Australia’s workplace watchdog recovers over $300 million for workers in 2022-23, second largest in history

The Fair Work Ombudsman in Australia announced recoveries of AUD 509 million (USD 335 million) in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than a quarter of a million workers in 2022-23.

The recoveries sum is the second-largest annual figure in the national regulator’s history.

Acting Fair Work Ombudsman...

Former ManpowerGroup employee allegedly puts unemployed wife on payroll, defrauds company (Business Today)

A former finance manager at ManpowerGroup Service Private Limited in India allegedly manipulated the company's payroll system and fraudulently added his unemployed wife to the payroll, ensuring that she received a regular salary for more than ten years, amounting to about INR 40 million (USD 484,384),...

India’s e-commerce industry to create 700,000 gig jobs during festive season (The Economic Times)

The e-commerce industry in India is expected to create approximately 700,000 gig jobs in the second half of the year, due to upcoming festive season sales, reports The Economic Times, citing a report by TeamLease. The report adds that e-commerce companies are gearing up to fulfil consumer demands in...

TCS revamps organisational structure, announces senior leadership changes

India-based Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), revamped its organisation structure, aligning it with its verticals or business groups.

The reorganisation under recently appointed chief executive officer K Krithivasan abandons most elements of the restructuring put in place by predecessor Rajesh Gopinathan...

Japan’s temporary agency workers up 1.3% in June, seasonally adjusted jobless rate improves slightly to 2.5%

The number of Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 21.33 million in June 2023, up 1.3% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

Further data from Statistics...

India’s white-collar hiring activity down 19% in July despite positive hiring trends in oil and gas

Hiring activity in India's white-collar professional segment saw a fall of 19% in July 2023 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The Naukri JobSpeak Index stood at 2573 for July 2023, down 8% compared to previous month.

Naukri noted that even in this...

More than half of workers in Vietnam are eyeing new job opportunities (Taiwan News)

The Vietnamese employment landscape is shifting with 35% of Vietnamese workers seeking a new job right now and a further 21% are planning to start a job hunt in the next six months, reports Taiwan News, citing a study by Michael Page Vietnam. This unprecedented trend unveils a dynamic job market marked...

Quick Co Q1 revenue rises 5.1% but recruiting business edges down 1.8%

Quick Co. Ltd (4318: JP), a Japanese staffing firm, reported revenue for the first quarter ended 30 June 2023 of JPY 8.99 billion (USD 63.2 million), an increase of 5.1% compared to the previous year.

JTec Corp Q1 revenue up 3.8% despite fall in dispatching revenue

Japanese staffing company JTec Corp. (2479: JP) reported revenue for the first quarter ended 30 June 2023 of JPY 812 million (USD 5.7 million), an increase of 3.8% compared with last year.

Fewer Singaporean job seekers and employees faced discrimination during job search and at work

The proportion of job seekers in Singapore who experienced discrimination during their job search fell for the second consecutive year to 23.8% in 2022, from 25.8% in 2021 and 42.7% in 2018, according to research from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). 

At the same time, the proportion of employees...