Vietnam – Covid-19 widens existing gender inequalities, creates new gaps: ILO

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only exacerbated existing inequalities, but also created new gender gaps, according to a new research brief by the International Labour Organisation.

Before the pandemic, there was no difference between the male and female unemployment rate, but a gap appeared from the third...

India – Online recruitment falls 15% in February amid pandemic: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in India recorded a year-on-year decline of 15% in February 2021 due to the impact of the pandemic, according to data from Monster.com in India, a Quess Company.

The Monster Employment Index (MEI) decreased to 271 in February 2021 from 318 in February 2020.

Month-on-month,...

Malaysia – Jobless rate edges up in January to 4.9%

Malaysia’s unemployment rate increased year-on-year by 1.7% to a rate of 4.9% in January 2021, according to data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

When compared to the previous month, the unemployment rate rose slightly by 0.1%.

Overall, the number of unemployed persons stood at 782,500 in...

World – Xero acquires workforce management platform Planday

Xero Limited, a New-Zealand cloud-based accounting software platform announced yesterday the acquisition of Planday, a European workforce management platform.

Headquartered in Denmark, Planday’s staff management platform simplifies employee scheduling, allowing businesses to forecast and manage their...

Singapore – Most employers say workflow automation will enhance rather than replace

The majority, or 81%, of employers in Singapore say that workflow automation will enhance employees' work instead of replacing them, according to findings from the recently launched National Trades Union Congress LearningHub.

Despite most employers affirming that workflow automation enhances employees’...

India – Most women miss out on raises and promotions because of their gender (Business Today)

As many as 85% of women in India have missed out on a raise, promotion or other work offers because of their gender, reports Business Today India citing a report from LinkedIn. The report said that while many women in India have the flexibility of working from home, they face other barriers including...

Singapore – Government to toughen work pass requirement for foreign dependants (Free Malaysia Today)

Foreigners living as dependants in Singapore who decide to seek employment will soon have to obtain their own work passes, reports Free Malaysia Today, citing Manpower Minister Josephine Teo. The vast majority of Dependant’s Pass holders, generally the spouses or children of someone on an Employment...

India – Hiring activity remains flat in February, but IT remains resilient: Naukri

Hiring activity in India registered a small decline of 2% in February 2021 when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

Overall, the Naukri JobSpeak Index for February 2021 stood at 2,356, an uptick of 22% in hiring activity when compared to January 2021.

Key...

Japan – Persol invests in medical care tech firm 3Sunny

Japanese staffing firm Persol announced it has invested in 3Sunny, a Japanese firm involved in the medical care field.

The investment was made through the Persol Innovation Fund.

3Sunny was founded in 2016. The company is primarily involved in the provision of web services for SaaS-type (Software as a...

Asia Pacific – Rates of salary growth have slowed in most of Asia’s mid-career recruitment markets

The rate of increase in salaries offered to newly hired mid-career professionals is slowing overall due to Covid- 19, according to new data from Japanese recruitment firm JAC Recruitment.

Whereas mid-career recruitment market salaries had been increasing at an accelerating rate in many Asian countries...