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

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...

South Korea – Majority of companies failed to meet their recruitment targets for 2022

The majority, or 88.5%, of companies in South Korea failed to hire as much talent as they had aimed for in 2022, according to research from Saramin HR.

The number one difficulty when it came to recruitment was ‘lack of suitable candidates’ which was cited by 57.4% of firms. This was followed...

Singapore – Employment agency director convicted and jailed for false declarations in work permit applications

A director for Singapore-based employment agency J&Y Recruit Pte Ltd was convicted for making false declarations in work permit applications for migrant workers.

According to the Ministry of Manpower, Chiang Zhi Wei was sentenced to a cumulative term of 11 months’ imprisonment under the Employment...

Philippines – Employment record reaches highest record since 2005, unemployment improves to 4.2%

The employment rate in the Philippines was placed at 95.8% in November 2022, the highest recorded employment rate since April 2005, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.

At the same time, the jobless rate in the Philippines stood at 4.2% in November 2022, down from 4.5% in October...

Japan – Real wages fall at fastest pace in over eight years in November, undercut by inflation (Reuters)

Japan's real wages in November fell 3.8% from a year earlier, their fastest rate in more than eight years, as inflation undercut workers' pay, dealing a blow to policymakers' hopes of achieving faster economic growth led by higher wages, reports Reuters, citing the labour ministry. November's 3.8% annual...

World – Randstad Asia Pacific appoints new CEO, new leaders appointed for North America and Technologies business

Randstad NV announced today that it has appointed new leaders for the Asia Pacific and North America regions, as well as Randstad Technologies.

Kajetan Slonina was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Randstad Asia Pacific, Traci Fiatte was named Chief Executive Officer of Randstad North America, and...

Australia – Seek average advertised salaries up 4.4% annually in November

Average advertised salaries on job board Seek in Australia grew by 4.4% in November 2022 when compared to November 2021. The slight uptick in annual growth is related to the Covid-19 lockdowns of late 2021.

On a quarterly basis, when comparing August to November, average advertised salaries were up 1.3%....

China – Average salaries climb 3.8% for jobseekers in 2022 (China Daily)

China’s job market saw a marginal increase in salaries for jobseekers in 2022 with financial and information technology industries in first-tier cities offering job-seekers higher pay, reports China Daily, citing research from Zhaopin. The research found that the average recruiting salary in the fourth...

Vietnam – Majority of workers plan to job hop in H1 2023 (Vietnam News)

The majority, or 75%, of workers in Vietnam have planned job hopping in the first half (H1) of 2023, mostly for higher pay, reports Vietnam News, citing a report made by job board Vieclam24h. Jobseekers prioritise companies that have development potential (65%), healthy working environment (61%), young...

Japan – Number of temporary agency workers up 2.7% in November, jobless rate improves

The number of Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 21.28 million in November 2022, up 1.4% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

The number of ‘dispatched...