Hito Communications Q1 revenue slips 8.1% as profits fall

Japanese human resources provider Hito Communications (4433: JP) reported revenue yesterday for the first quarter ending 30 November 2023 of JPY 15.82 billion (USD 146.9 million), a decrease of 8.1% compared to the same period last year.

December hiring down 5% in India, but 2024 set for optimistic growth

Online recruitment in India reported a 5% annual decline in December 2023, according to the latest foundit Insights Tracker.

Despite a 5% decrease in overall hiring activities year-over-year, December 2023 experienced a 2% month-on-month increase. This marks a shift after a stable period in hiring since...

CEOs worried about corporate viability amid technological disruption and climate change risks

Nearly half of CEOs globally (45%) believe their company will not be viable in ten years if it stays on its current path, this was up from the 39% who had said so in the previous year, according to PwC 27^th Annual Global CEO Survey.

This year’s survey, which polled 4,702 CEOs worldwide, also showed...

Seek job ads across Australia plunge by 17.4% in December

Job ads across Australia plummeted by 17.4% in December 2023 when compared to December 2022, according to data from Seek.

On a monthly basis, job ads rose slightly by 0.5%. Applications per job ad rose by 6.0% in December when compared to the prior month.

By industry, the ICT industry saw the steepest...

TwoStone & Son Q1 revenue climbs 43.6%

TwoStone & Son (7352: TYO), previously known as Branding Engineer, reported revenue on Friday of JPY 3.21 billion (USD 22.2 million) for the first quarter ended 30 November 2023, an increase of 43.6% over the prior year.

Like Co H1 revenue up marginally as profits fall

 Japanese staffing firm Like Co Ltd (2462: JP) reported revenue on Friday for the first six months ended 30 November 2023 of JPY 28.88 billion (USD 199.3 million), up 0.8% when compared to the previous year. Profits fell during the period.

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Australia’s Fair Work Commission has drafted changes to outdated laws that allow people with disability working in supported employment to be paid a lower rate of superannuation than the rest of the workforce, reports The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...