China workers see biggest drop in hiring salaries on record (Bloomberg)

Wages offered to Chinese workers in major cities declined by the most on record, underscoring persisting deflationary pressures and sluggish consumer confidence across China, reports Bloomberg, citing data from Zhaopin. Average salaries offered by companies to new hires in 38 key Chinese cities fell...

Longer working hours impact happiness among Korea’s younger workers (The Korea Herald)

Young South Koreans generally tend to be less happy the longer they work, reports The Korea Herald, citing a report published by the Korea Labour Institute. The amount of labour that employees aged 34 or younger are most satisfied with is between 15 and 40 hours a week. Researcher Park Ju-sang, of the...

India’s travel and hospitality sector to witness hiring rebound in 2024 (Hindu Business Line)

Recruitment momentum in India’s travel and hospitality sector will continue in 2024, reports Hindu Business Line, citing staffing firm TeamLease Services. This year will witness increased hiring in the travel and hospitality by 15% – 20% as compared to 2023. On the hospitality front, major hospitality...

Nisso Corp invests in battery manufacturer APB in Japan

Nisso Corporation (6569: TYO), a Japanese human resources firm providing staffing services, announced it is investing in battery manufacturer APB Co., Ltd., also based in Japan.

Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

Nisso said the group will expand its business in the storage battery...

Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate lowers to 3.37% in November

Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.37% in November 2023, down from 3.64% in November 2022, according to data from the Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, compared with that of the previous year, the unemployment rate...

Delivery Hero shuts down tech hubs in Türkiye and Taiwan as it cuts jobs (Tech.eu)

German-based delivery platform Delivery Hero announced that it will close its global tech hubs in Türkiye and Taiwan and adjust its headcount at its Berlin headquarters, reports Tech.eu. The company has reduced the workforce of its Berlin headquarters and global service roles by around 13% this year,...

Vietnamese workers' average income grows 6.9% in 2023 (VNExpress)

The average income of Vietnamese workers increased by 6.9% in 2023 when compared to 2022, reports VNExpress, citing data from General Statistics Office. The average monthly figure stood at around VND 7.1 million (USD 291) by the end of 2023, up VND 459,000 (USD 18.84) from 2022. Male workers' average...

Quess Corp sees $36 million tax demand reduced to $16.9 million following appeal

Indian staffing firm Quess Corp announced it has received a rectification order from the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, reducing the original demand of INR 3 billion (USD 36.0 million) for the assessment year 2019-2020 to INR 1.41 billion (USD 16.9 million).

The company had filed an appeal before...

Hito Communications signs academia partnership with language school and hotel management group

Japanese human resources provider Hito Communications signed an industry-academia partnership agreement with Arai Gakuen Akamonkai Japanese Language School and Hulic Hotel Management.

Both the language school and Hulic Hotel Management are based in Tokyo.

This initiative is aimed at international students...

Australian employment service provider accused of claiming credit for work jobseeker found herself (The Guardian)

APM (ASX:APM), a major Australia-based job provider, has been accused of claiming it referred a jobseeker into work she got herself, according to documents seen by The Guardian. In July, a New South Wales woman, who asked for her name not to be used, found herself a job as a youth worker just as she...