World – Average time to hire is 32 days, report says

The average time companies take to hire a candidate is 32 days and the average time to reject a candidate is 16 days, according to data from Oorwin, a Texas-based provider of front-office software to staffing firms.

To calculate the average time, Oorwin used the time from the initial call with the candidate...

New Zealand – Seasonally adjusted number of filled jobs rises 0.8% in September quarter

The seasonally adjusted number of filled jobs in New Zealand during the September 2022 quarter was up 0.8%, or 17,061 jobs, from the previous quarter ended in June, according to data released today by Stats NZ.

By industry, the largest changes in seasonally adjusted filled jobs were in:

• Transport,...

Japan – Staffing provider invests in rocket, microsatellite launch firm

Nisso Corp. (6569: TYO), a Yokohama, Japan-based staffing provider, announced that it invested in Interstellar Technologies Inc., a rocket venture company based in Hokkaido, Japan.

Interstellar Technologies ('IST') develops and manufactures a sounding rocket called Momo and a microsatellite launch vehicle...

World – North Korean workers using staffing platforms to generate foreign currency for Pyongyang (Nikkei Asia)

South Korea said on Thursday that North Korean workers are getting jobs through online staffing platforms to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign currency for Pyongyang, Nikkei Asia reported. North Korea freelancers’ work takes place in fields such as video games and cryptocurrencies....

Japan – Artner revenue rises 14.9% as demand for dispatched engineers recovers

Japanese recruitment firm Artner (2163: JP) reported revenue last week for the nine months ended 31 October 2022 of JPY 6.89 billion (USD 50.2 million), an increase of 14.9% when compared to the same period last year.

Australia – Entry level jobs ‘drying up’, report finds

Entry-level jobs are slowly disappearing and are no longer meeting demand, according to a report, ‘Jobs Availability Snapshot’, from Anglicare Australia, a charity based in Australia.

The report showed that 15 people across Australia are competing for each entry-level job. At the same time, one in...

Australia – Payroll jobs rise slightly in November

Payroll jobs saw a small increase of 0.2% in the month to 12 November 2022, according to figures published today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The latest data covers the period before the labour market hits its seasonal peak in payroll jobs every year, which is usually around the first...

India – Gig workforce to add 9 to 11 million jobs by 2025 (The Business Standard)

Approximately 9 to 11 million jobs are set to be added to India’s gig workforce by 2025, reports The Business Standard, citing research from Indeed India. The research also polled employers and found that 58% of employers also estimate that 9 to 11 million jobs will be added by 2025. According to the...

UK – Nearly a quarter of a million UK youth say they never plan to work, study finds

Approximately 9% of UK youth aged 18-24 who are currently studying or out of work, or which equates to 227,000 youth, say they never intend to start working, according to a study by City & Guilds.

The research, based on a survey of 5,000 18-24-year-olds living in the UK, found that 13% are currently...

World – Seek to sell its shares in Ringier One African Media to Ringier

Ringier, a Swiss-based media and technology company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares in Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM) from its co-shareholder Seek Ltd. as well as from the two other minority shareholders Jabavu Limited and Ceatonia Limited.

The closing of the transaction...