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India – Quess Corp first quarter revenue up 24% as profits climb

6 August 2021

India-based staffing provider Quess Corp reported revenue for the first quarter ended 30 June 2021. Revenue grew by 24% to INR 29.87 billion (USD 402.8 million) despite the impact of second wave of Covid-19 in the country.

Revenue growth during the first quarter was driven by the General Staffing, Conneqt,...


Japan – BeNext-Yumeshin full year revenue rises 16.3%

6 August 2021

Japanese technical staffing firm BeNext-Yumeshin, formerly known as Trust Tech (2154: JP), reported revenue today of JPY 95.11 billion (USD 866.1 million) for the year ended 30 June 2021, an increase of 16.3% compared with the previous year.

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Japan – Fullcast H1 revenue up 10.6%

6 August 2021

Japan-based staffing firm Fullcast Holdings (4848: JP) reported revenue today of JPY 23.71 million (USD 215.9 million) for the first six months ended 30 June 2021, a 10.6% increase compared to last year.

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Revenue 23,717 ...


Japan – WDB Holdings first quarter revenue and profits improve

6 August 2021

WDB Holdings Co. Ltd (2475:TYO), a holding company that includes staffing firms, reported revenue rose 8.1% in its first quarter ended 30 June 2021 to JPY 11.71 billion (USD 106.6 million).

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Revenue 11,711 10,833 ...


Japan – World Holdings H1 revenue slides 8.2%

6 August 2021

Japanese outsourcing services company World Holdings (2429: JP) reported revenue for the first six months ended 30 June 2021 of JPY 65.04 billion (USD 592.3 billion), a decrease of 8.2% compared to the previous year. 

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Japan – Interworks Q1 revenue soars as it recovers from loss

6 August 2021

Interworks (6032:TYO), a Japan-based recruitment company reported revenue for the first quarter ended 30 June 2021 of JPY 588 million (USD 5.3 million), an increase of 50.2% when compared to the previous year.

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Japan – Tsukui Staff first quarter revenue down 5%

5 August 2021

Tsukui Staff Corporation (7045:TYO), a Japan-based provider of recruitment, temporary employment, education training and other services reported revenue today of JPY 1.92 billion (USD 17.4 million) for the three months ended 30 June 2021, down 5% over the same period last year.

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Singapore – Industrial and manufacturing lead jobs surge: Michael Page

5 August 2021

The number of jobs available in Singapore rose 8% in Q2 2021 when compared to Q1 2021. This was led by an increase in Industrial & Manufacturing at 60%, according to research from Michael Page Singapore.

The research also showed an increase in opportunities within Sales & Marketing (up 41%) and...


Singapore – Unemployment rate sees slight decline to 2.7% in June

5 August 2021

Singapore’s unemployment rates continued to decline, by 0.1% point in June 2021 to 2.7%, according to the latest Labour Market Advance Release Q2 2021 by the Ministry of Manpower.

Research on the labour market showed that the resident unemployment rate fell from 3.8% in May to 3.7% in June. The citizen...


Singapore – More SMEs send their staff for workforce training but more can be done

5 August 2021

More SMEs (small to medium-sized enterprises) in Singapore are sending their staff for workplace training but roadblocks for upskilling persist, according to research from continuing education and training centre NTUC (National Trades Union Congress) LearningHub.

NTUC LearningHub saw a 75% increase in...