People on the move: Ministry of Manpower Singapore, Charterhouse Asia

Ministry of Manpower

Melissa Khoo, currently deputy secretary (higher education and skills), ministry of education in Singapore, will be concurrently appointed as chief executive officer (Designate) of the Central Provident Fund Board on 1 September 2023. She will relinquish her role at the...

Quess Corp Q1 revenue rises 15.6% with growth led by workforce management business

First quarter revenue grew by 15.6% over the year at India-based staffing provider Quess Corp to INR 46.00 billion (USD 555.9 million).

The company noted total headcount for the workforce management business crossed 404,000, an increase of 15% year-on-year and 5% over the quarter.

Yamoto Holdings transfers Yamato Staff Supply Co. to World Holdings

Yamoto Holdings announced that it has signed a business agreement with staffing firm World Holdings to transfer its subsidiary Yamoto Staff Supply.

Yamato Holdings is a conglomerate primarily focused on freight delivery, courier services and logistical services.  

Yamoto Holdings will transfer 51%...

Majority of Hong Kong professionals prepare to look for another job amid fears of layoffs

The majority of professionals in Hong Kong (74%) have admitted to taking steps to ‘prepare to look for another job’, according to research by Robert Walters Hong Kong.

At the same time, the research found 68% of professionals ‘career cushion’ because of the changes in the macroeconomic situation...

Indonesia’s Manpower Ministry urges Hong Kong to increase minimum wage for migrant workers (Antara News)

The Indonesian Manpower Ministry is pushing the Hong Kong authority to increase the minimum wage for Indonesian migrant workers (PMI), reports Indonesian news agency Antara News. "I urge the Hong Kong authority to consider increasing the PMIs' minimum wage in 2023, considering the development of...

New Zealand’s unemployment rate rises to higher than expected 3.6% in June quarter and projected to continue to climb

New Zealand’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.6% in the June 2023 quarter from 3.3% in the same period a year ago, according to research from Statistics New Zealand.

When compared to the previous quarter (March 2022 quarter) the unemployment rate increased by 0.2%.

According to Yahoo...

Australia’s workplace watchdog recovers over $300 million for workers in 2022-23, second largest in history

The Fair Work Ombudsman in Australia announced recoveries of AUD 509 million (USD 335 million) in unpaid wages and entitlements for more than a quarter of a million workers in 2022-23.

The recoveries sum is the second-largest annual figure in the national regulator’s history.

Acting Fair Work Ombudsman...

Former ManpowerGroup employee allegedly puts unemployed wife on payroll, defrauds company (Business Today)

A former finance manager at ManpowerGroup Service Private Limited in India allegedly manipulated the company's payroll system and fraudulently added his unemployed wife to the payroll, ensuring that she received a regular salary for more than ten years, amounting to about INR 40 million (USD 484,384),...

India’s e-commerce industry to create 700,000 gig jobs during festive season (The Economic Times)

The e-commerce industry in India is expected to create approximately 700,000 gig jobs in the second half of the year, due to upcoming festive season sales, reports The Economic Times, citing a report by TeamLease. The report adds that e-commerce companies are gearing up to fulfil consumer demands in...

TCS revamps organisational structure, announces senior leadership changes

India-based Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), revamped its organisation structure, aligning it with its verticals or business groups.

The reorganisation under recently appointed chief executive officer K Krithivasan abandons most elements of the restructuring put in place by predecessor Rajesh Gopinathan...