Aon provides salary and employment expectations in South East Asia

The median salary rise in Malaysia is expected to remain flat at 5.0% in 2024, same as 2023, despite economic slowdown concerns as employers struggle with talent attrition, according to the latest survey by global professional services firm Aon.

The attrition rates across Malaysia rose to 16.2% in 2023...

Australian job ads dip 14.9% in December

Job advertisements in Australia decreased by 14.9% year-on-year in December 2023 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to ANZ-Indeed job ads data published on ANZ Bank.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, job ads rose marginally by 0.1% in December. In trend terms, job ads were down 2.0% over...

Philippines closes office of illegal recruitment firm (Business Mirror)

The Philippines Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) shut down the Manila office of Dubai-based firm Legal Connect Travel Consultancy for offering fake jobs in Italy and Malta to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and prospective overseas job seekers, reports The Business Mirror. The DMW, through its Migrant...

Chinese job creation hits target but more needs to be done in 2024 (Reuters)

China created 12.44 million new urban jobs last year, meeting its target, but more efforts are needed to prop up employment amid uncertain economic conditions in 2024, reports Reuters, citing the country's human resources ministry. China set a goal to create around 12 million urban jobs in 2023. The...

South Korea’s temporary workers up marginally in December

The number of temporary workers in South Korea increased by 0.2% year over year to approximately 4.46 million in December 2023, according to data released by Statistics Korea.

When compared to the previous month, the number of temporary workers fell by 6.7% in December 2023. The temporary employment data...

New Zealanders more confident about labour market in Q4

Employment confidence among New Zealanders rose in the December quarter, but remained below recent highs according to the latest Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence report.

The Index rose by 1.4 points to 99.7 in the December quarter from the prior quarter, leaving it well down on the highs...

Hiring activity in the Philippines sees 10% lift in December

The Philippines job market recorded an uptick of 10% in annual hiring in December 2023, according to the latest foundit Insights Tracker (fit) report.

The index reached 128 in December 2023, marking a significant leap from 116 in December 2022.

According to the tracker, the hiring activity in the region...

Aussie job seeker endures 11 weeks without Centrelink payments (The Guardian)

A New South Wales job seeker says he was forced to complete welfare mutual obligations, including a 50km round trip for job agency appointments and enrolling in training courses, despite receiving no welfare payments for 11 weeks, The Guardian reports . Tim McCabe, 60, said he had applied for the...

Confidence Interworks acquires Protagonist

Confidence Interworks, a Japanese HR solutions and staffing firm, announced it has acquired additional shares of Protagonist Co., Ltd., a company that provides Web3.0 industry human resources services, client support.

The company is now the majority shareholder and has made Protagonist a subsidiary.

Financial...

Meiho Holdings to acquire Tokyo-based Igial Holdings Co., Ltd.

Meiho Holdings Co. Ltd., a Japan-based firm involved in human resources services and worker dispatching, announced its Meiho Ativo Co. Ltd. subsidiary, a staffing firm based in Tokyo, will acquire Igial Holdings Co. Ltd.

The acquisition price is JPY 562 million (USD 3.8 million) with an effective...