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Japan – Number of temporary agency workers on the rise in February, unemployment rate improves slightly to 2.6%

31 March 2023

The number of Japan’s non-regular employees, which includes temporary workers, dispatch workers, contractors, part-time workers and others, totalled 21.02 million in February 2023, up 1.4% when compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from Statistics Japan.

Meanwhile, the number of...


India – Average salary increments to drop to 9.1% this year

31 March 2023

The average salary increments across companies in India is expected to decrease to +9.1% this year, down from +9.4% last year, as inflation, higher interest rates, and a slowing economy are forcing companies to practice more caution, according to a study conducted by audit and consulting firm Deloitte...


Singapore – Number of job vacancies decline in December quarter, but remains above pre-pandemic levels

31 March 2023

The number of job vacancies in Singapore declined for the third consecutive quarter for the quarter ended December 2022 to 104,500, according to the Ministry of Manpower. Despite the decline it remained above the same level in December 2019 (pre-pandemic).

Data from the Ministry also showed that the total...


People – Workforce Singapore, Talent International

31 March 2023

Workforce Singapore, the statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower that oversees the transformation of the local workforce and industry to meet ongoing economic challenges, announced that Dilys Boey, currently Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), will succeed Tan...


Asia Pacific – ManpowerGroup Greater China full year revenue rises 15.6%, but profits decrease

30 March 2023

Shanghai-based ManpowerGroup Greater China (2180:HKG), a workforce solutions provider in China, announced today its annual financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2022. Revenue increased by 15.6% over the year to RMB 4.58 billion (USD 666.7 million).

Revenue growth was due to an increase...


Taiwan – More college graduates prefer to work in their country than overseas

30 March 2023

More college graduates in Taiwan are willing to remain in their country to work than travel overseas, according a study from HR services firm 104 Corp.

According to a survey of 600,000 college graduates, in the last five years, on average, only 4% were willing to work overseas upon graduation. The top...


Japan – Most students offered jobs upon university graduation: Recruit

30 March 2023

The rate at which students are offered a job upon graduating from university remains high at 96.8%, the same level as last year, according to a study conducted by Japanese staffing giant Recruit and the Shushoku Mirai Institute.

Data was collected from 7,625 students between 15 March to 17 March 2023....


India – Staffing firms see growing demand for delivery workers (Economic Times)

30 March 2023

Staffing firms in India are seeing demand for delivery workers in India is picking up even during traditionally slow months of January to March, and momentum is expected to continue in the coming months, the Economic Times reports.

Leading staffing firms like Adecco, TeamLease Services and Quess Corp...


Australia – Government passes law forcing firms to disclose gender pay gap (Reuters)

30 March 2023

Australia today passed legislation requiring firms with more than 100 employees to publish their gender pay gap from early next year, as part of the Labour government's attempts to improve working conditions for women, reports Reuters. In 2023, Australia's national gender pay gap was 13.3%, data from...


Asia Pacific – Advance acquires Filipino HR tech startup BravoHR, raises $16 million in funding round

29 March 2023

Advance, a Philippines-based fintech startup that provides a salary on-demand platform, announced that it has acquired Vietnam-based HR tech startup BravoHR.

DealStreetAsia reports that Advance has also raised a total of USD 16 million in pre-Series A funding with the funding round led by Do Ventures...