India – Quess Corp appoints CEO and Executive Director

Indian staffing firm Quess Corp announced that it appointed Guruprasad Srinivasan as Executive Director and Group CEO (ED & CEO) with immediate effect. Suraj Moraje, incumbent MD and Group CEO, steps down with effect from 10 Feb 2022.

Srinivasan is one of the founding members of Quess with over 25...

Australia – Government to rebrand job board Jobactive as Workforce Australia

Australia’s government job board Jobactive is set to rebrand as Workforce Australia from July 2022.

Workforce Australia centres on helping Australians to find and keep a job, change jobs or create their own job, connecting employers with job seekers, and a refreshed network of providers to deliver tailored...

India – Labour ministry engages with job boards Naukri, Indeed and others over skilling ecosystem

India’s Labour Ministry yesterday held discussions with representatives of job boards, including Naukri, Monster, LinkedIn, Indeed and TimesJobs.

The discussions were prompted as a result of the government’s 'Employment and Skilling Ecosystem' initiative, according to the Press Trust of India. Sunil...

India – White-collar jobs market sees highest job openings in two years (The Economic Times)

India's white-collar job market recorded the strongest active job count in the past two years this January, reports The Economic Times citing data from staffing firm Xpheno and LinkedIn. January 2022 clocked 325,000 active white collar job openings. The increase in job openings came despite several organisations...

Japan – BeNext-Yumeshin second-quarter revenue soars as profits report upswing

Japanese technical staffing firm BeNext-Yumeshin (2154: JP), reported revenue today of JPY 82.51 billion (USD 712.7 million) for the first six months ended 31 December 2021, an increase of 119.7% compared with the previous year. Revenue for the second quarter was up 91.3% to JPY 37.91 billion (327.5...

Japan – En-Japan revenue and profits show improvement

Japan-based recruitment and job information provider En-Japan Inc (4849: TYO) reported revenue today of JPY 38.90 billion (USD 336.0 million) for the first nine months 31 December 2021, a 25.7% decrease compared to last year.

Japan – Fullcast Holdings full year revenue up 21.1% as profits rise

Japan-based staffing firm Fullcast Holdings (4848: JP) reported revenue today of JPY 52.36 billion (USD 410.3 million) for the full year ending 31 December 2021, a 21.1% increase compared to last year.

India – Quess Corp shares fall on reports that CEO likely to step down

Quess Corp managing director and CEO Suraj Moraje is likely to step down according to reports.

The company’s board is set to meet today. The Economic Times, citing a source briefed on the matter, reports that the Board will name Moraje’s successor as the company reportedly does not want to delay a...

Japan – Altech Corp. full year revenue rises 9.8%, profits jump

Japanese technical staffing firm Altech Corp. (4641:JP) reported revenue for the full year ended 31 December 2021 of JPY 39.26 billion (USD 340.2 million), an increase of 9.8% when compared to the same period last year.

Japan – World Holdings full year revenue up 7.8% but net income slips

Japanese outsourcing services company World Holdings (2429: JP) reported revenue today for the full year ended 31 December 2021 of JPY 154.7 billion (USD 1.34 billion), an increase of 7.8% compared to the previous year.