Nearly 6,600 Singaporean firms received wage credit to support employment of 10,000 people with disabilities (The Straits Times)

Close to 6,600 organisations in Singapore received a wage credit in 2022 that supported their employment of over 10,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs), reports The Straits Times. Of this group of PWDs, close to 2,000 had not had work for at least six months, said senior parliamentary secretary for...

Japanese companies look to rehire former employees to meet HR needs: Recruit (Nippon)

More than half, or 55.5% of HR managers said that they are willing to rehire former employees who had either left the company or retired, reports Nippon, citing survey data from Recruit Holdings. The survey polled HR managers at companies with 30 or more employees. The survey also found that the most...

India adds nearly 1 million renewable jobs in 2022 (Economic Times)

India recorded an estimated 988,000 renewable energy jobs in 2022, with hydropower leading as the top employer with 466,000 jobs, reports Energy World, by the Economic Times, citing data from International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar photovoltaic (PV) followed closely, engaging 282,000 individuals...

S-pool nine-month revenue trends downward 3.3% due to decline in HR solutions business

S-Pool Inc. (2471:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing provider, reported revenue decreased by 3.3% in the first nine months of its fiscal year, which ended 31 August 2023. Gross profit increased by 2.4%.

The company said due to the delayed recovery in the human resource solutions segment, the transition to higher...

Online hiring in India falls 8% in September as companies focus on upskilling current talent: foundit

Online recruitment in India reported an 8% drop in September 2023 compared to September 2022, according to the latest foundit Insights Tracker.

The hiring index dropped from 277 in September 2022 to 255 in September 2023, showing a stagnation in hiring.

Over the month, e-recruitment saw a 2% month-over-month...

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower charges training provider bosses for Workplace Safety and Health fraudulent acts

The Ministry of Manpower in Singapore has brought charges against two individuals under Section 53 of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act for engaging in fraudulent activities under the employment of WSH training provider, Active Synergy Training and Consultancy Pte Ltd.

Shivasanker S, director...

Fresh graduates in India intensify job search as companies go slow on hiring plans (The Economic Times)

Job search by young graduates and entry-level candidates in India has hit a record high as companies across several sectors increasingly narrow their hiring funnel for fresh graduates, reports The Economic Times, citing data from staffing firms including Xpheno and professional networking site LinkedIn....

Quess Corp gets $36 million tax demand, says there are technical errors in calculating tax

Indian staffing firm Quess Corp announced it has received a tax demand for INR 3 billion (USD 36.0 million) for the assessment year 2019-2020.

However, in a Bombay Stock Exchange filing, the group highlighted that the assessing officer in the assessment order did not provide TDS (tax deducted at source)...

Australian job ads fall 8.2% in September as labour market loosens: ANZ-Indeed

Job advertisements in Australia decreased by 8.2% year-on-year in September 2023 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to ANZ-Indeed job ads data published on ANZ Bank.

The 8.2% decrease is a further decline from the 7.7% annual fall reported in August.

Seasonally adjusted, the number of job ads fell...

World Bank cuts Malaysia’s 2023 GDP growth forecast to 3.9%, but 2024 forecast set to rise (Free Malaysia Today)

The World Bank has cut its target for Malaysia’s GDP to 3.9% from 4.3% for 2023 amidst a substantial deceleration in external demand, reports Free Malaysia Today. However, domestic demand will continue to support economic resilience in the country, it said. Apurva Sanghi, who is the World Bank’s...