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Singapore – Work-life balance is top factor when choosing employers, study finds

14 December 2022

Nearly half, or 42%, of workers in Singapore say that work-life balance is the top factor when choosing an employer, according to a survey from recruitment firm Reeracoen Singapore in partnership with Rakuten Insight Global. Income (41%), potential career growth (13%), learning opportunities (10%), and...


New Zealand – Country turns to immigration amid skills shortage (South Coast Register)

13 December 2022

New Zealand announced a number of new residency pathways to bring professionals into the country amid a skills shortage and loss of talent to Australia, the South Coast Register reported. New Zealand plans to provide residency or a promise of residency after two years to workers in nearly 100 professions,...


Japan – Modis Japan announces date of name change to Akkodis

13 December 2022

Modis Ltd. in Japan, a Tokyo-based division of The Adecco Group, announced this month it will formally change its name to Akkodis Consulting Ltd. effective 1 April 2023.

The new name stems from Adecco’s acquisition of Akka Technologies, a global engineering and technology consulting firm. The deal closed...


Japan – Gakujo reports sales up 8.9% in fiscal year

13 December 2022

Gakujo Co. Ltd. (2301:TYO), an Osaka, Japan-based firm focused on matching students and younger workers to jobs, reported sales rose 8.9% in its fiscal year ended 31 October.

Total sales for the year was JPY 6.77 billion (USD 45.9 million).

(JPY thousands) FY ended 31 Oct. 2022 FY ended 31 Oct....


World – VMS provider Coupa to be acquired by Thoma Bravo

13 December 2022

Coupa Software Inc. (NASDAQ: COUP), a business spend management software provider that also operates a VMS, struck a deal to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm for $81 per share.

This is an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $8.0 billion. Following the deal, San Mateo,...


Australia – Supermarket operator Coles weighs in on standards for seasonal workers (The Sydney Morning Herald)

12 December 2022

Australian supermarket company Coles is calling for uniform housing standards for seasonal farm workers and rules against unfairly docking their pay in a report that took aim at the horticultural sector’s reliance on outsourcing workers, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. The report released by Coles...


Japan – Government weighing legislation as number freelancers proliferate (The Japan Times)

12 December 2022

The Japanese government is looking into the impact of freelance work as the number of freelancers in the country continues to grow and weighing possible legislation to protect independent workers, The Japan Times reported. “More data related to freelancers have been accumulated. We know more about...


Australia – Farms and labour hire providers face legal fines

12 December 2022

Farms and labour hire providers in Australia were fined a combined AUD 78,362 (USD 53,206) for breaching pay slips and record-keeping laws in the last year, Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman announced Friday.

“Record-keeping is the bedrock of compliance,” Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said. “Employers...


Taiwan – 104 Corp. revenue rises 9.9% in November

12 December 2022

104 Corp. (3130:TAI), a Taipei-based firm that provides online job advertising, on Friday announced consolidated revenue for the month of November rose 9.9% year over year to TWD 175.9 million (USD 5.7 million).

Revenue for the year so far rose 19.66% to TWD 2.01 billion (USD 65.0 million).

Along with...


Japan – Staffing firm GiG Works revenue up 8.3% in fiscal year

12 December 2022

GiG Works Inc. (2375:TYO), which ranks as the 30th-largest staffing firm in Japan, announced Friday that sales rose 8.3% in its fiscal year ended 31 October to JPY 22.93 billion (USD 155.5 million).

Gross margin narrowed at the Tokyo-based company while net income fell 46.4%.

GiG works provides personnel...