Australian job ads down 10.6% in March

Job advertisements in Australia fell by 10.6% year-on-year in March 2024 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to ANZ-Indeed job ads data published on ANZ Bank. 

ANZ-Indeed Australian job ads fell 1.0% month-on-month in March following an upward revision in February to -2.1% month-on-month from...

Taiwan’s unemployment rate down to 3.4% in February

Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate improved to 3.40% in February 2024, down from 3.58% in February 2023, according to data from the Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).

When compared with the January 2023, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also rose by...

MOM Singapore refutes claims that it advised on migrant worker's termination

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) refuted claims that the ministry and the Singapore police had advised the employer of a Bangladeshi worker, who has worked in Singapore for 16 years, to terminate his employment and deport him.

In a Facebook post, the Ministry clarified that it had informed the...

Quess Corp fully acquires Taskmo, Heptagon, divests Qdigi

Indian staffing firm Quess Corp has fully acquired Taskmo as its founders fully exited the staffing platform.

Taskmo was founded in 2020. Quess Corp first invested in Taskmo in 2021 with 49% stake in the gig economy startup for INR 100 million (USD 1.36 million). The investment marked Quess’ entry in...

ZIGExN Co., Ltd. acquires Minaoshi

Japan-based ZIGExN Co., Ltd., which is focused on human resources, announced that it concluded an agreement to acquire the Minaoshi business of Minaoshi Co., Ltd, also based in Japan.

According to Market Screener, the price of the transaction is JPY 50 million (USD 330,254) and will be funded from cash...

India sees high demand for skills in generative AI and ML

Professionals skilled in data analytics, generative AI and machine learning are the most sought after by companies across sectors in India, reports The Economic Times, citing research from Michael Page India. The IT sector is seeing demand in areas such as technology, data, AI/ML (machine learning),...

A third of Singapore workers expect 4-day work week to be the norm

Nearly a third of Singapore workers (32%) expect a four-day workweek to be the norm in the next five years, reports Today Online, citing a survey by payroll and human resources solution provider ADP. It comes as 21% of workers say that their employers already offer such a work arrangement to promote...

Labour hire firm faces court for underpayment of casual workers

Australia’s workplace watchdog launched legal action against a labour hire company operating in the building and construction industry, as well as the company’s director and payroll manager.

ASA Personnel Pty Ltd, which operates in Victoria and Queensland is now facing the court. The company’s head...

Filled jobs in New Zealand edge up 0.3% in February

The number of seasonally adjusted filled jobs for February 2024 rose by 0.3% when compared with January 2024, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Overall there were 2.4 million filled jobs across all industries in February, up 6,006 compared to January.

The 0.3% increase was a slight slowdown from January’s...

White-collar hiring in India sees uptick in June quarter

An uptick in white-collar permanent job mandates across India for the April-June quarter has brought some optimism into the hiring market, reports the Economic Times, citing staffing firms including Randstad, Adecco, ManpowerGroup India and ABC Consultants.

Manufacturing, infrastructure, pharma and healthcare,...