Japan – Quick Co. Ltd full year revenue up 17.8% with growth in profits

Quick Co. Ltd (4318: JP), a Japanese staffing firm, reported revenue today for the full year ended 31 March 2023 of JPY 27.79 billion (USD 204.4 million), an increase of 17.8% compared to the previous year.

Australia – Go2 People securities suspended and appoints new CFO

The Go2 People Ltd. (GO2:ASX), the Australia-based provider of vertically integrated recruitment and training services, provided an operational update today for the third quarter ended 31 March 2023.

 The company announced that its securities will be suspended from quotation immediately under...

India – Non-tech sectors to hire over 1 million tech professionals by 2027-28, TeamLease finds

The demand for tech talent by the non-technology sector in India, driven by six industries, is expected to give employment to over 1 million tech professionals by 2027-28, according to research from TeamLease Services.

According to the company, at a fast-growing 7.53% CAGR (compound annual growth...

Australia – Government to lift minimum wage for skilled migrants

Australia is set to end a decade-old freeze on the minimum wage for skilled migrant workers as part of an overhaul of what the government deemed as a ‘broken migration system.’

According to AP News, the government has described its migration system as one that fosters exploitation and favours attracting...

Australia – Advertised salaries up 4.7% in March: Seek

Advertised salaries across Australia grew by 4.7% in March 2023 when compared to the same period last year. The 4.7% growth was in line with the 4.7% increase in the year to February 2023.

Advertised salaries grew over the month by 0.4% in March 2023, up from the 0.3% monthly growth recorded in February...

Japan – EU Commission says Japan’s gender equality is decades behind Europe (Kyodo News)

The European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights said Japan's gender gap is similar to what it used to be like in Europe decades ago, but that the continent and the East Asian nation can learn from each other and advance women's empowerment, according to Kyodo News. Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner...

India – Blue-collar job vacancies up 7% in March driven by security service sector

Overall job vacancies for the blue-collar workforce in India registered a 7% growth year-on-year in March to 5.71 million, mainly driven by requirements in the security services, according to a report by Billion Careers, a subsidiary of Quess Corp.

The 5.71 million figure was up from 5.33 million the...

Hong Kong – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves to 3.1% in March quarter

Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in stood at 3.1% in the period from January – March 2023, down from 5.0% during the same period a year ago, according to the latest labour force statistics published by the Census and Statistics Department.

Compared to the previous three-month period,...

Japan – Government considers expanding scope of skilled worker visa with no stay limit (Japan Today)

Japan's immigration authorities earlier this week proposed expanding the scope of a blue-collar skilled workers visa that effectively allows holders to stay in the country indefinitely in a possible major shift in its foreign labour policy, reports Japan Today. The move comes in response to calls from...

India – Nearly half of employees do not plan to switch jobs in 2023 (The Economic Times)

Nearly half of surveyed employees in India are choosing to stay in their current jobs due to ongoing uncertainties, reports The Economic Times, citing a report by Indeed and Valuvox. The report notes that 47% do not plan to switch jobs and over 37% are instead focusing on career growth in 2023. The report...