Australia – Victorian government announces trial sick leave for casual workers (ABC News)

Casual workers in industries like cleaning, hospitality and aged care could get up to five days of sick and carer's leave under a "secure work pilot scheme" announced by Australia’s Victoria State Government, reports ABC News. The government says there has been a proliferation of insecure...

India – More women in the workplace, data finds (Financial Express)

The share of women in new formal jobs rose to a high of 26% in September from 18-22% in earlier months, reports the Financial Express, citing the latest payroll data released by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation.  Of the total 1.04 million new subscribers who joined the EPF scheme in...

China – 51job revenue and profits down as pandemic weighs in on online recruitment business

China-based job board and HR resource services provider 51job Inc. (NSDQ: JOBS) yesterday reported net revenue decreased 8.4% in the third quarter ended 30 September 2020.

51job said its online recruitment services segment declined due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and global economic uncertainty...

Asia Pacific – Hays discusses best practices within recruitment industry amid pandemic in audio interview

Staffing Industry Analysts' reporter Danny Romero interviews Lisa Morris, managing director at Hays Australia and New Zealand, discussing best practices within the recruitment industry in Australia and New Zealand amid the pandemic.

Click the link below to listen to the audio interview. 

India – Hiring activity in IT sector picks up in September: Naukri

Hiring in India’s IT sector has been the least impacted compared to other sectors, according to data from jobs site Naukri, which reported that the IT sector recorded a month-on-month recovery, peaking in September for hardware (63%) and software roles (20%).

The report is based on job postings on Naukri.com...

Japan – Largest union federation to demand wage increase amid pandemic (The Japan Times)

Japan’s biggest labour union, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation known as Rengo, said Covid-19 will not stop it demanding pay increases for its 7 million members, even after the worst year for corporate profits since the global financial crisis, reports The Japan Times. Rikio Kozu, head of Rengo,...

Australia – Seek provides guidance update, near-term results to be impacted by Covid-19

Seek (ASX: SEK), the Australian job board provided a trading and guidance update during its annual general meeting 2020.

The company said its group YTD (year-to-date) revenue is well above the assumptions underlying the illustrative scenario provided at Seek’s FY20 Results published in August 2020.

Seek...

Philippines – Online recruitment tumbles 15% in September: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in the Philippines decreased by 15% in September 2020 when compared to September 2019, according to data from the Monster Employment Index.

On a month-on-month basis, the Index recorded an upsurge of 3%.

Online hiring demand in September 2020 exceeded September 2019 level in 2 of the...

Philippines – House of Representatives approves 35-hour workweek proposal (Inquirer.net)

The Philippines’ House of Representatives yesterday approved on second reading a bill seeking to reduce the weekly work schedule for employees in the private sector, reports the Inquirer.net. The House approved House Bill No. 309 which seeks to allow employees in the private sector to work for 35 hours...

Singapore – DBS Bank to allow employees to work from home up to 40% of the time as it adopts hybrid model (South China Morning Post)

DBS, Singapore’s biggest bank, said it would allow all of its employees to work from home up to 40% of the time as it became the latest bank to reconsider its staffing model in light of its experience during the coronavirus pandemic, reports the South China Morning Post. Following a six-month examination...