Japan – Pandemic-linked job losses top 100,000, rebounding amid fourth Covid wave (The Japan Times)

Over 100,000 people in Japan have been dismissed or seen their employment contracts terminated without renewal due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports The Japan Times, citing data from a labour ministry tally. The cumulative total, including those currently expecting their employment to be...

Singapore – Over a third of job vacancies in 2020 were for remote jobs (Channel News Asia)

Approximately 35% of job vacancies in 2020 were related to work that could be done remotely and these were mainly PMET (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians) jobs, reports Channel News Asia, citing research from the Ministry of Manpower. The Ministry said that with more companies adopting...

Japan – Hito Communications H1 revenue rises 13.4%, profits record upswing

Japanese human resources provider Hito Communications (4433: JP) reported revenue today for the first six months ending 28 February 2021 of JPY 41.06 billion (USD million).

Japan – Career Bank reports revenue uptick of 5.2%

Japanese staffing firm Career Bank (4834: JP) reported revenue on Tuesday for the nine months ended 28 February 2021 of JPY 4.59 billion (USD 42.0 million), an increase of 5.2% compared to last year.

Australia – Job vacancies jump in February reflecting recovery in labour demand

Job vacancies in Australia increased by 26.8% between February 2020 and February 2021, according to new seasonally adjusted figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The total number of job vacancies stood at 288,700.

Bjorn Jarvis, head of Labour Statistics at the ABS said the increase “reflected...

India – Demand for cloud-based workforce at an all-time high (Economic Times)

Despite a dip in overall hiring, demand for cloud technology talent in India is at an all-time high, a trend accelerated due to the pandemic, reports the Economic Times. India’s ongoing Covid-19 cases is amplifying this demand, pushing salaries by as much as 100%, as more businesses seek to move to...

Japan – Dip Corp fourth quarter revenue down 32% while profits plummet

Japanese staffing firm and job board Dip Corp. (2379: JP) reported revenue for the fourth quarter ended 28 February 2021 of JPY 7.96 billion (USD 72.4 million), down 31.8% compared to the same period the prior year.

The company also published full year 2020 revenue of JPY 32.49 billion (USD 295.80 million),...

Australia – GO2 People to acquire labour hire and employment services provider Skill Hire

GO2 People, a provider of vertically integrated recruitment and building services throughout Australia and New Zealand, today announced an agreement to acquire Western Australia-based Employment Services provider, Skill Hire Australia.

Skill Hire delivers a full suite of blue-collar employment services...

India – Randstad promotes CFO to MD and CEO

Randstad India announced the appointment of their current CFO, Viswanath PS as its new chief executive officer and managing director, effective 1 July 2021.

Viswanath takes over the role from Paul Dupuis who served as CEO and managing director for the last four years.

Viswanath joined Randstad India in...

Malaysia – Most companies plan to maintain or increase headcount in 2021: Michael Page

A third, or 33%, of companies in Malaysia looking to increase their headcount and 40% are looking at maintaining their status quo in 2021, according to research from Michael Page.

Paul Cooper, Managing Director of Michael Page Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam, said, "From July 2020 onwards, various...