Australia – Ashley Services H1 revenue rises 19.4% with growth boosted by Linc acquisition

Australian training and labour hire firm Ashley Services (ASH: ASX) reported revenue today for the six-month period ended 31 December 2022 of AUD 262.4 million (USD 177.9 million), an increase of 19.4% compared to the previous year.

Ross Shrimpton, Managing Director, said "The first half of financial...

India – Formal employment sector to create 192,000 new flexi-jobs in formal sector (The Economic Times)

The Indian Staffing Federation, the apex body for flexi staffing, has said that ‘flexi-staffing’ has registered substantial growth in the country with around 192,000 new flexi-jobs being created in 2022 in the Indian formal employment sector, reports The Economic Times. The Indian Staffing Federation...

Malaysia – SME Association says workers must show their value by being ‘reliable and productive’ (Free Malaysia Today)

Now more than ever, workers in Malaysia must prove their relevance to their employers to avoid losing their jobs as times are tough, the SME Association of Malaysia stated. Its secretary-general, Chin Chee Seong, said employees must show their value to the company by being reliable and productive, reports...

Singapore – Advancer Global issues full year profit warning

The Board of Directors of Singapore-based Advancer Global Limited announced yesterday that based on preliminary assessment of the group’s unaudited consolidated financial results for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, the group is expected to report a net loss for FY 2022 mainly due to impairment...

India – Online recruitment down by 2% in January

Online recruitment in India fell by 2% in January 2023 compared to January 2022, according to the latest foundit Insights Tracker.

The Tracker replaced the Monster Employment Index (MEI) following Monster India’s rebranding to foundit in Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

According to the Tracker, online...

Singapore – More college graduates are finding full time jobs and earning more than before the Covid-19 pandemic

More fresh-out-of-college graduates in Singapore are finding full-time employment than even before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a 2022 report by the Ministry of Education of the Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey.

In 2022, 87.5% of fresh graduates were able to secure full-time...

China – Job fairs return after being forced online by Covid-19 pandemic (Taipei Times)

China’s job fairs are making a comeback after being forced online by Covid-19 for three years, but subdued wages and less abundant offerings in sectors exposed to weakening external demand point to an uneven and guarded economic recovery, reports Taipei Times. Authorities announced hundreds of such...

Australia – Freelancer full year revenue down 3.1% as losses widen

Freelancer (FLN:ASX) reported net revenue decreased by 3.1% for the full year 2022 to AUD 55.7 million (USD 37.9 million).

Revenue in the Freelancer.com platform stood at AUD 45.6 million (USD 31.1 million), down 1.1% over the year. Freelancer GMV (Gross Marketplace Value) was AUD 128.4 million (USD 87.6...

India – Non-IT sector hiring off to ‘flying start’ in India despite 25% decline in IT hiring

Despite a 25% decline in IT sector hiring in January 2022 compared to one year earlier, India still recorded a 2% growth in hiring activity, employment website Naukri recorded in its monthly JobSpeak Report.

The dip in hiring activity in the IT industry was compensated by a rapid hiring spree in non-IT...

Singapore – Businesses plan to improve wages to attract more workers

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...