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South Korea – Number of temporary employees down 0.5% in December, unemployment rate improves

11 January 2023

The number of temporary workers in South Korea fell by 0.5% year over year to 4.45 million in December 2022, according to the latest data from Statistics Korea.

Compared to the previous month, the number of temporary workers in South Korea fell by 6.5% in December 2022.

Further labour market data from...


Philippines – Companies say hiring plans for 2023 are back to pre-pandemic levels

11 January 2023

Half, or one in two companies with primarily more than 160 companies reported their hiring plans are back to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from JobStreet.

At the same time, 23% reported that their hiring will recover in the next nine months,

The report also found that overall, the employment...


India – Tata Consultancy Services revenue up 8.4%; cites improved productivity

10 January 2023

Revenue at IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. rose 8.4% as measured in US dollars in its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2022 to a total of $7.08 billion. The increase in constant currency at the Mumbai, India-based firm was 13.5%.

“Improved productivity, currency support and abating...


Japan – Like Co H1 revenue rises 5.5%, but profits take a dive

10 January 2023

Japanese staffing firm Like Co Ltd (2462: JP) reported revenue today for the first six months ended 30 November 2022 of JPY 28.65 billion (USD 216.8 million), up 5.5% when compared to the previous year. Profits were down during the period.

(JPY millions) H1 2022 H1 2021 Change H1 2022 ...


South Korea – Majority of office workers switching jobs due to dissatisfaction with low pay and working environment

10 January 2023

The majority, or 77.5% of office workers in South Korea are experiencing ‘rapid turnover’, according to a survey conducted by South Korea-based Saramin HR.

Saramin HR, which operates one of the leading job boards in South Korea alongside a range of additional recruitment services, surveyed 1,471 office...


Japan – Prime Minister urges faster wage hikes to avoid ‘stagflation’

10 January 2023

In contrast to many other countries, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for business leaders to accelerate wage rises, warning that the economy risked falling into ‘stagflation’ if pay rises lagged price increases, Reuters reports. Stagflation is a combination of a low economic growth and...


South Korea – Former GM Korea CEO given suspended prison term over illegal employment of temp workers

9 January 2023

A court sentenced Kaher Kazem, a former CEO of GM Korea Co., to a suspended prison term today on charges of illegally hiring approximately 1,700 manufacturing temporary workers, according to Yonhap News Agency.

The former CEO was accused, along with other GM executives, of hiring 1,719 workers dispatched...


World – Business Analyst tops Hays’ list of most in-demand tech jobs

9 January 2023

The demand for tech jobs is seeing a shift in hiring trends across the globe, from hard skills in technology to roles more focused on managing projects and providing analysis on business trends, according to Hays.

James Milligan, global head of Technology Solutions at Hays says that organisations have...


Japan – Firms plan to increase hiring of university graduates in 2024

9 January 2023

More than 15% of companies in Japan plan to increase the number of new university graduates hired in 2024, according to a recent survey from Recruit Works Institute, a part of Japanese staffing giant Recruit Co., Ltd.

The study also found that 3.6% of respondents said they will decrease hiring of graduates...


India – Blue, grey-collar job vacancies see four-fold jump in November: Quess Corp

9 January 2023

Job vacancies in India’s blue and grey-collar segments have increased four-fold in the last year from November 2021 to November 2022, according to job ad data from Billion Careers platform, a subsidiary of Quess Corp.

The vacancies increased by 301% in the past year to over 10.5 million in 2022 from...