment leaders buoyant about returning to pre-pandemic hiring levels this year (Economic Times)

Recruitment managers in India are optimistic about returning to pre-pandemic hiring levels in 2021 as nearly 60% of companies are looking to hire talent for new positions, reports The Economic Times citing research from online talent assessment firm Mercer Mettl. The research, based on a survey among...