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India – Infosys revenue up 20.6% in fiscal Q4, highest growth in decade

14 April 2022

Global IT services giant Infosys (NYSE: INFY) announced yesterday revenue rose 20.6% year over year in constant currency in its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31. Gross margin at the Bengaluru, India-based company rose 5.5%.

The company said the growth, the highest in a decade, was broad-based and...


India – Wipro acquires IT services firm in up to $80 million deal

14 April 2022

IT services giant Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) announced Monday that it acquired Convergence Acceleration Solutions LLC (CAS), a US-based consulting and program management company.

The deal calls for Wipro to pay USD 50 million up front and another USD 30 million in contingent consideration payable over the...


Singapore – More employers look to hire candidates with a broader set of skills to take up hybrid roles

14 April 2022

Businesses today are reassessing their workforce productivity as more employers (79%) are looking to hire candidates with a broader set of skills to take up hybrid roles in 2022. This is in comparison to 71% of employers in 2020, according to research from the National Trades Union Congress’ LearningHub....


Asia Pacific – Malaysia looks to ease migrant worker shortage as borders reopen (The Straits Times)

14 April 2022

Malaysia is looking to ease a pandemic-driven labour crunch that has choked its key plantation and manufacturing industries by hastening the hiring of migrant workers, reports The Straits Times. The country is expected to hire nearly 180,000 workers over the next six weeks, according to Human Resources...


Australia – Labour Party leader’s claims of ‘massive rise in insecure work’ refuted by official data

13 April 2022

Australia’s s Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Australian Labor Party has come under criticism after he claimed that the country’s casual workers are growing as a share of Australia’s workforce.

The Australian Financial Review (paywall) said that Labour leader Anthony Albanese’s claims...


Singapore – Randstad says it is aware of job scammers impersonating its employees on Telegram and Whatsapp

13 April 2022

Randstad announced that it is aware of recent incidents involving individuals and/or organisations that are impersonating Randstad employees on messenger services Telegram and Whatsapp.

According to Randstad, scammers are actively targeting members of the public in Singapore by impersonating Randstad...


South Korea – Number of temporary workers up 3.7% in March, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves

13 April 2022

South Korea’s temporary workers saw an increase of 3.7% year over year to 4.65 million in March 2022, according to data released by Statistics Korea.

When compared to the previous month, the number of temporary workers grew by 2.7%.

Statistics Korea data also showed that the unemployment rate stood at...


India – Women are quitting jobs due to lack of flexibility (Telegraph India)

13 April 2022

Women in India are quitting or considering quitting their jobs this year as pay cuts, bias, and exclusion have become their penalties for working flexibly, reports The Telegraph India, citing research from Linkedin India. The research finds that poor employer sentiment towards flexible working and career...


India – Tata Consultancy Services Q4 revenue and profits climb

12 April 2022

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the IT services firm, yesterday reported revenue improved 11.8% on a reported basis while revenue rose by 14.3% on a constant currency basis in its fiscal fourth quarter ended 31 March 2022. Net income was up 3.7%.

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Japan – Creek & River full year revenue boosted by growth in all segments

12 April 2022

Japanese staffing firm Creek & River (4763: JP) reported revenue last week for the full year ended 28 February 2022 of JPY 41.79 billion (USD 332.8 million), an increase of 12.0% compared to the same period last year.

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