Singapore – Glints receives USD 22.5 million in Series C funding round led by Persol (TechCrunch)

Glints, a recruitment and career development platform based in Singapore, announced today it has raised $22.5 million in Series C funding led by Japanese human resources management firm Persol Holdings. According to TechCrunch, the new capital will be used on Glints’ expansion in Singapore, Indonesia,...

New Zealand – Man can’t find job even after more than 3,100 applications and 158 interviews (The New Zealand Herald)

A New Zealand man has applied for more than 3,100 jobs and gone through 158 interviews, but he still hasn’t been able to find a job, The New Zealand Herald newspaper reported. The man, Michael Oliver, has also taken 48 personality tests. In addition, Oliver noted he has used three different recruitment...

Japan – World Holdings to handle secondment of employees in Okinawa

Outsourcing services company World Holdings Co. Ltd. (2429:TYO) last month announced its subsidiaries JW Solutions Co. Ltd. and JTB Okinawa Corp. are conducting a matching program in Okinawa Prefecture to match employees who were furloughed because of Covid-19 with open positions at other firms. The...

Japan – Adecco to run support desk for Nagano Prefecture

The Japanese subsidiary of The Adecco Group announced it was chosen by Nagano Prefecture in Japan to operate an emergency employment support desk to help people who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 crisis find employment.

Statistics from Nagano Prefecture show the number of employees leaving firms...

New Zealand – Accordant Group founding chairman to step down, chief executive to take executive director role

Accordant Group Ltd. (AGL:NZC) announced last month that founding Chairman Ross Keenan will step down during the 2021-2022 financial year, and Chief Executive Simon Bennett will join the board as executive director. A new CEO is in the process of being recruited.

The Auckland-based staffing firm also...

Japan – Net sales at staffing firm S-Pool Inc. rise 16% in Q1

Net sales at S-Pool Inc. (2471:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing provider, rose 15.7% year over year in the three months ended 28 February, the first quarter of its fiscal year ending 30 November.

Asia Pacific – PersolKelly updates brand identity to strengthen position in Asia Pacific region

PersolKelly, the HR solutions firm and joint venture between Kelly Services and Persol Holdings today unveiled its new regional brand identity.

The new regional brand identity reflects the consolidation of its portfolio brands, including HR and recruitment firms such as Kelly Services (for staffing services...

Australia – Workplace watchdog recovers unpaid wages for food workers including casual workers

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered AUD 582,450 (USD 440,431) in wages for 376 underpaid workers after auditing the city of Hobart’s ‘cheap eats’ food precincts.

Fair Work Inspectors targeted 45 businesses and found that almost 80% failed to comply with workplace laws. Of the 35 businesses...

India – New wage code deferred, staffing firms say new wage code would change most pay structures (The Economic Times)

India's new salary rules are not coming into effect tomorrow, as was being expected. The new wage code that is likely to change the existing salary structures for most employees has been deferred, reports The Economic Times, citing a senior labour ministry official. This code and the other three codes,...

India – Top 5 metro cities generated 1 million white-collar jobs over last year (Hindu Business Line)

The top 5 Indian metro cities of Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai collectively generated approximately 1 million active white-collar job openings over the last 12 months, led by the IT, BFSI and Edutech sectors, reports Hindu Business Line, citing data from staffing firm Xpheno. At an...