Singapore – Manpower Talent Solutions reports Singapore among highest-ranking global labor markets

Singapore is included among the highest-ranking global labour markets for sourcing, hiring and retaining talent, according to the new Total Workforce Index released Thursday by Manpower Talent Solutions, a division of ManpowerGroup Inc.

The report analysed more than 200 factors to evaluate skills availability,...

Australia – Jobless rate edges down in October as employment rises by 32,200

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.4% in October from 3.5% in September, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Employment rose by 32,200 people on a seasonally adjusted basis in October while the number of unemployed fell by 20,600, which...

Japan – Geechs to acquire 70% stake in Australia-based IT staffing provider

Geechs Inc. (7060:TYO), a Tokyo-based firm that provides IT staffing, earlier this month announced it plans to acquire a 70% stake in Launch Group Holdings Pty. Ltd., a provider of IT staffing based in Sydney, Australia. Launch will become a subsidiary of Geechs.

Plans call for Geechs to pay AUD 18.9...

India – Info Edge reports revenue up 76.5% in fiscal second quarter

Info Edge (India) Ltd. (NAUKRI:NSI) recently reported total revenue rose 76.5% year over year to INR 7.27 billion (US 89.0 million) in its fiscal second quarter ended 30 September. Revenue for the quarter included the acquired businesses of recruitment software firm Zwayam and assessment platform DoSelect...

Australia – Deliveroo closing Australian operations amid pressure to treat riders as employees

Work services platform Deliveroo, which provides food delivery, is shutting down its Australian operations. Australia’s Transport Workers Union announced it is reaching out to Deliveroo’s administrators regarding workers’ entitlements and data protection.

“Deliveroo has always been the outlier...

Australia – Index tracks highest wage growth since 2012 in September quarter

Australia in the September 2022 quarter saw the highest wage growth since 2012, according to data released Wednesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Its wage price index rose 1.0% in the September quarter and was up 3.1% annually.

“This is the highest quarterly growth in hourly wages recorded...

Japan – Average hourly wage for temporary workers rises

Dip Co. Ltd. (2379:TYO), a staffing firm and job board operator, announced the average hourly wage for temporary workers in Japan’s three major metropolitan areas was JPY 1,546 (USD 11.07) in October, up 38 yen from the previous year and up three yen from the previous month.

Data comes from temporary...

Japan – nms Holdings net sales up 17.7%, gross margin narrows

Net sales rose 17.7% year over year at nms Holdings Corp. (2162:TYO) to JPY 35.82 billion (USD 247.9 million) in the first six months of its fiscal year — from 1 April to 30 September. Gross margin narrowed. It posted net income of JPY 129.1 million (USD 893,000)

The Tokyo-based company provides staffing,...

Singapore – Government accepts the National Wages Council Guidelines for 2022/2023

Singapore’s government announced that it accepts the National Wages Council (NWC) 2022/2023 Guidelines.

“In line with economic growth and the improvement in labour productivity, the government stands with tripartite partners to call on employers to reward employees with wage increases or variable...

Australia – Seek job ads decline in October as applications rise

For the first time post-pandemic, job ads on job board Seek Australia registered a decline of 0.9% when compared to the previous year in October 2021.

The monthly decline continues to trend downward with job ads reported at -3.7% in October 2022. However, applications per job ad rose 7.3%, indicating...