India – Workruit raises $500,000 in Pre-series A round funding

Workruit, an India-based AI-driven career and recruitment platform, announced that it has raised more than USD 500,000 in Pre-series A funding led by investment firm Kantamaneni Family Office.

The group will utilise the funds to scale its product, expand its operations and focus on customer acquisition....

India – Odisha government to abolish contractual recruitment system (The Hindu)

The Indian state of Odisha’s government announced that it is abolishing the contractual recruitment system which had been in place since 2013, reports The Hindu. As a result of the decision by the State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik, jobs of over 57,000 contractual employees...

Singapore – All migrant domestic workers to have one rest day a month that cannot be compensated away

All employers in Singapore must provide their migrant domestic workers at least one rest day a month that cannot be compensated away, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Manpower.

The new rules are part of the measures announced by the Ministry last year to allow Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs)...

Australia – Payroll jobs and wages rise in mid-September

The number of payroll jobs in Australia increased by 6.0% in the two-week period ended 17 September 2022, when compared to the same period a year ago, according to research from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The research also found that the number of payroll jobs grew by 0.4% between the weeks...

India – Nearly half of employees happy with their current bosses (The Economic Times)

Nearly half, or 44%, of the Indian workforce is happy with their current bosses, reports The Economic Times, citing a survey by Naukri. The survey also found that 40% of respondents look up to bosses who can motivate and guide them to perform better. At the same time, poor career growth (41%) has emerged...

China – Gen Z workers show stronger awareness of labour rights (Global Times)

China's Generation Z has stronger awareness of defending their labour rights as new forms of careers continue to increase, reports the Global Times, citing a report by Peking University and Zhaopin. The report found that Generation Z workers paid much more attention to safeguarding their legitimate labour...

India – Infosys revenue up 18.8%, reports strong demand pipeline

India-based IT services giant Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) reported revenue on a US dollar basis rose 18.8% in constant currency in its fiscal second quarter ended 30 September 2022.

“While concerns around the economic outlook persist, our demand pipeline is strong as clients remain confident in our ability...

Japan – Pasona Group first quarter revenue ticks up 0.2%, growth in outsourcing offsets decline in temp staffing

Pasona Group Inc. (2168:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing firm, reported revenue rose slightly by 0.2% year over year in its fiscal first quarter ended 31 August.

Gross profit increased due to sales growth in the outsourcing business, which has a high gross profit margin.

Japan – 104 Corp publishes September update, revenue rise 21.8%

Job board 104 Corp (3130: TAI) published an update for the month of September 2022.

The group posted revenue in September 2022 of TWD 196.8 million (USD 6.1 million), an increase of 21.8% compared to the same period in 2021.

The accumulated revenue to September totalled TWD 1.65 billion (USD 51.6 million),...

South Korea – Number of temporary workers down 2.4% in September, unemployment rate shows improvement

The number of temporary workers in South Korea reported a decline of 2.4% year over year to 4.77 million in September 2022, according to data from Statistics Korea.

When compared to the previous month the number of temporary workers in South Korea was unchanged.

Labour market data from Statistics Korea...