Australia – Seek requests trading halt after report accuses Zhaopin of having fake job postings

Seek, the Australian job board (ASX: SEK), announced that it has asked for a trading halt following the publication of a report that accuses Seeks’ subsidiary, Chinese job board Zhaopin, of containing fake job postings.

The report, published by US-based investment firm Blue Orca alleges that Zhaopin’s...

New Zealand – Accordant H1 revenue down 24%, but reports higher profit

Accordant (AGC:NZC), the New Zealand-based temporary staffing provider previously known as AWF Madison, reported revenue today of NZD 105.9 million (USD 70.2 million), down 23.9% compared to last year.

On September 2020, the group had forecasted lower revenue and higher profits, adding that the impact...

World – Core work-related rights can play vital role in recovery from Covid-19 crisis: ILO

Fundamental principles and rights at work can play a vital role in building effective, consensus-based responses that support recovery from the Covid-19 crisis and help build back a better, more just world of work, a new International Labour Organisation report says.

The paper warns that the crisis has...

China – Recruitment demand up 1.1% in Q3 (China.org.cn)

China’s domestic job market reported that recruitment demand rose by 1.1% year-on-year in the third quarter following the central government's efforts to stabilise employment during the coronavirus pandemic, reports China.org.cn, citing a senior official of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social...

India – Education and training sector notes increase in talent demand

Online classes and the rise of Education Technology has triggered an increase in talent demand within the Education/Training sector in India, according to the TimesJobs RecruiteX September 2020 edition.

The Education/Training sector posted talent demand growth of 27% month-on-month and 7% year-on-year....

Malaysia – A quarter of Malaysian employees feel insecure in their jobs amid pandemic

The pandemic has resulted in the world slipping into a global recession and mass unemployment – and Malaysia is no exception. Malaysia’s unemployment rate is currently the highest it has been in thirty years. YouGov surveys full-time workers in the nation, to find out how they are coping with job...

New Zealand – Filled jobs on the rise due to public sector

Job numbers rose in September 2020 compared to last year as well as the previous month, largely due to an increase in filled jobs in public administration and safety, according to data from Statistics New Zealand.

Filled jobs were up, month-on-month by 7,266 to 2.2 million in September 2020, after a similar...

India – About 25% of tech force faces existential crisis, experts say (The Hindu)

About 25% of India’s five million tech force falls under the ‘bulging middle’, who are in the age bracket of 40-45. Close to 30% of this generation, which works between younger workers and top management, are perennial job seekers, reports The Hindu, citing industry experts. This means over 350,000...

Australia – Over half of employers recognise that diversity policies are vital to attracting talent

More than half, 58%, of employers in Australia recognise that their organisation’s equality, diversity & inclusion policies are vital or important in attracting new talent, according to Hays Australia.

The survey of more than 4,000 employers and employees also found that 14% say the importance of...

Australia – Healthcare Resourcing Group sells Sugarman Australia to incumbent management team (The Business Desk)

UK-based recruitment group, Healthcare Resourcing Group, formerly known as Castlerock Recruitment Group confirmed the sale of its subsidiary Sugarman Australia to its incumbent management team for an undisclosed sum, reports The Business Desk. Healthcare Resourcing Group, based in Prescot, Liverpool,...