Philippines unemployment rate improves to 4.4% in August

The Philippines’ unemployment rate decreased to 4.4% in August 2023 from 5.3% in the same month last year, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.

In the previous month, the unemployment rate was posted at 4.8%.

In terms of magnitude, the Authority noted there were 2.21...

Taiwan’s jobless rate improves to 3.42% in August, total employment up 1.2%

Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.42% in August 2023, down from 3.67% in August 2022, according to data from the Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).

On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by 0.01 percentage points to...

Former Japanese temp worker illegally leaked 9 million sets of customer information, Nipon Telegraph and Telephone West says (The Japan Times)

A former temporary worker dispatched to a unit of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) West, illegally leaked some 9 million sets of customer information, reports The Japan Times, citing the unit and another subsidiary of the telecommunications company. The leaked information included addresses, names...

Branding Engineer full year revenue rises 46.4% with profits on the rise

Branding Engineer (7352: JP), a Japanese engineering recruitment firm, reported revenue on Friday of JPY 10.05 billion (USD 67.2 million) for the year ended 31 August 2023, an increase of 46.4% when compared to the same period a year ago.

The group noted that this is the first time sales exceeded JPY...

Most Japanese office workers who have undergone reskilling said it had a positive impact: Adecco

Approximately 80.0% of office workers in Japan who have undertaken reskilling said it had a positive impact on their work and career, according to a survey by Adecco Co., Ltd. in Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of The Adecco Group.

The survey found that 45.3% of company employees have undertaken reskilling...

Uber Australia’s warning of meal delivery hikes under new laws shows gig workers are underpaid, experts say (The Guardian)

The Guardian reports Uber’s warning that Australians may pay up to 85% more to have a meal delivered if gig economy workers are treated as employees under proposed workplace legislation is an admission that delivery rider workers are being woefully underpaid, experts have said. Uber supports the Fair...

One in three Japanese graduates no longer seeking lifetime employment (Nippon)

Approximately a third, or 30.1% of Japanese employees said they wished to change jobs or work independently, reports Nippon, citing a survey by Japan Management Association. The survey asked if they wished to ‘work at one company through to retirement’ or, if given the chance, ‘change jobs or work...

TCS confirms 16 employees fired, 6 vendors debarred in code of conduct violations probe

IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services fired 16 employees for code of conduct violations and six unnamed vendors have been debarred from doing business with TCS, the company reported in a regulatory filing on 15 October. 

TCS also noted three employees have been removed from its “resource...

Nearly half of Australian employers say workers have asked about upskilling

Nearly half of Australian employers, 49%, say their workers have asked about training and professional development opportunities to assist them in their current roles, according to a survey by professional staffing firm Robert Half Inc.

Workers want new skills for advancement as well. The survey found...

Freelancer skills with fastest growth in demand during Q3 include online writing, content creation

Freelancer skills with the fastest growth in demand during the third quarter were writing- and marketing-related, according to an analysis by talent platform Freelancer.com. The two individual skills seeing the fastest growth in demand were copy typing and Microsoft Word.

“Artificial intelligence is...