South Korea’s temporary workers increase 3.3% in January

The number of temporary workers in South Korea increased by 3.3% year over year to approximately 4.32 million in January 2024, according to data released by Statistics Korea.

When compared to the previous month, the number of temporary workers fell by 3.1% in December 2023. The temporary employment data...

Australia wage growth sees highest increase since 2009

Wages in Australia increased by 4.2% in the December quarter when compared to the corresponding quarter a year ago, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

December’s annual wage growth compared to the September quarter (4.1% yearly growth) and is the highest recorded annual growth...

Australian job agencies suspend Centrelink payments (The Guardian)

Some of Australia’s outsourced employment service providers have effectively suspended the Centrelink payments of more than 90% of the jobseekers on their books, reports The Guardian. Jobseekers have their payments suspended as part of the mutual obligations regime, which is meant to ensure jobseekers...

Quess Corp tax demand order quashed by Madras High Court

Indian staffing firm Quess Corp announced this week that the Honourable High Court of Judicature at Madras quashed the order for income tax demand of INR 605.6 million (USD 7.3 million) and a penalty of INR 60.6 million (USD 0.7 million) against the company.

In October 2023, the company received an order...

Hourly wage for temp workers up 1.9% across Japan’s metro areas

The average hourly wage for temporary workers across three major Japanese metropolitan areas in January 2024 stood at JPY 1,688 (USD 11.25), up 1.9% compared to the same period last year and an increase of 0.2% compared to December 2023, according to research from En Japan.

The JPY 1,688 (USD 11.25) wage...

Seek job ads in Australia fall 17.5% in January

Australian job ads on job board Seek fell by 17.5% in January 2024 when compared to January 2023.

On a month-on-month basis, job ads increased by 1.3% in January 2024. At the same time, applications per job ad rose by 2.1%.

By state, the Northern Territory recorded the only increase (4.0%) when compared...

Hong Kong jobless rate improves in November to January quarter

Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 2.9% in the period from November 2023 to January 2024, down from 3.4% during the same period a year ago, according to the latest labour force statistics published by the Census and Statistics Department.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment...

En-Japan 9-month revenue steady

Japan-based recruitment and job information provider En-Japan Inc (4849: TYO) reported revenue earlier this month of JPY 49.73 billion (USD 330.7 million) for the first nine months 31 December 2023, a marginal increase of 0.3% compared to last year.

Ignite H1 revenue slides 9.1% but reports positive EBITDA

Australian recruitment firm Ignite (IGN:ASX) reported revenue from continuing operations fell by 9.1% in the six months ended 31 December 2023 to AUD 50.2 million (USD 32.80 million).

The gross profit margin decreased modestly from 11.88% to 11.84%. The decrease in gross profit relative to revenue was...

Australian employment outlook growth to slow in Q1

Employment across Australia is expected to continue to grow in the first quarter of 2024, but at a slower rate than in previous quarters, according to the Quarterly Australian Work Outlook by the Australian HR Institute (AHRI).

The report surveyed 602 senior HR professionals and decision-makers, including...