104 Corp CEO to retire, also appoints new CFO

104 Corp. (3130:TAI), a Taipei-based firm that provides online job advertising, announced CEO Rocky Yang will retire effective 31 December 2023.

The company did not announce a replacement for Yang. Yang founded 104 Corp. in 1996.

104 Corp. also announced it has appointed Stacey Hung as new CFO. Hung’s...

En Japan H1 revenue up 2.1%

Japan-based recruitment and job information provider En-Japan Inc (4849:TYO) reported revenue today of JPY 33.08 billion (USD 218.8 million) for the first six months ended 30 September 2023, a 2.1% increase compared to last year.

TeamLease Q2 revenue climbs 20% with boost from General Staffing business

TeamLease Services Ltd (TEAMLEASE:NSI), the India-based staffing firm, reported yesterday standalone revenue from operations (net of taxes) of INR 20.52 billion (USD 211.3 million), up 20% year-over-year in its fiscal second quarter ended 30 September 2023.

World Holdings nine-month revenue edges up 14.1% as profits lift

Japanese outsourcing services company World Holdings (2429: JP) reported revenue for the nine months ended 30 September 2023 of JPY 150.97 billion (USD 999.2 million), an increase of 14.1% compared to the previous year.

Australian job ads fall further in October as imbalance in labour market eases

Job advertisements in Australia decline by 11.4% year-on-year in October 2023 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to ANZ-Indeed job ads data published on ANZ Bank.

The 11.4% decrease is a further deterioration from the 8.2% annual fall reported in September.

Seasonally adjusted, the number of job...

Recruit Holdings Q2 revenue down 2.7% as HR Technology business sees decline

Recruit Holdings (6098: JP), the Japanese staffing giant, reported revenue today for the second quarter ended 30 September 2023 of JPY 855.1 billion (USD 5.66 billion). This was a small decrease of 2.7% when compared to the previous year.

Revenue in the HR Technology business decreased while revenue in...

Altech nine-month revenue up 6.5% with profits on the rise

Japanese technical staffing firm Altech Corp. (4641:JP) reported revenue today for the nine months ended 30 September 2023 of JPY 34.18 billion (USD 226.6 million), an increase of 6.5% when compared to the same period last year.

Will Group H1 revenue slides 4.3% as profits decline

Japanese HR firm Will Group (6089:TYO), which focuses on temporary staffing, business contracting and recruitment, reported revenue today of JPY 69.27 billion (USD 459.2 million) for the six months ended 30 September 2023, a decrease of 4.3% when compared to the same period last year.

Biggest businesses most likely to cut staff in tough economic conditions (Radio New Zealand)

The biggest businesses are more likely to make workers redundant to cut their costs as economic conditions get tougher in New Zealand, reports Radio New Zealand, citing the annual Beyond Recruitment Economic and Labour Report. The research showed businesses with more than 1,000 staff were feeling economic...

Info Edge Q2 revenue ticks up 3.6% with growth in Recruitment Solutions

Info Edge India Ltd (NAUKRI:NSI), the Indian job board, reported unaudited consolidated results today with revenue from operations for the second-quarter ended 30 September 2023 of INR 6.26 billion (USD 75.1 million), up 3.6% compared to the same period last year.

Recruitment Solutions saw an uptick in...