South Korea – Nearly half of female workers in non-regular jobs (The Korea Herald)

South Korea saw the percentage of those in non-regular jobs among the total female workers climb to the all-time high, reports The Korea Herald citing research from Statistics Korea. In South Korea, job statuses are commonly divided into regular jobs with permanent contracts and consequent protections...

Australia – Airline Qantas confirms it will cut 2,000 jobs as part of operational overhaul (news.com.au)

Australian airline Qantas has confirmed 2,000 ground staff will lose their jobs after a cost-cutting decision to outsource the majority of its ground-handling operations, reports news.com.au. The airline has revealed 2,000 baggage handling jobs will be permanently axed across 10 Australian airports as...

Australia – HiTech Group Australia expects continuing profit and revenue growth in FY 2021

Australian recruitment and consulting company HiTech Group Australia (HIT: ASX) announced in its annual general meeting that it expects continuing growth for the full year 2021.

The group said its outlook for FY2021 remains positive and optimistic, depending on the prevailing economic conditions and the...

World – Previous CEO experience reemerges as top priority for companies amid pandemic, but gender diversity remains low among global CEOs

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused companies to shift focus to appointing CEOs with a proven track record and previous CEO experience, according to a new report from Heidrick & Struggles.

At the same time, the renewed focus on experience decreased the appointments of women CEOs who remain significantly...

Singapore – Majority of office workers yearn to eat together amid pandemic, study finds

The pandemic has resulted in a yearning for social lunches among office colleagues in Singapore, according to a survey from Deliveroo for Business,  the corporate arm of Deliveroo, and Censuswide.

The survey, which polled 1,004 office workers in Q1 2020, found that over 80% of respondents expressed...

India – Task-based temporary hiring on the rise amid uncertainty surrounding pandemic (LiveMint)

Companies in India are shifting to hiring for specific tasks for a limited time frame as the pandemic prompts India’s formal sector to have a more fluid workforce to keep costs in check, reports LiveMint, citing recruitment firms. Firms noted there has been an increasing number of requests for task-based...

Australia – Fast food outlet in court over alleged casual worker underpayments

Australia’s workplace watchdog the Fair Work Ombudsman launched legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of a fast food outlet in Brisbane’s West End.

Facing the court is SMC Food Truck Pty Ltd. The Ombudsman investigated the outlet as part of audits of 44 fast food, café and...

Philippines – Government says virtual jobs are best alternative for displaced Overseas Filipino Workers

Home and internet-based jobs are among the best career alternatives for displaced Overseas Filipino Workers and those returning to the Philippines for good, according to data from the Department of Labour and Employment’s Institute for Labour Studies and the Philippine Overseas Labour Office (POLO)...

India – Data of 1.4 million users reportedly leaked on job board IIMjobs (MediaNama)

Indian job board IIMjobs reportedly suffered a database breach on Monday exposing personal data of nearly 1.4 million users that were registered on the website, reports MediaNama citing a report from Inc42. The leaked data include the names, phone numbers, email addresses, location of the users, their...

India – Trade unions go on strike over new farm and labour laws (The Hindu)

Central trade unions in India began a nationwide strike today over new farm and labour laws, reports The Hindu, adding that public services are likely to be affected. The day-long strike has been called for by a joint platform of ten central trade unions who are protesting against the new farm and labour...