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Australia – Union report shows wage theft is 'endemic' at universities
16 March 2023Universities across Australia owe over AUD 100 million (USD 66.5 million) in stolen wages, the National Tertiary Education Union uncovered in a recent report, calling it an endemic part of universities' business models.
The NTEU had initially analysed 34 institutions from 2020 onward and found a collective...
South Korea – Government to reconsider plans of introducing 69-hour workweek following backlash (Bloomberg)
16 March 2023The South Korean government will reconsider plans to increase weekly working hours to 69 following backlash from women's rights and younger working age groups. Bloomberg reported the office of President Yook Suk Yeol instructed his agencies to communicate better with the public, ', especially with Generation...
Australia – Ignite CEO to step down
15 March 2023Ignite Ltd. (IGN:ASX), a Sydney, Australia-based recruitment firm, announced that Tim Moran has tendered his resignation as Chief Executive Officer. His final employment date will be 31 March 2023.
Following Moran’s decision to step down as CEO, the group has appointed Cameron Judson as Executive Director...
World – OECD unemployment rate remains at record low 4.9% in January
15 March 2023The unemployment rate across the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) remained at 4.9% in January 2023, the seventh consecutive month at this record low since the start of the series in 2001.
The number of unemployed persons declined to 33.2 million, remaining close to the record...
New Zealand – Seasonally adjusted filled jobs climb 0.3% in December quarter
15 March 2023The number of filled jobs in New Zealand went up by 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the December quarter, or up 6,533 jobs, when compared to the September quarter, according to a report from Stats NZ.
For the year ending December 2022, gross earnings were up over the year by 9.1% or NZD 12.9 billion...
Australia – Fair Work Ombudsman takes former cleaning company to court for alleged worker misclassification of migrants
15 March 2023Australia’s workplace watchdog has filed a case against the former directors of a cleaning company, alleging they were involved in sham contracting of five migrant cleaners who were underpaid more than AUD 125,000 (82,994 USD).
Timothy Baxter Chambers and Craig Richard Simpson were the former directors...
China – Average surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.6% in first two months of 2023 (Xinhua)
15 March 2023China's employment level remained stable, with the average surveyed urban unemployment rate standing at 5.6% in the first two months of 2023, reports Xinhua, citing research by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In February alone, the surveyed urban unemployment rate was also 5.6%, up 0.1% from...
Japan – Average hourly wage for part-time workers up 2.6%, Dip Corp finds
14 March 2023The average hourly wage for part-time workers in Japan stood at JPY 1,230 (USD 9.20) in February 2023, up 2.6% from the same period last year and steady from the previous month, according to data released by Dip Corp. (2379:TYO), a staffing firm and job board operator based in Tokyo. The data is taken...
Malaysia – Unemployment rate falls to 3.6% in January
14 March 2023The unemployment rate in Malaysia stood at 3.6% in January 2023, down by 0.6% from a year earlier, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
The unemployment rate was also 3.6% in December 2022.
Over the year, the number of unemployed persons declined in January by...
India – Majority of employers keen to increase their apprentices intake in March quarter (The Indian Express)
14 March 2023At least 79% of employers in India are keen to increase their apprentices’ intake in the January to March 2023 quarter, reports The Indian Express, citing a report by TeamLease. According to the TeamLease’s report (January to March 2023), 79% of employers are foreseeing increasing their apprentice...