Australian New South Wales government vows to crack down on ‘unsustainable’ use of private recruitment firms (Sydney Morning Herald)

New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park has vowed to crack down on the use of private recruitment firms to plug holes in the Australian state's hospital system, saying the government's over-reliance on costly third-party companies is unsustainable. The Sydney Morning Herald revealed that New South...

104 Corp monthly revenue rises 12.7% in June

104 Corp. (3130:TAI), a Taipei-based firm that provides online job advertising, announced today that its revenue for June 2023 increased by 12.69% when compared to the same period a year ago.

Revenue in June totalled TWD 205.76 million (USD 6.5 million), up from TWD 182.59 million (USD 5.8 million) the...

Australia’s workplace watchdog appoints new Fair Work Ombudsman to oversee workplace compliance

Australia’s workplace watchdog the Fair Work Ombudsman has appointed Anna Booth as Fair Work Ombudsman.

Booth brings extensive experience in workplace relations to the role, including eight years as deputy president of the Fair Work Commission from 2012 to 2020. Prior to her role in the Fair Work Commission...

Adecco Group CEO meets with Shanghai mayor to discuss talent development in the city (Shanghai Daily)

Denis Machuel, the CEO of global staffing giant Adecco Group met with Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng to discuss creating the best environment for talent development, reports Shanghai Daily Online. Zheng hopes Adecco and other world-renowned companies can play to their strengths, continue to root in Shanghai,...

Singapore’s green transition predicted to expand clean energy workforce by 80%

Singapore's clean energy workforce is projected to increase by 80% by 2032, reaching around 2,700 workers, according to the Energy Market Authority’s (EMA) Energy Sector Manpower Survey (ESMS).

The power sector is also expected to expand by 800 workers during the same period. Job functions such as electricity...

Persol invests in NodeFlair in latest funding round

Persol Holdings is set to invest in Singapore-based NodeFlair Pte. Ltd. The company describes itself as a “career advancements platform” and covers a range of services such as executive search, RPO, employer of record and employer branding. The company also specialises in remote hiring.

The investment...

Jobseekers in Singapore keen on remote work but job postings show mismatch

Singapore’s jobseekers remain interested in jobs mentioning remote work or work from home (WFH), however employers are less likely to mention 'work from home' in the job ads they post on Indeed.

Indeed’s data showed that in May 2023, 6.6% of job postings explicitly mention phrases such as 'work from...

Philippines’ estimated unemployment rate improves to 4.3% in May, the second lowest rate since 2005

The Philippines’ unemployment rate dropped to 4.3% in May 2023 from 6.0% in May 2022 and 4.5% in April 2023, according to preliminary estimates from the Philippine Statistics Authority.

The May 2023 unemployment rate was the second lowest since April 2005, following the 4.2% unemployment rate in November...

Majority of Indian employers consider apprenticeships as a strong talent development strategy

Over 65% of employers in India consider apprenticeships as a talent development strategy, which is cost-effective in developing talent, according to a survey conducted by TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship published by the Press Trust of India.

TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship, a privately-owned degree apprenticeship...

Hito Communications acquires airport ground handling company FMG Group

Japanese human resources provider Hito Communications (4433: JP) announced that it has acquired FMG Group (Flight Management Group), a company focused on aircraft maintenance, airport ground handling and passenger services, based in Japan.

The price of the transaction is approximately JPY 7.7 billion...