World – Global economic outlook points to weakening economy amid uncertainties: OECD

The global employment outlook is now highly uncertain in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the OECD Economic Outlook released Friday. 

While labour markets remain tight in most OECD countries, lower global growth implies slower employment amid rising energy and commodity prices, according...

Australia – Workers in Darwin, including casuals, paid over $270,000 following underpayment investigations

Australia’s workplace watchdog the Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered AUD 393,453 (USD 271,846) in wages for 479 underpaid workers, including casual and part-time workers, after investigating employers in Darwin food precincts.

Fair Work Inspectors targeted 48 businesses across 22 suburbs, including...

Japan – Bain Capital weighs HR software firm sale at $2 billion valuation (Bloomberg)

Bain Capital, an investment firm that owns a majority stake in House of HR, is exploring options for Works Human Intelligence Co. including a potential sale that could value the Japan-based human resources software developer at as much as USD 2 billion, reports Bloomberg citing sources familiar with...

Taiwan – Number of workers on furlough falls due to tentative recovery in tourism (Taipei Times)

The number of furloughed workers in Taiwan dropped by 3,020 last week, due mainly to a tentative recovery in domestic tourism, reports Taipei Times, citing data from the Ministry of Labour. The number of workers placed on furlough programs was 16,872 as of Wednesday last week, down from 19,892 the previous...

Japan – Gakujo reports revenue rises 8% but profits slip

Japanese recruitment firm Gakujo Co. (2301: JP) reported revenue for the nine months ended 31 July 2022 of JPY 4.14 billion (USD 29.0 million). The company did not provide direct year-on-year comparisons due to a change in applying accounting standards for revenue recognition. When comparing 2022 figures...

Hong Kong – Employment agency’s licence cancelled for overcharging workers on commission

Hong Kong’s Commissioner for Labour has cancelled the licence of an employment agency called Talent Kenya Company Limited for charging two foreign domestic workers an excessive commission.

In 2019, the two foreign domestic workers made a complaint to the Employment Agencies Administration of the Labour...

India – Staffing firms leveraging new talent pools for festive season amid high demand for temp workers (The Economic Times)

Staffing firms are leveraging different channels to tap new talent pools amid intense competition, soaring attrition levels and a manpower supply crunch as this year's festive season is likely to drive up the need for workers to fill 500,000-600,000 temporary roles, reports the Economic Times. At staffing...

Vietnam – Workers unable to fulfil soft-skills requirements due to lacking sufficient English skills (Vietnamnet)

Nearly a third, or 30% of surveyed businesses in Vietnam have fewer than 10% of workers with sufficient English skills, which is considered a serious problem in the labour market, reports Vietnamnet citing survey research by ManpowerGroup Vietnam. The survey on recruitment trends in Q3 and Q4 2022 shows...

India – Online recruitment remains flat in July: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in India remained unchanged in July 2022 compared to July 2021, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

The Monster Employment Index (MEI) decreased to 281 points in July 2022 from 282 in July 2021.

Month-on-month, the Index reflected 1% growth, as June 2022 saw an index of...

Australia – Payroll jobs dip 0.8% in August, but education and training industries remain resilient

Payroll jobs fell 0.8% in the month to 13 August 2022, following a 0.6% fall in the month to 16 July 2022, according to research from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Payroll jobs are predominantly employee jobs paid through payrolls. Some industries, such as agriculture, forestry and fishing and...