Singapore – Over half of workers would quit if they could no longer work remotely

For Singaporean employees currently practicing hybrid work, 52% say they would quit their job if there were no longer an option for flexible work, according to research from FlexOS, an HR tech platform.

The research, based on a survey of nearly 400 hybrid workers in Singapore, noted that the figure goes...

Australia – Labour hire firm fined after failure to disclose director’s prior convictions (ABC News)

A labour hire company in Australia and its director have been fined over past convictions for drug trafficking and theft, reports ABC News. Labour hire companies require a licence to operate in the state and directors must be fit and proper. Ung Services Pty Ltd, which supplied horticulture workers in...

Japan – Pasona Group to acquire HR services firm Kanden Joinus Co., Ltd

Japanese staffing firm Pasona Group announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Kanden Joinus Co., Ltd, an HR services firm based in Japan that also provides temporary staffing services.

Kanden Joinus Co., Ltd is a subsidiary of Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. will...

India – Ciel HR acquires Next Leap Career Solutions, plans IPO for Q2 2023

India-based staffing and HR solution firm Ciel HR Services announced that it has acquired Leap Career Solutions, a talent assessment company also based in India.

Financial details were not disclosed.

Ciel, which has previously announced it would launch an IPO in 2023, has now confirmed it would plan its...

India – Hiring activity recovers to pre-festive levels with 43% annual growth in November

Hiring activity in India recorded year-on-year growth of 43% in November 2022 when compared to November 2021, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The Naukri JobSpeak Index stood at 3,106 and recorded a sequential increase of 27%.

The Index for November focused on comparing the month’s performance...

Singapore – Resident labour force continues to improve in 2022, employment rate rises to 67.5%

Singapore’s resident labour force continued to see improvements in 2022 compared to a year ago, according to the latest Labour Force in Singapore Advance Release 2022.

The labour force data also found that a larger proportion of the resident population was engaged in work. The employment rate for residents...

India – Unemployment rate rises to 8% in November, the highest In three months (The India Times)

India's unemployment rate for November has jumped to 8%, compared with October’s 7.7%, thus hitting the highest mark in three months, reports The India Times, citing data from the economic thinktank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The urban unemployment rate rose to 8.96% in November from...

China – Kanzhun’s third quarter revenue slips 2.7% as challenging market conditions weigh in

Kanzhun Limited (Nasdaq: BZ), whose core product is Chinese job board Boss Zhipin, yesterday reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2022. Revenue fell 2.7% to RMB 1.17 billion (USD 166.3 million).

Revenue was down in both online recruitment services to enterprise...

Japan – Number of temporary agency workers steady in October, unemployment rate improves slightly

The number of Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 21.16 million in October 2022, up 1.6% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

The number of ‘dispatched...

India – Festive season hiring this year grows by 73% (The Economic Times)

Hiring activities in India saw 73% growth during the festive season (August-October) this year compared to the same period in 2021 driven by e-commerce and logistics, retail and BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) sectors, reports The Economic Times citing research from Quess Corp. As many...