New Zealand – Seek job ads slip 2% in February

New job ads posted on the job board Seek New Zealand decreased by 2% in February 2021 when compared to February 2020.

This was the smallest year-on-year difference in the past 12 months, suggesting a sustained improvement to the national job market, according to Seek.

Seek job ads were marginally down...

India – Tech firms recruit more flexi-staff for short-term projects (LiveMint)

Flexi-staffing in India is gaining traction among technology firms as they rush to meet the growing need for people with digital skills for short-term projects, reports LiveMint. The pace has intensified during the pandemic as a rapid shift towards digitalisation and automation has brought down the average...

Vietnam – Employees prioritise well-being in the new normal (Vietnam News Summary)

Work security and well-being are the most crucial factors that Vietnamese employees, especially working parents, would like to focus on in the new normal, reports Vietnam News Summary, citing data from ManpowerGroup Vietnam. Approximately 93% of employees around the world have been affected by the pandemic,...

Australia – Seasonally adjusted jobless rate rises in February

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.8% in February 2021, 0.8% higher than a year ago, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The number of unemployed people increased by 109,500 over the year to February 2021 to a total of 805,200. Over the month, this decreased...

Hong Kong – Unemployment rate jumps to 7.2% in February quarter

Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate worsened from 3.7% during the three-month period from December 2019 to February 2020 to 7.2% in the period from December 2020 to February 2021, according to the latest labour force statistics published by the Census and Statistics Department.

When compared...

Malaysia – Government launches programme to support jobs and economy (Malay Mail)

Malaysia’s government is introducing a new economic recovery programme, reports Malay Mail. The programme is called Pemerkasa (Strategic Programmes to Empower the People and Economy) and is worth MYR 20 billion (USD 4.86 billion). Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government is aiming...

Asia Pacific – Green growth could generate up to 30 million jobs in Southeast Asia (Business Mirror)

Green growth could generate around 30 million new jobs in Southeast Asia, which would be crucial in the region’s recovery, reports Business Mirror, citing data from the Asian Development Bank. ADB said shoring up government revenues is essential to create green growth opportunities that could pave...

China – Zhaopin, 51job and Liepin set up investigations after TV show reveals leaked user data

Chinese job boards Zhaopin, 51job and Liepin have set up investigation teams and boosted oversight after a television show revealed that all three job boards had leaked user data, according to Yicai Global.

CCTV’s 315 Show, revealed the information during the state broadcaster’s annual name-and-shame...

Singapore – Online recruitment surges 12% in February, Monster finds

Online recruitment in Singapore grew by 12% in February 2021 when compared to February 2020, according to data from the Monster Employment Index.

On a month-on-month basis, the Index recorded an increase of 3%. In the last six months, Monster recorded an increase of 17%, highlighting progress in hiring...

Singapore – Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rises in December and full year 2020

Singapore’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.3% in December 2020, up from 2.3% in December 2019, according to data from the Ministry of Manpower.

For the full year 2020, the unemployment rate stood at 3.0%, up from 2.3% in 2019.

The Ministry said Singapore’s labour market showed signs...