Labour hire companies collapse as slowing economy hits Australia’s jobs market (Sydney Morning Herald)

A number of recruitment and labour hire firms in Australia have crumbled recently as the slowing economy makes employers more reluctant to spend money to external recruitment firms who are struggling to fill job vacancies with qualified candidates, reports Sydney Morning Herald. The publication cited...

Salaries across the Philippines remain mostly flat in 2023, healthcare sees highest increase

Overall salaries across the Philippines stabilised significantly this year compared to the year before, according to JobStreet’s Salary Guide.

JobStreet’s Guide compared data from the period April 2022 – March 2023 against the period from April 2021 – March 2022. It found that 97.6% of job ads...

Recruitment demand in Singapore falls 14% in August, but outlook remains optimistic

Singapore is facing challenges in its job market with a 14% year-on-year decline in hiring demand in August 2023, according to the foundit Insights Tracker. When compared to the previous month, online hiring was down 1%.

The hospitality sector in Singapore reported an 8% increase in August over the year....

Filipino government sending probe team to Italy amid investigation into alleged illegal recruitment (Manila Bulletin)

The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has formed a fact-finding team that will augment the ongoing investigation into the alleged massive illegal recruitment of Filipinos for fake jobs in Italy, reports The Manila Bulletin. DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said the high-level fact-finding...

China’s young workers throwing ‘resignation parties’, opting out of 'rat race' (Times of India)

Young professionals across China are celebrating their resignations from stable, well-paying jobs by throwing elaborate parties reminiscent of traditional marriage ceremonies, reports The Times of India and CNN. Despite the country's challenging economic climate and soaring youth unemployment rates,...

Malaysia online hiring up 7% in August amid a favourable hiring environment

Malaysia recorded a 7% year-on-year growth in online recruitment activity in August 2023 when compared to the same month a year ago, according to the foundit Insights Tracker, formerly published as Monster Employment Index (MEI).

In August, job opportunities in Malaysia showed a positive resurgence with...

Nearly 6,600 Singaporean firms received wage credit to support employment of 10,000 people with disabilities (The Straits Times)

Close to 6,600 organisations in Singapore received a wage credit in 2022 that supported their employment of over 10,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs), reports The Straits Times. Of this group of PWDs, close to 2,000 had not had work for at least six months, said senior parliamentary secretary for...

Japanese companies look to rehire former employees to meet HR needs: Recruit (Nippon)

More than half, or 55.5% of HR managers said that they are willing to rehire former employees who had either left the company or retired, reports Nippon, citing survey data from Recruit Holdings. The survey polled HR managers at companies with 30 or more employees. The survey also found that the most...

India adds nearly 1 million renewable jobs in 2022 (Economic Times)

India recorded an estimated 988,000 renewable energy jobs in 2022, with hydropower leading as the top employer with 466,000 jobs, reports Energy World, by the Economic Times, citing data from International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar photovoltaic (PV) followed closely, engaging 282,000 individuals...

S-pool nine-month revenue trends downward 3.3% due to decline in HR solutions business

S-Pool Inc. (2471:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing provider, reported revenue decreased by 3.3% in the first nine months of its fiscal year, which ended 31 August 2023. Gross profit increased by 2.4%.

The company said due to the delayed recovery in the human resource solutions segment, the transition to higher...