Philippine labour department focused on raising job quality as unemployment eases (Business World Online)

The Department of Labour and Employment (DoLE) in the Philippines said its efforts are currently focused on improving job quality, and pledged not to be complacent in the face of easing unemployment, reports Business World Online. Preliminary results of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s Labour...

Temporary workers’ wages increase in November across three major Japanese metro areas

The average hourly wage in November 2023 for temporary workers across three Japanese major metropolitan areas (Kanto, Tokai and Kansai) stood at JPY 1,585 (USD 10.97), up JPY 30 (USD 0.21) from the previous year and down JPY 2 (USD 0.014) from the previous month, according to data from Dip Corp. (2379:TYO),...

Hong Kong seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improves

Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improved to 2.9% in the period from August to October 2023, from 3.7% during the same period a year ago, according to the latest labour force statistics published by the Census and Statistics Department.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable...

Tech roundup: Redrob, JOBJACK

Redrob, an India-based recruitment platform, announced that it has raised USD 4 million in a seed round funding by Murex Partners and DS & Partners. With the fundraising, Redrob stated that it is expanding its online testing platform with ‘Redrob Global People Search’, which uses ‘AI to reorganize...

Sri Lankan authorities suspend licenses of 400 foreign employment agencies in past year (Xinhua)

Sri Lankan authorities have suspended the licenses of 400 foreign employment agencies in the past 12 months for violating the terms of their licenses, reports Xinhua, citing the minister of labour and foreign employment minister. Addressing an event in Colombo to mark International Migrants Day, minister...

Former Sydney café operators fined for underpaying casual workers

Australia’s workplace watchdog secured AUD 124,275 (USD 83,486) in penalties in court against the former operators of a café in Sydney for underpaying casual workers.

The Federal Circuit and Family Court imposed a total of AUD 99,900 (USD 66,928) in penalties against More Than Skin Pty Ltd, which operated...

New Zealand’s GDP up 1.3% annually in Q3, but sees slight quarterly fall

New Zealand’s gross domestic product (GDP) was up 1.3% when compared to the prior year period but down 0.3% over the previous quarter, according to figures by Statistics New Zealand.

The 0.3% quarterly fall followed a revised 0.5% quarterly increase in the June 2023 quarter.

Despite the overall quarterly...

Indonesia aims to send 100,000 workers to ageing Japan (Nikkei Asia)

Indonesia says it plans to send 100,000 workers to Japan over the next five years, helping Tokyo ease a pressing labour shortage as the population ages, reports Nikkei Asia. Indonesia’s manpower ministry and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held their first joint human resources forum...

Malaysia’s labour market set to strengthen in 2024 amid momentum in domestic economy (The Star)

Malaysia’s labour market is expected to strengthen further and return to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, backed by the encouraging momentum of the domestic economy, reports The Star Malaysia, citing Centre for Market Education chief executive officer Carmelo Ferlito. According to Ferlito, the level of...

Jaic revenue rises 19% for nine-month period but EBITDA down

Jaic (7073: TYO), a Japan-based professional services firm primarily engaged in education-integrated recruitment services, reported revenue today for the first nine months ended 31 October 2023 of JPY 2.73 billion (USD 19.3 million), an increase of 19.1% over the previous year.