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Singapore – Businesses plan to improve wages to attract more workers

22 February 2023

The business community in Singapore, learning from the challenges and some positive outcomes of 2022, say they are more committed to improving business outcomes, with fair and equitable employee pay and rewards, and increased recruitment among their initiatives.

The Singapore Business Federation released...


Taiwan – Job market to remain short of candidates in 2023

22 February 2023

While Taiwan’s job market has been robust over the last two years due to the global tech talent shortage, in 2023 the market will be facing uncertainties amidst waning export demand, looming recession and geopolitical tension and will still remain short of candidates, according to a report by the European...


Australia – Seek H1 revenue rises 20% in constant currency

21 February 2023

Job board Seek (ASX: SEK) today reported revenue from continuing operations grew 20% on a constant currency basis.

The group saw revenue...


Australia – Unemployment rate climbs to 3.7% in January

21 February 2023

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 3.7% last month, the highest it’s been since May of last year but still a decline of 0.5% from the same month last year, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The increase in the unemployment rate is 0.2%...


New Zealand – Job postings fall in December quarter

21 February 2023

Job postings across New Zealand decreased by 26.7% in the 2022 December quarter when compared to the same time last year, according to The Jobs Report by the Recruitment, Consulting & Staffing Association.

On a quarterly basis, the number of job postings fell by 22.4% in the last three months of 2022....


Taiwan – Nike, Adidas shoe supplier Pou Chen to slash 6,000 jobs in Vietnam (The Straits Times)

21 February 2023

Taiwan’s Pou Chen Corp, the world’s largest manufacturer of branded sports footwear, plans to cut around 6,000 jobs at its Ho Chi Minh City factory in Vietnam in several phases this year due to weak demand, reports the Straits Times, citing two local officials familiar with the company’s plans....


Japan – PA Co full year revenue up 5.3%, but temporary staffing business sees decrease

20 February 2023

Japanese temporary staffing firm PA Co (4766: JP) reported revenue on Friday for the full year ended 31 December 2022 of JPY 1.66 billion (USD 12.4 million), an increase of 5.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Japan – Pasona Group erroneously overcharges three cities for Covid-19 vaccination call centre operations after subcontractor falsifies reports

20 February 2023

Japanese staffing firm Pasona Group overcharged three cities in western Japan for Covid-19 vaccination call centre operations by a total of approximately JPY 1.08 billion (USD 8.0 million) after a company it subcontracted falsified staff numbers, according to The Mainichi.

The Japanese city of Nishinomiya...


Australia – More than half of Australian businesses plan to increase employment

20 February 2023

Australian businesses reported a strong recovery from the pandemic in 2022 and more than half plan to increase employment, according to a report from Ai Group (The Australian Industry Group), which collected data about business recovery and business plans going into 2023. Ai Group is Australia's peak...


Hong Kong – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves to 3.4% in January quarter

20 February 2023

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Hong Kong stood at 3.4% in the period from November – January 2022, down from 3.9% 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...