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Interworks Confidence 9-month revenue rises 39.3%

12 February 2024

Interworks Confidence (7374: TYO), a Japanese HR solutions and staffing firm, reported revenue for the nine-month period ended 31 December 2023 of JPY 5.37 billion (USD 36.1 million), an increase of 39.3% when compared to prior-year period.

Interworks merged with Confidence in May 2023.

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Australian job agencies to return millions after faulty claims (The Guardian)

12 February 2024

Job agencies for Workforce Australia, the government’s employment service, have been forced to hand back more than AUD 8.5 million (USD 5.5 million) in government payments in one year, more than double the previous 12 months, after an apparent crackdown on faulty claims, according to an investigation...


Recruit Holdings Q3 revenue slides as HR Technology declines

9 February 2024

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., the fifth-largest global staffing firm, reported a decrease in revenue of 1.5% for its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2023. Excluding the positive impact of exchange rate fluctuations of JPY 26.2 billion (USD 175.3 million), revenue decreased 4.5%.

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Open Up Group H1 revenue rises 13.5% as profits climb

9 February 2024

Japanese technical staffing firm Open Up Group (2154: JP) reported revenue of JPY 85.05 billion (USD 569.21 million) for the six months ended 31 December 2023, an increase of 13.5% over the prior year period.

In November 2023, the company announced that it decided to transfer shares of BeNEXT Partners...


World Holdings full year revenue improves 16.4%, profits up

9 February 2024

Japanese outsourcing services company World Holdings (2429: JP) reported revenue on Friday for the full year ended 31 December 2023 of JPY 213.74 billion (USD 1.43 billion), an increase of 16.4% compared to the previous year.

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Pasona and Dai-ichi Life agree to deal for Benefit One

9 February 2024

Japan-based Pasona Group announced it has come to an agreement with insurance company Dai-ichi Life Holdings on the acquisition of employee welfare service provider Benefit One Inc., a subsidiary of Pasona Group Inc.

In a meeting today, Dai-ichi Life announced that it commenced its tender offer with an...


Australian horticulture firm fined for labour hire law breaches

9 February 2024

A Victorian horticulture company and its director was fined recently for engaging seven unlicensed labour hire providers to source workers for orchards in the Cobram area of Victoria, Australia.

Following legal action by the Labour Hire Authority (LHA), the Supreme Court of Victoria imposed penalties...


Matching Service 9-month revenue rises 5.4%

8 February 2024

Matching Service Japan (6539:TYO), a recruitment firm based in Japan, reported revenue yesterday for the nine-month period ended 31 December 2023 of JPY 3.37 billion (USD 22.6 million), up 5.4% over the same period the year prior.

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Quess Corp divests Qdigi Services to Onsitego

8 February 2024

Quess Corp Ltd, the Indian staffing firm, announced this week it has agreed to divest its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qdigi Services Limited, to Onsitego, an India-based device-care provider.

Qdidi is an after-sales service provider for consumer products like mobile phones, electronics and durables with...


Online hiring in India edges down 5% in January

8 February 2024

Online recruitment in India reported a 5% annual decrease in January 2023, according to the latest foundit Insights Tracker.

The foundit hiring index lowered from 277 in January 2023 to 262 in January 2024.

On a monthly basis, online hiring increased by 3% in December 2023.

The tracker registered a 5% increase...