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Plans call for New Zealand companies to report gender pay gap

11 August 2023

The New Zealand government plans to make companies report their gender pay gaps. The announcement was made Friday by New Zealand Minister for Women Jan Tinetti and Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Priyanca Radhakrishnan.

It’s estimated around 900 entities with more than 250 employees...


Recruit revenue falls 2.1% with decline at Indeed

10 August 2023

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. (6098:TYO), one of the world’s largest staffing firms and owner of job board Indeed, reported revenue fell 2.1% in constant currency to JPY 850.8 billion (USD 5.89 billion) in its fiscal first quarter ended 30 June. Revenue declined at Indeed, which saw paid job ads fall...


Persol revenue rises 9.4% with demand up in Japan

10 August 2023

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. (2181:TYO), the second-largest Japanese staffing firm, reported revenue rose 9.4% year over year to JPY 328.70 billion (USD 2.28 billion) in its fiscal first quarter ended 30 June.

The company likely benefited from positive foreign currency movements against the Japanese Yen which...


UT Group revenue falls 0.8% in fiscal Q1 as semiconductor hiring stagnates

10 August 2023

UT Group Co. Ltd. (2146:TYO), a Tokyo-based firm focused on engineering and technical staffing, announced Thursday that net sales fell 0.8% year over year to JPY 41.22 billion (USD 287 million) in its fiscal first quarter ended 30 June. The company reported stagnant demand for human resources from both...


Staffing firm says suspicious emails not from company

10 August 2023

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. (2181:TYO) warned that suspicious emails purporting to be from the company have been received by individuals outside of Japan. The company, which ranks as the second-largest staffing firm in the country, warned anyone who receives such an email to delete it without opening or...


CrowdWorks revenue up 24.6%; Japanese government actions provide tailwind

9 August 2023

CrowdWorks Inc. (3900:TYO), a Tokyo-based firm that provides crowdsourcing services, a platform for 'side hustles' and IT staffing, reported net sales rose 24.6% during the first nine months of its fiscal year. The first nine months ended 30 June while the full fiscal year ends 30 September.

Gross margin...


Forum Engineering report fiscal Q1 revenue; demand for engineer staffing now at pre-Covid levels

9 August 2023

Forum Engineering Inc. (7088:TYO), a Tokyo-based staffing firm focused on mechanical and electrical engineers, reported net sales of JPY 7.72 billion (USD 53.4 million) in its fiscal first quarter, which ran from 1 April to 30 June. Forum Engineering did not provide net sales for the first quarter of...


Net sales rise 4.5% at job board operator en Japan Inc.

9 August 2023

Net sales rose 4.5% year over year at en Japan Inc. (4849:TYO), a Tokyo-based job board operator and provider of other recruitment services, in the company’s fiscal first quarter ended 30 June to JPY 16.50 billion (USD 114.1 million).

Revenue rose mainly in engage, a digital platform operating on the...


87% of Australian companies mandate a return to the office

9 August 2023

A majority of Australian companies want their employees to return to the office. A poll by professional staffing firm Robert Half Inc. found that 87% of Australian companies have mandatory in-office days for staff.

“Australian employer sentiments relating to working from home have shifted in the last...


Airswift acquires Energy Resourcing, a global staffing firm focused on energy sector

8 August 2023

Airswift, the fourth-largest global engineering staffing firm, signed a deal to acquire Energy Resourcing, a staffing division of Worley’s, which is a Sydney-based company that provides engineering services in the energy and chemical industries globally.

Energy Resourcing serves the energy sector and...