India – Education and training sector notes increase in talent demand

Online classes and the rise of Education Technology has triggered an increase in talent demand within the Education/Training sector in India, according to the TimesJobs RecruiteX September 2020 edition.

The Education/Training sector posted talent demand growth of 27% month-on-month and 7% year-on-year....

Malaysia – A quarter of Malaysian employees feel insecure in their jobs amid pandemic

The pandemic has resulted in the world slipping into a global recession and mass unemployment – and Malaysia is no exception. Malaysia’s unemployment rate is currently the highest it has been in thirty years. YouGov surveys full-time workers in the nation, to find out how they are coping with job...

New Zealand – Filled jobs on the rise due to public sector

Job numbers rose in September 2020 compared to last year as well as the previous month, largely due to an increase in filled jobs in public administration and safety, according to data from Statistics New Zealand.

Filled jobs were up, month-on-month by 7,266 to 2.2 million in September 2020, after a similar...

India – About 25% of tech force faces existential crisis, experts say (The Hindu)

About 25% of India’s five million tech force falls under the ‘bulging middle’, who are in the age bracket of 40-45. Close to 30% of this generation, which works between younger workers and top management, are perennial job seekers, reports The Hindu, citing industry experts. This means over 350,000...

Australia – Over half of employers recognise that diversity policies are vital to attracting talent

More than half, 58%, of employers in Australia recognise that their organisation’s equality, diversity & inclusion policies are vital or important in attracting new talent, according to Hays Australia.

The survey of more than 4,000 employers and employees also found that 14% say the importance of...

Australia – Healthcare Resourcing Group sells Sugarman Australia to incumbent management team (The Business Desk)

UK-based recruitment group, Healthcare Resourcing Group, formerly known as Castlerock Recruitment Group confirmed the sale of its subsidiary Sugarman Australia to its incumbent management team for an undisclosed sum, reports The Business Desk. Healthcare Resourcing Group, based in Prescot, Liverpool,...

Japan – ANA to cut 3,500 jobs in 3 years as coronavirus hits demand (Reuters)

ANA Holdings, Japan’s largest air operator, is planning to cut about 3,500 jobs in three years as it braces for its biggest-ever annual loss due to a plunge in demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reports. The job losses are part of ANA’s broader business restructuring plan as it scrambles...

Taiwan – Number of furloughed workers edges up (Focus Taiwan)

The number of furloughed workers in Taiwan increased slightly last week even though two companies ended their furlough programs, bringing about 500 workers back to work, reports Focus Taiwan, citing data from  the Ministry of Labour. As of 23 October, 655 companies had implemented unpaid leave programs,...

India – Online recruitment slips 10% in September: Monster Employment Index

Online recruitment in India fell by 10% in September 2020 when compared to September 2019, according to data from the Monster Employment Index.

Month-on-month, the Index registered growth of 6%, indicating improving hiring sentiments among companies.

On a year-on-year basis, media & entertainment led...

New Zealand – Seek job ads down 28% in Q3, but shows signs of recovery

New job ads posted on Seek New Zealand decreased by 28% in the third quarter of 2020 when compared to the third quarter of 2019.

Job ads on Seek New Zealand were up 66% when comparing Q3 2020 to Q2 2020 as the country recovers from the impacts of Covid-19.

Janet Faulding, General Manager, Seek NZ, said,...