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Japan – S-Pool first quarter revenue rises 20.5%

6 April 2022

S-Pool Inc. (2471:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing provider reported on Monday revenue rose 20.5% year over year in the three months ended 28 February, the first quarter of its fiscal year.

(JPY millions) Q1 2022 Q1 2021 % change Q1 2022 (USD millions)
Net sales 6,520 5,410 ...


China – Renrui HR full year revenue up 67.5% but profits slip

6 April 2022

Renrui Human Resources Technology (6919: HKG), a China-based flexible staffing services provider announced its results Thursday for the year ended 31 December 2021. Total revenue of the group amounted to approximately RMB 4.74 billion (USD 744.9 million), a year-on-year increase of 67.5%.

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India – Hiring activity jumps 16% in March, led by Hospitality and Travel

6 April 2022

Hiring activity in India recorded year-on-year growth of 16% in March 2022 when compared to March 2021, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The Naukri JobSpeak Index for March stood at 2832 at the end of the financial year reflecting the steady growth of hiring activity in India.

The Travel...


Australia – Job ads rise but applications fall: Seek

6 April 2022

Job ads on job board Seek Australia registered an increase of 32.2% in March 2022 when compared to March 2021 and rose 50.7% when compared to March 2019.

On a monthly basis, job ads on Seek rose by 5.0%. Applications per job ad fell by 4.5% over the month.

Seek’s application per job ad data for February...


Singapore – HRnetGroup announces new contract with Ministry of Education

5 April 2022

HRnetGroup Ltd. (HRNET:SP), a Singapore-based recruitment firm, announced 30 March that its RecruitFirst Pte. Ltd. subsidiary won another four-year contract to run the “Focus Language Assistance in Reading” programme, known as Flair, for Singapore’s Ministry of Education. The contract runs from...


India – Jobs website WorkIndia announces investment by Persol Group

5 April 2022

WorkIndia, a blue collar-focused jobs website based in Mumbai, India, announced on Monday an investment by Tokyo-headquartered staffing firm Persol Group. The deal will enable WorkIndia to expand its product across Persol’s operations in 13 countries and regions globally.

“Persol’s technology and...


Australia – Job ads rise in March as labour demand remains strong

5 April 2022

Job ads in Australia rose 0.4% in March from February as labour demand remained strong after better-than-expected employment results in February, ANZ bank reported Monday.

“ANZ Job Ads rose 0.4% month over month in March, to be up 57.5% on the pre-pandemic level,” ANZ Senior Economist Catherine Birch...


Japan – Outsourcing to acquire warehouse staffing provider Sankyo Logi Associate

5 April 2022

Outsourcing Inc. (2427:TYO), which ranks as the third-largest staffing firm in Japan, according to SIA, is acquiring Sankyo Logi Associate Co. Ltd., a provider of warehouse worker staffing in the Kanto, Tohoku, Kansai and Chugoku areas of Japan.

Sankyo Logi is based in Tokyo and was established in January...


Japan – UT Group launches new jobs website, revises earnings forecast

5 April 2022

UT Group Co. (2146:TYO), a Tokyo-based company that ranks among Japan’s largest staffing firms, on 1 April announced a new job site for temporary workers called Jobpal. The move comes after UT Group on 8 March announced a revision of its consolidated forecast for its fiscal third quarter ended 31 March,...


Digital skills training gap across Asia Pacific region needs addressing urgently (Techwire Asia)

4 April 2022

The demand for digital skills in the workplace increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic as more interactions shifted online. Over the past two years, the cloud became a vital tool for organizations to keep up with the new normal (Techwire Asia).

The Building Digital Skills for the Changing...