Australia – Hiremii provides update, quarterly revenue lower than anticipated

Hiremii, an Australia-based staffing platform for temporary and permanent hiring, provided a financial and operational update for the quarter ended 30 September 2021.

Total unaudited revenue for the quarter stood at AUD 1.3 million (USD 0.9 million), with revenues lower than anticipated due to lockdowns...

India – BetterPlace acquires OLX People and WaahJobs

India-based talent platform BetterPlace announced the acquisition of OLXPeople and WaahJobs.

BetterPlace, which describes itself as a blue-collar workforce-management solutions platform, says the acquisition will allow it to strengthen its portfolio of workforce management solutions and become ‘one...

Japan – Tsunagu Holdings downgrades full year revenue forecast

Tsunagu Holdings (6551:JP), a Japan-based company offering recruitment related services, announced a downgrade to its forecast for its financial results for the year ended 30 September 2021.

The company revised its revenue forecast to 11.03 billion (USD 97.1 million), a downgrade of 11.7% from the previously...

Asia Pacific – White-collar recruitment market sees recovery despite Covid-19 weighing in

The white-collar recruitment market in several Asia-Pacific countries has been mounting a recovery in the third quarter of 2021 despite the pandemic continuing to weigh in on certain markets, according to the latest figures from JAC Recruitment.

The research looked at 11 recruitment markets and reported...

India – MonsterIndia launches assessment test platform Aspire

Monster, a Quess Corp company, announced the launch of Aspire, a platform that allows candidates to take assessment tests for a host of industry functions that proves their job readiness. Quess acquired Monster’s Indian business in 2018.

The assessments are designed by academic experts and industry...

Singapore – Employment agency that suffered cyberattack says most stolen data is from fake profiles (The Straits Times)

An employment agency in Singapore that suffered a data breach which saw the details of approximately 40,000 job applicants leaked online said most of the stolen data was from fake profiles, reports The Straits Times. Protemps Employment Services issued a statement acknowledging the incident, but said...

New Zealand – Accordant H1 revenue growth underpinned by steady demand

Accordant (AGC:NZC), the New Zealand-based temporary staffing provider, reported revenue today for the six month period ended 30 September 2021 of NZD 110.4 million (USD 78.8 million), up 4.2% compared to last year.

The group reported strong demand and activity for the H1 period.

Executive Director Simon...

Australia – AD1 Holdings Q1 cash receipts soar as company provides optimistic business update

Australia-based AD1 Holdings (AD1:AU), previously known as ApplyDirect, provided a business update for the quarter ended 30 September 2021.

The group reported cash receipts for Q1 were AUD 1.95 million (1.46 million), representing an increase of 125% compared to the same period last year and of 52% compared...

Malaysia – Bill to amend Employment Act, boost provision of paternity leave tabled in Parliament (Malay Mail)

A bill to amend the Employment Act in Malaysia aimed at inserting a new section on paternity leave was tabled in Parliament this week, reports Malay Mail. The proposed amendments, among others, are to comply with standards and practices as required by the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the...

India – Government to set up panel for National Employment Policy (The Economic Times)

The Indian government will soon set up a committee to frame India's first National Employment Policy with an aim to significantly push up employment generation in the country, reports The Economic Times. Work has begun to identify the members of the committee that is expected to have representatives...