HiTech Group FY2024 outlook remains optimistic, expects H1 profit growth

Australia-based staffing firm HiTech Group announced its outlook for FY2024 remains positive and optimistic, depending on the prevailing economic conditions and the demand for ICT human talent from both the government and private sectors.

Based on unaudited internal management accounts for the period...

Australia seasonally adjusted jobless rate climbs to 3.7% in October with monthly hours worked on the rise

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October increased to 3.7%, up 0.3% over the previous year, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Among states, Queensland recorded the highest unemployment rate at 4.3% in October. New South Wales recorded the lowest...

Japanese companies hire 'Weeping Boys' to help comfort employees (Times of India)

Japanese companies are offering a unique service by employing attractive individuals, known as "weeping boys," to comfort and wipe away the tears of employees, reports the Times of India. When traditional perks such as free Netflix subscriptions or movie rentals failed to uplift their workforce,...

Demand for functional skills such as development and ERP surge in India amid muted IT hiring (The Economic Times)

Demand for talent with functional skills like ERP (enterprise resource planning), automotive design, testing and administration continued to surge in India in the second quarter of this financial year, even as recruitment in the IT sector remained muted, reports HR World, from the Economic Times, citing...

Ignite enters trading halt pending announcement of entitlement offer

Ignite (IGN:ASX),  the Australian recruitment firm, announced its securities will halt trading at its request. The group said the halt comes as an announcement is pending regarding the outcome of the institutional component of the accelerated entitlement offer.

Unless ASX decides otherwise,...

Nearly half of APAC CIOs say flexible working policy opened door to wider talent pool

Nearly half of APAC Chief Information Officers (44%) believe that having a flexible working policy has opened the door to a wider pool of highly skilled individuals, according to research from Expereo.

The research showed 42% of APAC CIOs say their team is now based in different countries/markets, versus...

South Koreans are eligible to work at NextStar EV factory in Canada under Harper-era free trade deal (CBC)

Hundreds of South Koreans expected to work at the NextStar EV battery factory in Windsor, Ontario, Canada are legally eligible to work in Canada under a 2015 free trade agreement negotiated and implemented by former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former Conservative government, reports CBC....

North Koreans use fake names, scripts to land remote IT work (Reuters)

Using fake names, sham LinkedIn profiles, counterfeit work papers and mock interview scripts, North Korean IT workers seeking employment in Western tech companies are deploying sophisticated subterfuge to get hired, reports Reuters. Landing a job outside North Korea to secretly earn hard currency for...

Japanese businesses plan to hire over the next 6 months: Morgan McKinley

In a sign of optimism for the Japanese hiring environment, more than 60% of Japanese businesses plan to hire in the next six months, according to a recent report by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley.

And while 67% of companies said they anticipated adding staff, according to Morgan McKinley’s 2024 Japan...

Top court rejects TCS appeal of USD 140 million in punitive damages

The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS:NSI) and confirmed the award of USD 140 million in punitive damages for improperly taking confidential information and trade secrets.

TCS announced the court’s decision in a regulatory filing on 21 November. The global...