Japan – Fullcast first quarter revenue grows 4.5%

Japan-based staffing firm Fullcast Holdings (4848: JP) reported revenue today of JPY 15.96 billion (USD 118.4 million) for the first quarter ended 31 March 2023, a 4.5% increase compared to last year.

Japan – Altech Corp first quarter revenue edges up 10.4% as profits rally

Japanese technical staffing firm Altech Corp. (4641:JP) reported revenue yesterday for the first quarter ended 31 March 2023 of JPY 11.14 billion (USD 82.8 million), an increase of 10.4% when compared to the same period last year.

Japan – Nisso Corp full-year revenue rises 17.1%, with growth driven by HR business

Nisso Corporation (6569: TYO), a Japanese human resources firm providing staffing services, reported revenue yesterday of JPY 90.82 billion (USD 675.3 million) for the full year ended 31 March 2023, an increase of 17.1% compared to the same period last year.

Japan – Matching Service full-year revenue climbs 14.2% as profits increase

Recruitment firm Matching Service Japan (6539:TYO)  reported annual revenue for the year ended 31 March 2022 yesterday of JPY 4.29 billion (USD 31.8 million), an increase of 14.2% compared to the previous year.

Japan – World Holdings Q1 revenue rises 7.4% as profits improve

Japanese outsourcing services company World Holdings (2429: JP) reported revenue for the first quarter ended 31 March 2023 of JPY 43.72 billion (USD 324.7 billion), an increase of 7.4% compared to the previous year.

Japan – Will Group full year revenue rises 9.8% with growth in domestic and overseas businesses

Japanese HR firm Will Group (6089:TYO), which focuses on temporary staffing, business contracting and recruitment, reported revenue on today of JPY 143.93 billion (USD 1.07 billion) for the full year ended 31 December 2022, an increase of 9.8% when compared to the same period a year prior.

Japan – JTec Corp full year revenue rises 6.2%

Japanese staffing company JTec Corp. (2479: JP) reported revenue for the full year ended 31 March 2023 of JPY 3.17 billion (USD 23.6 million), an increase of 6.2% compared with last year.

Australia – Seek job ads down 19.1% in April as hospitality and tourism industry job ads fall

Job ads in Australia have fallen by 19.1% year-over-year in April 2023, according to job board operator Seek. On a monthly basis, job ads also fell by 1.4%.

The latest data also shows that applications per job ad increased over the month by 7.7% in April.

On a year-on-year basis, the biggest decline was...

India – Maharashtra state government to use private agencies for short-term hiring in case of strike action or emergencies (Times of India)

Two months after the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra issued an order outsourcing recruitment for short-term government and semi-government posts to nine private HR agencies, it has issued a new directive clarifying that this method of hiring can also be used in the case of strikes...

Taiwan – 104 Corp monthly revenue down 1.5% in April

104 Corp. (3130:TAI), a Taipei-based firm that provides online job advertising, announced a business update. The firm reported consolidated revenue for April 2023 was TWD 184.1 million (USD 6.0 million), down 1.47% compared to the same period in 2022.

Accumulated revenue for 2023 totalled TWD 714.7 million...