Fair Work Commission recommends changing law that allows lower superannuation rate for workers with disability (The Guardian)

Australia’s Fair Work Commission has drafted changes to outdated laws that allow people with disability working in supported employment to be paid a lower rate of superannuation than the rest of the workforce, reports The Guardian. The changes have been put forward as part of a sweeping review into...

Better salaries found in China’s South East

According to a report in China Daily, higher recruitment salaries are being offered in South East China. The analysis is from a survey by job board Zhaopin based on salaries in the fourth quarter of 2023.

 Most of the cities that placed in the top 10 in terms of monthly recruitment salaries in the...

Australian job vacancies fall slightly in November

There were 389,000 job vacancies in Australia in November 2023, 3,000 fewer than in August, according to the latest figures from the ABS.

Quarterly declines were seen in most industries, with the largest falls seen in rental, hiring and real estate services (-14%) and education and training (-12%). Only...

High demand for clerical and secretarial roles in Hong Kong

A recruitment centre set up by the Civil Service Bureau had to cope with more than 16,000 job applications to be clerical officers and secretaries within three months after it was set up in October.

Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan said on Facebook yesterday that the recruitment...

Pasona Group H1 revenue falls 2.5% and company pulls annual forecast amid uncertainty

Japanese staffing firm Pasona Group (2168: JP), reported revenue for the six months ended 30 November 2023 of JPY 179.3 billion (USD 1.23 billion), down 2.5% compared with last year.

S-Pool full year revenue drops 3.3%

Japanese staffing firm S-Pool (2471: JP) reported revenue today for the full year ended 30 November 2023 of JPY 25.78 billion (USD 177.5 million), a decrease of 3.3% compared with the same period last year.

Infosys’ performance ‘resilient’ in Q3, but revenue slips

Global IT services provider Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) reported a challenging environment in its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2023, but CEO and Managing Director Salil Parekh said the company’s performance was “resilient.” Revenue fell 1.0% year over year on a constant currency basis,...

Wipro Q3 revenue down 4.4%

India-based IT services giant Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) today reported revenue fell by 4.4% year over year in its fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2023. Revenue totalled INR 222.0 billion (USD 2.67 billion) during the period.

“Our investments in people, processes, and business operations are continuing...

Media Five H1 revenue up 6.9% as it reports improvement in profits

Media Five (3824: JP), a staffing firm in Japan that provides engineers to the IT industry, reported revenue yesterday for the six months ended 30 November 2023 of JPY 938 million (USD 6.4 million), up 6.9% compared to last year.

TCS Q3 revenue edges up 1.7% amid macroeconomic headwinds

Revenue at Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services Inc. increased by 2.9%, or 1.7% year over the year in constant currency, in its fiscal third quarter ended 30 December, the group reported today. Revenue totalled USD 7.28 billion.

K Krithivasan, CEO and managing director, said, “Our strong...