Philippines – Majority of companies optimistic in 2021 as they plan to increase or maintain headcount

Companies in the Philippines plan to either increase or maintain their headcounts this year suggesting a growing optimism, according to a study from Michael Page Philippines.

The data showed that 35% of companies are looking to increase their headcounts while 45% plan to maintain the status quo in 2021....

Japan – BeNext H1 revenue down 8.1% as pandemic weighs in on sales

Japanese technical staffing firm BeNext, formerly known as Trust Tech (2154: JP) reported revenue yesterday of JPY 37.56 billion (USD 358.6 million), a decrease of 8.1% when compared to the prior year.

India – Online recruitment down 18% in January due to pandemic: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in India recorded a year-on-year decline of 18% in January 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 256 in January 2021 from 313 in January 2020.

Month-on-month, the Index remained...

World – OECD unemployment rate stable at 6.9% in December 2020, but remains well above pre-pandemic levels

The unemployment rate for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries remained stable month-on-month at 6.9% in December 2020, remaining 1.7% above the level observed in February 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the labour market.

In December 2020, the unemployment rate...

Australia – Seek job ads up 6.5% in January

Job ads on Australian job board Seek are up 6.5% year-on-year in January 2021.

This is the third consecutive month of y/y job ad growth. At the same time, Seek job ads were up by 4.0% month-on-month.

“In a very encouraging start to the year, we are continuing to see positive job ad growth nationally,”...

Japan – Matching Service Japan revenue and profits down sharply as pandemic hits recruitment activities

Matching Service Japan (6539:TYO) reported revenue of JPY 2.43 million (USD 15.5 million) for the first nine months ended 31 December 2020, a fall of 20.8% compared to the previous year. 

India – IT sector records highest talent demand in January, registering 23% annual growth

The IT/Telecom sector recorded the highest talent demand in India’s formal sector in January 2021 registering 23% growth when compared to the same period in the previous year, according to data by TimesJobs RecruiteX, a monthly recruitment index that records the demand and supply of talent in India’s...

Philippines – Government creates jobs recovery task force to mitigate unemployment

An inter-agency task force is being established in the Philippines to help create jobs.

Government agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry signed a Joint Memorandum Order signaling the formal creation of the inter-agency task force on the country’s National Employment Recovery Strategy....

Australia – Labour leader wants to boost pay, job security and entitlements for gig and casual workers (The Guardian)

The Australian Labour party’s leader Anthony Albanese is promising workers a “better deal” with a suite of reforms to improve job security and provide minimum pay and entitlements to those in so-called insecure work, reports The Guardian. Labour is the main opposition party in Australia with 35%...

Japan – Altech Corp full year revenue down 1.7%

Japanese technical staffing firm Altech Corp. (4641:JP) reported revenue for the full year ended 31 December 2020 of JPY 35.75 billion (USD 341.7 million), a slight decrease of 1.7% when compared to the same period last year.