Japan – Government mulls four-day working week amid pandemic (Deutsche Welle)

Members of the Japanese parliament last week opened discussions on a proposal put forward by Kuniko Inoguchi, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to permit workers to opt for a four-day working week instead of the traditional five-day, Monday-to-Friday pattern, reports Deutsche Welle. A...

Japan – BeNext to merge with Yumeshin Holdings to create engineer dispatching powerhouse

Japanese technical staffing firm BeNext, formerly known as Trust Tech (2154: JP), announced that it is merging with Yumeshin Holdings Co. Ltd, (2362:JP), a Japanese holding company mainly engaged in the business of labour dispatch.

The absorption-type merger will see the creation of an engineer dispatching...

Japan – Quick Co revenue and profits fall in nine-month period

Quick Co. Ltd (4318: JP), a Japanese staffing firm, reported revenue for the nine months ended 31 December 2020 of JPY 14.93 billion (USD 142.5 million), a decrease of 4.4% compared to the previous year.

Japan – JTec Corp revenue down 8.6%, reports operating loss

Japanese staffing company JTec Corp. (2479: JP) reported revenue on Friday for the nine months ended 31 December 2020 of JPY 2.06 billion (USD 19.6 million), a decrease of 8.6% compared with last year.

Japan – Outsourcing to acquire telecommunications construction firm Itec

Outsourcing Inc. (2427:TYO), the third-largest staffing firm in Japan, announced that through its subsidiary Outsourcing Technology, it will acquire Itec Co.

The acquisition price was not disclosed. The effective date of acquisition is 1 February 2021.

Itec, established in 2011 headquartered...

Australia – AD1 Holdings provides business update, cash receipts rise year-on-year

Job search site AD1 Holdings (AD1:AU), previously known as ApplyDirect announced a business update for the December 2020 quarter.

The group said cash receipts from customers for the December 2020 quarter were AUD 1.39 million (USD 1.06 million) representing an increase of 46% compared to prior year (normalised...

India – Quess Corp Q3 revenue falls 5%, invests in gig economy startup Taskmo

Quess Corp. (QUESS:NSI), a Bengaluru, India-based staffing provider, reported revenue from operations fell by 5% in its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2020.

The company posted revenue from operations of INR 28.08 billion (USD 384.4 million), according to its consolidated financial results released...

Asia Pacific – Outsourcing acquires Select Staff and HorizonOne Recruitment

Outsourcing Inc. (2427:TYO), the third-largest staffing firm in Japan, announced that it will acquire Select Staff Group and HorizonOne Recruitment.

The company said during its Board of Directors meeting that it has resolved to acquire all of the issued shares of the two companies which make up the Select...

Australia – GO2 People provides Q2 update, loss narrows

GO2 People, a provider of vertically integrated recruitment and building services throughout Australia and New Zealand, provided an update for the second quarter ended December 2020.

During the quarter, the company continued the momentum created in Q1 of FY21. The company said it achieved another positive...

Vietnam – IT recruitment demand recovers in Q4 amid pandemic (VietnamPlus)

IT recruitment in Vietnam recovered in the fourth quarter of 2020 amid the pandemic, reports VietnamPlus, citing a report from recruitment firm Navigos Search. The report looks at middle (mid-level) and senior recruitment demands in Vietnam market based on their clients’ recruitment demands in Quarter...