A new law does little for domestic staff in Singapore, claims Human Rights Watch (HRW). In a report on AsiaNews.it website, HRW claims that there are at least 160,000 foreign workers employed by families in Singapore, mostly from Indonesia, but also from the Philippines, Sri Lanka and India. The new law stipulates that workers have the right to three meals daily, and that those who leave or lose their job will be allowed to seek new employment in Singapore instead of being immediately repatriated. There are 600 recruitment agencies operating in this field. Their fee is often four to 10 months’ wages out of a two-year contract. The law has nothing to say about this.

Diversiti sells for $65m

Accenture has sold Diversiti, its Australian IT recruitment business, to Chandler Macleod for $65m. Diversiti specialises

in contract and permanent staff for corporations and government departments doing IT rollouts, and has 450 contractors deployed to 100 clients in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra. The deal sees Accenture divest its only recruitment business. The brand name will be retained.

Trade Me takes onboard jobs

New Zealand’s largest internet company is taking on the job market, reports tvnz.co.nz. Trade Me general manager Sam Morgan says it has agreements in place with more than 40 of New Zealand’s leading recruiters. The site only has about 330 jobs currently on display, but Morgan says people have been paying too much for online job advertising, and the company plans to shake things up.

Portal will aid bank HR team

Groupe Caisse d’Epargne, one of the biggest banking institutions in France, has chosen StepStone’s i-GRasp to help it create a new online recruitment portal. Annually the 150-strong Groupe Caisse d’Epargne HR team process 100,000 job applications for, on average, 4,000 jobs.