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India – Info Edge invests in Terralytics Analysis

12 April 2022

Indian job board Info Edge announced it has invested in Terralytics Analysis.

Terralytics, based in India and founded in 2018, is engaged in the business of developing intelligence and analytics in the real estate vertical for sale to banks, developers, consulting firms, etc. for diligence, information...


Australia – AD1 Holdings provides bullish update for Art of Mentoring business

12 April 2022

Job search site AD1 Holdings (AD1:AU) provided a business update announcing that its subsidiary Art of Mentoring (AoM) continues to exceed expectations in a key area of its strategy and commitment to the market, reporting sustained revenue growth, and at pace.

The group acquired AoM, a software-as-a-service...


Australia – Contract Watch: LiveHire signs SaaS contract with Serco Australia to run its recruitment services

12 April 2022

LiveHire (LVH:ASX), an Australia-based direct sourcing platform, has signed a SaaS (software as a service) contract with Serco Australia to run its recruitment services in Australia effective 31 March 2022.

Serco Australia is a subsidiary of the UK listed Serco group, which is a provider of public services...


Japan – Like Co revenue edges up 5.2% as profits rally

11 April 2022

Japanese staffing firm Like Co Ltd (2462: JP) reported revenue for the nine months ended 28 February 2022 of JPY 41.30 billion (USD 329.5 million), up 5.2% when compared to last year.

(JPY millions) 9 months 2021 9 months 2021 Change 9 months 2022 (USD millions)
Revenue 41,308 ...


Japan – Hito Communications revenue slips 22% in H1, but profits climb

11 April 2022

Japanese human resources provider Hito Communications (4433: JP) reported revenue today for the first six months ending 28 February 2022 of JPY 31.94 billion (USD 254.8 million), a fall of 22.2%.

(JPY millions) H1 2022 H1 2021 Change H1 2022 (USD millions)
Revenue 31,944 ...


Taiwan – 104 Corp publishes March update, revenue surges 19.9%

11 April 2022

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

The group posted revenue in March 2022 of TWD 212 million (USD 7.3 million), an increase of 19.9% compared to the same period in 2021 and ahead of the prior two months of the year.

104 Corp’s accumulated revenue for the three...


India – Wipro appoints CEO for APAC, Middle East and Africa

11 April 2022

India-based Wipro an IT, consulting and business process services company, announced the appointment of Anis Chenchah as a member of the Wipro Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, APMEA (Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa).

Chenchah has over two decades of experience in Consulting, IT...


Australia – Most employers willing to compromise on hiring requirements for hard-to-fill roles

8 April 2022

With job vacancies at record highs, new research from Robert Half Australia found that 84% of Australian hiring managers say they are currently willing to overlook previously important credentials when hiring for hard-to-fill roles.

Education (20%), technical certifications (17%) and number of years of...


Malaysia – Jobless rate improves 0.7% in February as labour market outlook remains bullish

8 April 2022

Malaysia’s jobless rate stood at 4.1% in February 2022, a decline of 0.7% when compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

When compared to the previous month, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1%.

Year-on-year, the number of unemployed persons declined...


Australia – Labour Party vows to reduce its reliance on temporary workers to fill skills gap (Sydney Morning Herald)

8 April 2022

Australia’s Labour Party, the current opposition party, said it will make immigration reform a key plank in its election policy agenda, vowing to end the nation’s dependence on short-term visa holders and make it easier for foreign workers to become permanent residents. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that opposition immigration spokeswoman Kristina Keneally said the re-opening of Australia’s international borders presented a ‘golden opportunity’ to overhaul the country’s migration system and reduce the reliance on temporary workers to fill skills shortages....