Singapore – Government announces partnership with X0PA AI for recruitment tech pilot programme

Vital, the central agency for shared services in the Singapore Public Service, announced it plans to launch a recruitment tech pilot programme with X0PA's AI Recruiter solution to streamline its recruitment processes and improve hiring outcomes.

Singapore-headquartered X0PA AI is a Software-as-a-Service...

Australia – Monash University to back-pay casual staff millions following wage errors (Syndey Morning Herald)

Australia-based Monash University is set to pay current and former casual tutorial staff more than AUD 8.6 million (AUD 4.56 million) in back pay after an internal review spanning 6½ years found significant wage errors, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. The wide-ranging review found “inconsistent...

Taiwan – Stimulus vouchers set to boost employment and wages in Q4 (Taiwan News)

The launch of Taiwan’s ‘Quintuple Stimulus Vouchers’ will boost employment and wages during the fourth quarter of 2021, reports Taiwan News, citing survey data from job board yes123. According to the survey, the voucher programme will not only boost consumption but will also make businesses consider...

India – Data to be the core of HR operations, augmentation to play vital role: ManpowerGroup (Business Today)

Data is set to be the core of HR operations in India, with the pandemic changing the role of the crucial functions in companies to include data augmentation, splicing and analysis in framing people policies, reports Business Today citing ManpowerGroup India. “The HR departments of big organisations...

Singapore – Job postings jump 55% in August compared to pre-pandemic levels: Indeed

Hiring activity in Singapore rose throughout August this year, reaching a new high, as the impact of economic restrictions diminishes. Research from Indeed found job postings in Singapore were up by 55.7% from their pre-pandemic level on 1 February 2020.

Job postings exceeded pre-pandemic...

Taiwan – Jobless rate climbs slightly in August to 4.24%

The unemployment rate in Taiwan rose by 0.25% in August 2021 when compared to the same period a year ago to 4.24%, according to the latest manpower survey results from Directorate General Budget, Accounting and Statistics.

When compared to the previous month, the unemployment rate declined by 0.29% in...

Hong Kong – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves in August quarter

Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.7% in the three-month period ended August 2021, when compared to 6.2% in the same period last year, according to the latest labour force statistics published by the Census and Statistics Department.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment...

Nepal – Most migrant workers say they will not choose same recruitment agency again

More than two-thirds of Nepali migrant workers abroad will not choose the same recruitment agency they chose the first time if they were to go again on foreign employment. This is according to a report from the Migrant Recruitment Advisor in Nepal.

The report is based on the responses of 1,539 migrant...

Philippines – Online hiring up 17% in August: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in the Philippines increased by 17% in August 2021 when compared to August 2020, according to data from the Monster Employment Index (MEI).

The MEI increased to 127 in August 2021 from 109 in August 2020.

Online recruitment activity recorded an increase of 2% month on month.

Online hiring...

Australia – Contract Watch: AD1 Holdings signs contract with Department of Defence

Australia-based AD1 Holdings (AD1:AU), previously known as ApplyDirect today announced that it has signed a contract with the Australian Department of Defence, to pilot a department-wide mentoring program delivered by its subsidiary Art of Mentoring (AoM).

The contract is valued at in excess of AUD 130,000...