Will Group Q1 revenue down 2.8% as profits also fall

Japanese HR firm Will Group (6089:TYO), which focuses on temporary staffing, business contracting and recruitment, reported revenue today of JPY 34.43 billion (USD 241.8 million) for the first quarter ended 30 June 2022, a fall of 2.8% when compared to the same period last year.

WDB Holdings Q1 revenue rises 5.1% but reports drop in profits

WDB Holdings Co. Ltd (2475:TYO), a Japanese holding company that includes staffing firms, reported revenue today of JPY 12.4 billion (USD 87.3 million), a year-on-year increase of 5.1% in its first quarter ended 30 June 2023.

Singapore accepts workplace fairness legislation aimed at boosting protection against discrimination

The Singaporean government accepted the final recommendations of the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness (TCWF), which includes two new recommendations.

On February 2023, the Tripartite Committee published its initial 20 recommendations in an interim report. 

The government will be working...

Australian unions and migrant rights group demand ‘exploited worker guarantee’

Migrant workers reporting employer exploitation should receive a legislated guarantee they will not have their visas cancelled, unions and migrant rights activists have told the Australian government. The Australian (paywall) reports that an alliance of unions, lawyers and migrant rights groups are calling...

People on the move: Ministry of Manpower Singapore, Charterhouse Asia

Ministry of Manpower

Melissa Khoo, currently deputy secretary (higher education and skills), ministry of education in Singapore, will be concurrently appointed as chief executive officer (Designate) of the Central Provident Fund Board on 1 September 2023. She will relinquish her role at the...

Quess Corp Q1 revenue rises 15.6% with growth led by workforce management business

First quarter revenue grew by 15.6% over the year at India-based staffing provider Quess Corp to INR 46.00 billion (USD 555.9 million).

The company noted total headcount for the workforce management business crossed 404,000, an increase of 15% year-on-year and 5% over the quarter.

Yamoto Holdings transfers Yamato Staff Supply Co. to World Holdings

Yamoto Holdings announced that it has signed a business agreement with staffing firm World Holdings to transfer its subsidiary Yamoto Staff Supply.

Yamato Holdings is a conglomerate primarily focused on freight delivery, courier services and logistical services.  

Yamoto Holdings will transfer 51%...

Majority of Hong Kong professionals prepare to look for another job amid fears of layoffs

The majority of professionals in Hong Kong (74%) have admitted to taking steps to ‘prepare to look for another job’, according to research by Robert Walters Hong Kong.

At the same time, the research found 68% of professionals ‘career cushion’ because of the changes in the macroeconomic situation...

Indonesia’s Manpower Ministry urges Hong Kong to increase minimum wage for migrant workers (Antara News)

The Indonesian Manpower Ministry is pushing the Hong Kong authority to increase the minimum wage for Indonesian migrant workers (PMI), reports Indonesian news agency Antara News. "I urge the Hong Kong authority to consider increasing the PMIs' minimum wage in 2023, considering the development of...

New Zealand’s unemployment rate rises to higher than expected 3.6% in June quarter and projected to continue to climb

New Zealand’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in the June 2023 quarter from 3.3% in the same period a year ago, according to research from Statistics New Zealand.

When compared to the previous quarter (March 2022 quarter) the unemployment rate increased by 0.2%.

According to Yahoo...