CrowdWorks revenue up 24.6%; Japanese government actions provide tailwind

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

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.

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

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

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...

Revenue up 12.9% at nms Holdings Corp. in fiscal Q1

Net sales rose 12.9% at nms Holdings Corp. (2162: TYO) in the staffing provider’s fiscal first quarter ended 30 June to JPY 18.57 billion (USD 128.5 million). The Tokyo-based company announced earnings Monday. 

Gross margin improved at nms Holdings while the company posted net income after posting...

Government initiates legal action against Victoria-based labour hire firm

The Labour Hire Authority of Victoria, Australia, commenced legal action in the Supreme Court of Victoria against a Keysborough, Victoria-based labour hire provider operating in the horticulture industry.

The authority alleges Monorom Labours Power Pty Ltd, which provided workers to regions including...

Remote work reduces productivity by 18% study says (Business Insider)

Working from home resulted in an 18% reduction in productivity, according to a university study on 235 data-entry workers in Chennai, India, Business Insider reported. The study hired the workers and then divided them into two groups tasked to work 35 hours per week — one group had the flexibility...

Altech H1 revenue growth boosted by outsourcing and global segments

Japanese technical staffing firm Altech Corp. (4641:JP) reported revenue for the first six months ended 30 June 2023 of JPY 22.82 billion (USD 159.6 million), an increase of 9.7% when compared to the same period last year.

Kos International issues H1 profit warning due to fall in recruitment services revenue

Hong Kong recruitment firm Kos International (8042: HKG), issued a profit warning yesterday for the six-month period ended 30 June 2023.

The company is expected to record a net profit of approximately HKD 1.2 million (USD 153,662) in H1 2023, compared to a net profit of approximately HKD 12.4 million...