Singapore – Lower income platform workers to receive up to 75% funding for additional Central Provident Fund contributions (Channel News Asia)

Singapore’s government will fund up to 75% of the increase in Central Provident Fund (CPF) (compulsory savings and pension plan) contributions for lower-income platform workers in the first few years, reports Channel News Asia, citing Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon. Starting from...

India – Majority of female workers confident they receive equal pay (The Economic Times)

Over 95% of Indian female blue collar employees are confident they receive equal pay, and 93% of male employees have also said the same, reports The Economic Times, citing research from Indeed. When asked what their next course of action would be if they found out they did not receive equal pay, 67%...

India – Hiring activity down 2%, but IT sector drives sequential growth

Hiring activity in India decreased slightly by 2% in February 2023 when compared to February 2022, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The Naukri JobSpeak stood at 3,007 in February 2023, up by 9% against January 2023.

Pawan Goyal, Chief Business Officer, Naukri.com, said, “At an overall level,...

Australia – More workers planning to leave their jobs as salary becomes top focus

Almost a quarter of workers in Australia are currently intending to leave their current jobs (24% in Q4 vs 21% in Q3), according to research from National Australia Bank.

The research found that almost one in 10 Australian workers (8%) had changed jobs in the past quarter and one in three over the past...

China – Labour market better than expected in January and February, HR minister says (Financial Post)

China’s job market was better than expected in January and February, and the country’s employment will continue to pick up this year, Wang Xiaoping, the human resources minister, said. According to the Financial Post, China’s economy is warming up after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions late...

India – Unemployment rate rises to 7.45% in February, rural areas also see unemployment increase (The Economic Times)

India's unemployment rate rose to 7.45% in February from 7.14% in the previous month, reports The Economic Times, citing data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). At the same time, the urban unemployment rate declined to 7.93% in February from 8.55% in the previous month, while the rural...

Singapore – Advancer Global full year revenue up 4.6% with boost from Employment Services, but losses widen

Advancer Global (43Q:SES), an integrated services provider offering workforce solutions and services in Singapore reported revenue yesterday after markets closed, for the full year ending 31 December 2022 of SGD 63.10 million (USD 46.8 million), an increase of 4.9% compared to the same period last...

Australia – Advertised salaries rise 4.4% in January

Advertised salaries on job board Seek in Australia rose by 4.4% in the year to January 2023. The 4.4% increase was slightly lower than the year to December 2022 (4.6%).

Seek noted that since late 2021, advertised salary growth has mostly been in the low-to-mid 4% range, with a brief dip below 4% in August...

Japan – Temp agency worker arrested for allegedly pulling down female co-worker’s trousers at company party (The Straits Times)

A temporary agency worker in Japan was arrested last week after an alleged sexual harassment incident in which he pulled down a female co-worker’s trousers at a company's new year party, reports the The Mainichi. The man, a temp agency worker from Yame city in Fukuoka, faces an assault charge, following...

Philippines – Government to upskill workers (The Manila Times)

The Philippines government will upskill Filipino workers in preparation for the expected influx of foreign businesses, reports The Manila Times, citing information provided by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). The government said that measures are being crafted to ensure that the Philippines...