Hiring among India’s formal jobs sector falls 75% to a 2-year low as companies turn cautious (LiveMint)

Hiring by India Inc. (India’s formal jobs sector) sank to a two-year low in the June quarter, even slipping to the lows of early 2020 for some recruitment firms when the country was hit by the first wave of the pandemic, reports LiveMint. Hiring firms across sectors say there are about 225,000 active...

New Zealand’s filled jobs record 1.1% increase in March quarter, growth led by accommodation and food services

The number of filled jobs in New Zealand went up by 1.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the March 2023 quarter when compared to the December 2022 quarter, according to data from Statistics New Zealand.

Total actual filled jobs in the March 2023 quarter stood at 2.26 million.

A filled job is defined...

Australian workplace regulator recovers thousands in unpaid wages for bubble tea chain workers

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered AUD 89,952 (USD 61,122) in unpaid wages for 36 workers after investigating 14 outlets of bubble tea chain Sharetea.

In April 2022, the regulator investigated the Sharetea franchisee-operated stores after receiving tip-offs indicating possible underpayments,...

Taiwan’s Labour Ministry increases migrant worker hiring quota in four industries to address manpower shortages (Focus Taiwan)

In a bid to address workforce shortages in Taiwan, the Ministry of Labour has revised regulations to allow companies in four industries, namely manufacturing, construction, agriculture and long-term care, to hire more migrant workers than previously permitted, reports Focus Taiwan. The regulations took...

Older Japanese workers seek new jobs as lifetime employment wanes (Nikkei Asia)

The number of older Japanese workers seeking a new job has increased significantly in recent years, underscoring the country's shift from its traditional lifetime employment model, reports Nikkei Asia, citing data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. In the first three months of...

Swiss and Indonesian governments sign labour cooperation agreement

The Indonesian and Swiss governments announced an agreement to strengthen cooperation in employment programmes, decent work and trade unions.

The agreement, which was made via an amendment to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) renewal, includes tripartite cooperation and potential collaboration between...

Online hiring in India records a 7% fall in May owing to seasonal and market conditions

E-recruitment in India saw a 7% drop in hiring activity in May 2023 compared to May 2022, according to the latest foundit Insights Tracker.

Month-on-month showed a smaller dip of 4%. The Tracker cited seasonality and market conditions for the deceleration in hiring activity.

By industry, 9 of the 27 monitored...

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate lowers to 3.0% as labour market continues improvement

Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in stood at 3.0% in the period from March  – May 2023, down from 5.1% during the same period a year ago, according to the latest labour force statistics published by the Census and Statistics Department.

When compared to the previous three-month...

Outsourcing hubs like India to bag 40% of jobs lost to layoffs, staffing firms say (The Economic Times)

Between 30%-40% of more than 300,000 technology jobs lost to layoffs globally could move to outsourcing hubs like India in the coming months, reports The Economic Times, citing staffing firms. A lot of these jobs are likely to be redistributed across the existing workforce of large tech companies in...

Australia-based Go2 Group completes deal with IntoWork Australia following voluntary administration

Go2 People Ltd. (GO2:ASX), the Australia-based provider of vertically integrated recruitment and training services, announced that its administrators have confirmed that the Deeds of Company Arrangement were completed with control passing to IntoWork effective from 15 June, with the exception of...