Vietnamese government issues decree amending regulations on foreign workers’ employment (Vietnam Plus)

The Vietnamese government has issued a decree amending and supplementing several articles of its Decree No. 152 dated 2020, stipulating regulations for foreigners working in Vietnam, reports Vietnam Plus. Decree No. 152 also stipulates regulations for foreign individuals’ and organisations’ recruitment...

ManpowerGroup China CFO resigns, search underway for successor

ManpowerGroup Greater China announced on Friday that Tang Jiayi resigned as the chief financial officer of the company. The board said Jiayi would like to devote more time to his personal commitments.

Jiayi would cease to be the chief financial officer of the company with effect from 30 September 2023....

Confidence Interworks invests in game development firm Indigames

Confidence Interworks, a Japanese HR solutions and staffing firm, announced it has invested in Indigames Co., Ltd., which focuses on the gaming business.

Indigames is a game development company that is expanding its game business globally, with a focus on hyper-casual games, live gaming, and NFT (non-fungible...

Seek job ads in Australia fall 20.5% with a steep decline in hospitality and tourism

Job advertisements in Australia plummeted by 20.5% year-on-year in August 2023, according to data from job board Seek.

When compared to the previous month, job ads increased by 1.8% in August 2023. Applications per job ad rose by 6.5% when compared to the last month.

By state, the most significant contributor...

India IT services firms may cut back on hiring freshers in 2024 (Business Today)

Indian-based IT services firms are planning to cut back on hiring freshers (fresh graduates) due to a weak deal pipeline amid lingering recessionary fears in the US, reports Business Today. The publication points out that IT services firms such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, Accenture...

Singapore’s labour market sees growth in H1, but labour demand expected to cool as vacancies fall

Singapore’s labour market continued to grow in the first half of 2023, although there were signs of cooling labour demand, according to the latest labour market report by the Ministry of Manpower.

Total employment in Singapore continued to expand for the seventh consecutive quarter in Q2 2023 (24,300),...

Seek New Zealand job ads fall 26% in August with decreases reported in all regions and industries

Job ad volumes in New Zealand dropped by 26% in August 2023 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from job board Seek.

When compared to the previous month, job ads increased slightly by 2%. Applications per job ad increased by 2% over the month to August.

By region, year-on-year...

Japan’s part-time worker average hourly wage hits record high

The average hourly wage for part-time workers across Japan in August was JPY 1,319 (USD 8.92), a record high and an increase of JPY 89 (USD 0.60) compared to the previous year, and an increase of JPY 39 (0.26) compared to the previous month, according to research from staffing firm and job board Dip...

Malaysia penalises 400 companies so far in 2023 over labour law violations (Business Today Malaysia)

Malaysia has taken action against 400 companies so far this year for violating labour laws, Business Today Malaysia reported citing state news agency Bernama and Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. The labour violations included illegal wage deductions, Sivakumar said. The minister did not name the...

New flexible employment logs rapid expansion in China from pre-pandemic levels

New flexible employment has seen strong expansion in China in recent years amid the development of the digital and platform economy, reports Xinhua, citing a report jointly released by Jinan University and online recruitment platform Zhaopin.

The number of employees in new flexible employment accounted...