Japan – Serio Holdings revenue and profits record upswing

Serio Holdings (6567:TYO), reported revenue today for the nine months ended 28 February 2021 of JPY 6.07 billion (USD 55.5 billion), an increase of 19.6% compared with last year.

India – Temp workers’ wages surge 30% amid labour shortage (Times of India)

Increased manufacturing activity coupled with a smaller migrant workforce has resulted in a hike in the daily wage rates of temp workers in India, reports Times of India. Industrial clusters are making do with 80% of migrant workers coming back after the reverse migration seen during the lockdown. As...

Taiwan – Government to relax labour laws to attract white-collar foreign talent (Taiwan News)

A proposed amendment to a labour regulation in Taiwan would likely allow foreign graduates from prestigious universities to work in the country without prior work experience, reports Taiwan News. Taiwan has planned to loosen rules to attract foreign talent since last year. An amended Act for the Recruitment...

Japan – Like Co revenue rises 4.8% as profits climb

Japanese staffing firm Like Co Ltd (2462: JP) reported revenue for the nine months ended 28 February 2021 of JPY 39.26 billion (USD million), up 4.8% when compared to last year.

Japan – Media Five revenue down slightly as it reports losses

Media Five (3824: JP), a Japanese firm that provides engineers to the IT industry, reported revenue yesterday today for the nine months ended 28 February 2020 of JPY 1.13 billion (USD 10.3 million), down 0.7% compared to last year.

World – Blockchain skills top Freelancer.com’s ‘Fast 50’ list

Blockchain technology skills posted the fastest growth in demand, according to Freelancer.com’s “Fast 50” report for the first quarter. The online staffing platform reported the number of blockchain technology jobs on its site rose 59% since the fourth quarter to a total of 2,207 jobs.

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India – Temporary hiring predicted to double in 2021 to pre-Covid levels (Financial Express)

Temporary hiring in India could double in 2021 over 2020 going back to pre-covid levels, reports Financial Express citing a statement from Indian staffing firm TeamLease Services. Deval Singh, Business Head, (mobilisation), of TeamLease Services, says this is the result of managements tweaking their...

Australia – Uber Eats riders in Sydney earn less than minimum casual wage in peak times, inquiry told (ABC News)

ABC News reports that a New South Wales Senate inquiry has heard Uber Eats delivery riders in Sydney, Australia earn less than the casual minimum wage during peak meal times. The Select Committee on Job Security opened with the first of its public hearings into the gig economy, hearing from representatives...

India – Hiring activity surges 25% in March: Naukri

With the surge of Covid-19 cases leading to the nation-wide lockdown in India last year, the job market had started declining in March 2020. Due to this impact, there is a notable growth of 25% in hiring in March 2021 as compared to Mar 2020, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

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Australia – ANZ job ads hit 12-year high

Job advertisements in Australia rose by 39.7% in March 2021 on a seasonally adjusted basis when compared to March 2020, according to data from ANZ Bank.

ANZ Bank’s data is based on information provided by the operators of the following sites: Seek.com.au, and the Department of Education, Skills and...