Japan – Human Holdings to dissolve subsidiary Human Touch (Nikkei Business Trends)

Human Holdings Co. Ltd. (2415:JP), a provider of human resource and employment services in Japan, announced it will dissolve and liquidate its subsidiary Human Touch, reports Nikkei Business Trends. The liquidation is scheduled to be completed after October 2021. Human Touch was providing paid employment...

Philippines – Growing market for finance and healthcare professionals in the UK

The UK is a growing market for finance professionals and healthcare workers from the Philippines, according to a report by the Philippines Department of Labor and Employment.

“Based on the job orders that we have been receiving, there are emerging opportunities for our overseas Filipino workers here...

India – Quess Corp. increases stake in gig economy hiring platform Taskmo

Quess Corp. (QUESS:NSI), a Bengaluru, India-based staffing provider, increased its stake in the parent company of Taskmo — a gig economy hiring platform focused on India — to 33.3% from 16.1%, according to an announcement earlier this month.

Taskmo had more than 20,000 users on its platform as of...

India – Demand for healthcare/pharmaceutical professionals jump amid impact of Covid

Demand in India for professionals in the healthcare/pharmaceuticals segment jumped in June amid the impact of Covid-19, according to TimesJobs’ RecruiteX index of online job postings.

The index for healthcare/pharmaceutical job postings rose 18% in June compared to May, when it grew 4%.

Looking at just...

Australia – Survey finds 33% of organisations increased overtime over past 12 months

Overtime increased in 33% of organisations in Australia over the past 12 months, with 59% of non-award staff unpaid for their extra hours, according to Hays.

Only 13% of organisations decreased overtime over the past 12 months.

“Last year, tight budgets forced employers to try to achieve more with less...

Australia – Job ads rise over year in June, but workers remain slow to apply

Job ads in Australia are up from pre-pandemic levels despite a month-over-month dip in June, but workers remain reticent about applying for positions, job board Seek reported Tuesday.

For the month of June, job ads were up 23.7% when compared to June 2019. And they were up substantially, 91.6%, from June...

India – Tata Consultancy Services first quarter revenue up 16.4% in constant currency

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the IT services firm, reported last week revenue rose 16.4% on a constant currency basis in its fiscal first quarter ended 30 June 2021. Net income was up 32.0%.

New Zealand – Seek job ads climb 115% year-on-year in June

Job ads on job board Seek New Zealand were up by 115% in June 2021 when compared to June 2020 and up 24% when compared to June 2019.

When compared to the previous month, job ads were up 1%.

Rob Clark, Country Manager, Seek New Zealand said, “For the fourth consecutive month, job ad growth figures in...

Australia – Job ads up 39.1% on pre-pandemic levels: ANZ Bank

Job advertisements in Australia rose by 39.1% in June 2021 on a seasonally adjusted basis when compared to the pre-pandemic month of January 2020, according to data from ANZ Bank.

When compared to the previous month, job ads rose 3.0%, hitting a record of 13 consecutive monthly gains.

The total number...

India – IT professionals demanding higher pay hikes for switching jobs (Economic Times)

IT professionals in India are demanding as much as a 50%-70% pay hike while switching jobs, compared to 15%-30% before Covid-19, reports The Economic Times, citing research from recruitment firms TeamLease, ABC Consultants, Quess, Taggd and Randstad India. There is demand for IT professionals having...