Philippines – Recruitment agencies shutting down operations due to pandemic (Business Mirror)

More recruitment agencies in the Philippines, which were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, have now shut down their operations, reports the Business Mirror citing data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia said many of these recruitment agencies...

Australia – Seek job ads rise 1% in November in first annual increase since before pandemic

Job ads on Australian job board Seek are up 1.0% year-on-year in November 2020. This is the first year-on-year increase in new job ads since before the pandemic.

The 1.0% job ad growth was driven by industries recruiting later into the year than usual. This is likely due to the easing of restrictions,...

India – Recruiters see hiring activity rebounding in 2021, Naukri finds

Recruiters in India predict hiring activity will bounce back this year, according to a survey from Naukri.

Naukri’s Hiring Outlook Survey showed that 26% of recruiters predict hiring bouncing back to pre-Covid levels within the next three-six months, while 34% said that it would take their organisations...

Singapore – Ministry of Manpower and ILO extend partnership agreement on labour issues

The International Labour Organisation and the Singapore Ministry of Manpower will continue their cooperation to promote decent work in Southeast Asia following the extension of their Partnership Agreement until the end of 2021.

The Agreement will see ILO and the Ministry work together in three key areas...

India – Employees turn to chatbots for HR support (Express Computer)

With the emergence of work-from-home and distributed models this year, organisations in India are witnessing an increased interest in artificial intelligence (AI) powered conversational chatbots, reports Express Computer, citing data from HR tech company PeopleStrong. With a 100% uptick witnessed in...

Australia – GO2 People acquires Hunter Executive Search Consultants

GO2 People (ASX:GO2), a provider of vertically integrated recruitment and building services throughout Australia and New Zealand, announced the acquisition of Perth-based recruitment company, Hunter Executive Search Consultants.

The deal is described as an earnings accretive acquisition, with 100% of...

India – Quess Corp to buy out Tata Sons from Conneqt

Indian staffing firm Quess Corp Ltd is set to buy out Tata Sons (the principal holding company of the Tata Group) from its BPO unit Conneqt Business Solutions, according to VCCircle.

Tata Sons is exercising its put option on the stake, Quess said in a stock-exchange filing. According to Investing.com and Reuters, Tata Sons requested Quess buy 44.8 million put shares with the company and a decision is expected in due course....

Australia – RCSA discusses impact of vaccine on workforce mobilisation in Australia

Staffing Industry Analysts’ reporter Danny Romero interviews Brooke Lord, the Head of Advocacy and Policy at the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association of Australia & New Zealand, the peak body for the recruitment and staffing industry in Australia and New Zealand.

This is the second part...

India – IT hiring to grow 10%-12% in 2021, demand for IT contractual staff to recover (Business Standard)

IT hiring in India is expected to pick up in 2021 showing double-digit growth as global clients increase spending to digitise their operations using new age technologies, reports Business Standard, citing data from staffing solutions provider TeamLease. The demand for IT talent is expected to gain momentum...

India – Apple supplier Wistron on probation as it apologises for mishandling wages

Apple Inc. has put a supplier, Wistron Corp., on probation after violence took place at the supplier facility near Bengaluru, India, Reuters reported.

Apple will not award the company new business at Wistron’s iPhone factory until it has addressed the way workers were treated. Apple noted the company...