Japan – Theme park allows remote workers to work from a Ferris Wheel (CNN)

A theme park in Tokyo, is selling day passes to people looking for a more interesting place to work remotely, reports CNN. Amusement park Yomiuriland is offering an "Amusement Workation" package where guests have the option to spend up to one hour remote working from inside a Ferris wheel,...

Japan – Dip Corp revenue and profits decrease in H1 due to effects of coronavirus

Japanese staffing firm and job board Dip Corp. (2379: JP) reported revenue today for the six months ended 31 August 2020 of JPY 16.07 billion (USD 151.6 million), a decrease of 29.6% compared to the same period last year.

Japan – Careerlink H1 revenue rises 34.4%

Japanese staffing company Careerlink (6070: JP) reported revenue today for the first six months ended 31 August 2020 of JPY 13.96 billion (USD 131.7 million), an increase of 34.4% compared to the previous year. 

Singapore – Unemployment rate rises to 3.4% in August, the highest in more than a decade

The jobless rate in Singapore rose to 3.4% in August 2020, the highest rate since 2004 due to the global pandemic, according to data from the Ministry of Manpower.

The 3.4% rate was above the 3.3% rate recorded in 2009 during the global financial crisis.

The Ministry started to track unemployment rate...

Australia – Workplace mental health and wellbeing in decline amid Covid-19, Hays finds

Approximately 42% Australia’s workforce rate their current mental health & wellbeing as positive, down from 63% pre-Covid-19, according to a survey from Hays.

The survey was based on a polling of 4,000 people, released in advance of World Mental Health Day on 10 October.

According to the survey,...

Australia – September job ads plummet 24.8%, ANZ Bank data shows

Job advertisements in Australia fell by 24.8% in September 2020 on a seasonally adjusted basis when compared to September 2019, according to data from ANZ Bank.

ANZ Bank’s data is based on information provided by the operators of the following sites: Seek.com.au, and the Department of Education, Skills...

Australia – AD1 Holdings enters trading halt ahead of announcement

Job search site AD1 Holdings (AD1:AU), previously known as ApplyDirect, will be placed in a trading halt, pending the release of an announcement regarding a capital raising.

Unless Australian Securities Exchange decides otherwise, AD1 securities will remain in the trading halt until the earlier of the...

Indonesia – Parliament passes contentious job creation bill (Nikkei Asia)

Indonesia's parliament this week passed a highly contentious job creation bill, which aims to cut red tape and boost investment in the country, reports Nikkei Asia. The bill, widely known as the omnibus bill, includes sweeping legislation changes to revise 76 laws in key sectors such as labor and...

Australia – Nearly 10% of Australian university jobs slashed during Covid-19 crisis, with casuals hit hardest (The Guardian)

Nearly 12,500 people have now lost their jobs at Australian universities, with more than half of them casuals, as the economic impact of Covid-19 deepens, reports The Guardian, citing data from the National Tertiary Education Union. Overall, the data showed that nearly 10% of the entire pre-Covid university...

Japan – Career Bank Q1 revenue down as it posts loss

Japanese staffing firm Career Bank (4834: JP) reported revenue for the first quarter ended 31 August 2020 of JPY 1.29 billion (USD 12.2 million), a fall of 6.3% compared to last year.