Digital skills, generative AI, and data analytics are skills most in demand in India (Business Standard)

Digital skills, generative AI, and data analytics are the most in demand skills across India, reports Business Standard, citing research by staffing firm Quess Corp. This demand signals bright prospects for talent with tech skills such as development, SAP, automotive design, testing, and infra support,...

ManpowerGroup Greater China H1 revenue up 13.5%

Revenue at Shanghai-based ManpowerGroup Greater China (2180:HKG), a workforce solutions provider in China, rose by 13.5% for the six-month period ended 30 June 2023. The group reported its results last week.

The largest shareholder of ManpowerGroup Greater China Limited is ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:...

Airswift completes acquisition of Energy Resourcing from Australia-based Worley

Airswift, the fourth-largest global engineering staffing firm, announces its acquisition of Energy Resourcing, Worley’s global recruitment and contractor management business.

Energy Resourcing will be fully integrated into Airswift’s existing brand, systems and processes....

Number of temporary agency workers down 7.5% in July, jobless rate rises to 2.7%

The number of Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 21.43 million in July 2023, up 1.8% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

Further data from Statistics...

Majority of employees in India feel reskilling and upskilling can help reduce unemployment

Most employees (86%) across India feel reskilling and upskilling can reduce unemployment and help employees easily adapt to the evolving demands of the modern work environment, according to a report by HR solutions provider Genius Consultants.

The report, published in the Press Trust of India, found that...

Labour unions push to raise retirement age in South Korea (Reuters)

South Korean labour unions are battling company managements to press an unusual demand: raising the age of retirement to give workers a few more wage-earning years before having to seek another job to supplement slim pensions, reports Reuters. The issue fuels a contest for jobs between older workers...

Tongdao Liepin Group Q2 revenue slips as profits decline

Tongdao Liepin Group, previously known as Wise Talent Technology Services Co (6100:HKG), the operator of Chinese job board Liepin.com, reported revenue yesterday of RMB 589.8 million (USD 80.9 million) for the three months ended 30 June 2023, a decrease of 18.4% when compared to the previous year.

PeopleIn full year revenue soars 74% on the back of acquisitions and staffing demand

Australia-based staffing firm PeopleIn reported revenue today for the full year ended 30 June 2023 of AUD 1.18 billion (USD 761.5 million), an increase of 73.9% compared to the same period a year ago.

This included an organic growth contribution of 25.6% to revenue and 8.3% to normalised EBITDA.

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Employment agency sales director convicted for fraudulently obtaining work permit for migrant vice worker

A Singaporean man and key appointment holder for employment agency C1EA Pte. Ltd. was convicted today for engaging in a conspiracy to make a false declaration in the work pass application for a foreign employee.

According to the Ministry of Manpower, there was also another charge against the man, Lee...

Most HR workers across Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei satisfied with their jobs, but burnout remains a risk

More than half of HR professionals in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei (54%) are satisfied with their jobs, according to a study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.  

However, the study pointed out that burnout from being at the frontline in helping their organisations deal...