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Japan – Like Co H1 revenue and profits on the rise

12 January 2021

Japanese staffing firm Like Co Ltd (2462: JP) reported revenue today for the first six months ended 30 November 2020 of JPY 26.13 billion (USD 250.7 million), up 5.7% when compared to the previous year.

(JPY millions) H1 2020 H1 2019 Change H1 2020
Revenue 26,132 24,723 ...


Japan – Media Five revenue falls 5.9%, losses widen

12 January 2021

Media Five (3824: JP), a Japanese firm that provides engineers to the IT industry, reported revenue today for the six months ended 30 November 2020 of JPY 736 million (USD 7.0 million), down 5.9% compared to last year.

(JPY millions)  H1 2020 H1 2019 Change H1 2020 (USD millions) ...


Japan – Careerlink upgrades full year expectations

12 January 2021

Japan-based staffing firm Careerlink (6070: JP) announced today that it has revised its forecasted results for the year ended February 2021.

Careerlink upgraded its revenue forecast to JPY 29.66 billion (USD 284.58 million). The group previously forecasted revenue of JPY 26.98 billion (USD 258.87 million)....


India – Banking, financial services and insurance sector sees highest demand for talent in December

12 January 2021

India’s formal sector noted an improved hiring sentiment in December 2020, as the high-volume sectors, including BFSI (Banking, financial services and insurance), IT/telecom and retail, posted high growth in talent demand compared to the prior month. This is according to the latest TimesJobs RecruiteX...


Malaysia – Unemployment rate jumps in November amid pandemic restrictions

11 January 2021

The jobless rate in Malaysia stood at 4.8% in November 2020, an increase of 1.6% when compared to the same period last year, according to data from Statistics Malaysia. When compared to October 2020, the unemployment rate increased by 0.1%.

The number of unemployed persons totalled 764,400 persons in...


India – Remote working expected to boost gig economy and hybrid workforce in 2021

11 January 2021

The success of work-from-home in 2020 in India following the country’s lockdown will boost the gig economy and hybrid workforce this year, according to a study from job site SCIKEY.

“In 2020, job losses across the experience level and the influx of fresh entrants (graduates) in the job market boosted...


Asia Pacific – Government approves India-Japan pact to institutionalise mobility of skilled workers (The Hindu)

11 January 2021

India’s government has approved the signing of an agreement to institutionalise a mechanism for cooperation between India and Japan in sending and accepting skilled Indian workers, who have qualified the skill and Japanese language test, reports The Hindu.  The memorandum of cooperation on a basic...


India – Fewer full time job offers in December, but short-term and temp jobs expected to grow (Financial Express)

11 January 2021

Full-time jobs in India registered a 33% month-on-month decline in December, reports the Financial Express, citing data from Xpheno, a Bengaluru-based specialist staffing firm. This is the first time in three months that the active job count has dropped below the 200,000 mark (falling to 162,000 according...


Australia – Casual jobs surge to record levels due to pandemic, but think tank warns of exacerbated inequality and insecurity

8 January 2021

Since May 2020, over 400,000 casual jobs have been created, accounting for over 60% of all new waged positions since the recovery started, according to a report from think tank The Australia Institute.

The Institute added that these 400,000 casual jobs (2,200 per day, on average) accounted for over 60%...


India – Online recruitment declines by 15% in November: Monster Employment Index

8 January 2021

Online recruitment in India recorded a year-on-year decline of 15% in November 2020, according to data from the Monster Employment Index.

Month-on-month, the Index was flat at 0% growth.

Online hiring demand in November 2020 exceeded the November 2019 level in only one of the 27 Industries monitored by...