Malaysia’s Perkeso signs for Employment Platform
WCC expands in Asian market
Utrecht – NL, March 29, 2019. The Malaysian Public Employment Service “Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial” (Perkeso) has awarded WCC a contract to supply and implement the WCC Employment Platform. WCC’s Search & Match solution will help Perkeso support jobseekers, employers, as well as employment service officers in the country.
Perkeso has a background in ‘Return to Work’ programs for injured and disabled people in Malaysia. In its role as a Public Employment Service (PES), it is therefore in the strongest position to help unemployed people. Perkeso has in fact been building up this capacity since the beginning of 2018. As a result, it saw the need for a professional and off-the shelf software solution to meet the challenges it faced. For example, only 350 employment service officers are available for a workforce of some 15.5 million people. Perkeso therefore looked for a scalable solution that would optimize its efficiency as a PES. Through the worldwide Public Employment Service association, it not only found a partner – in cooperation with Belgian VDAB. But also a complete solution with the help of WCC.
Perkeso is now equipped with the efficient and effective solution every PES needs to meet future challenges in the labor market. With a combination of Jobseeker Search & Match portal, Employer portal and Caseworker application, all built on the unrivaled WCC Employment Platform.
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About WCC Group
Since its founding in 1996, WCC Group has been a pioneer for nearly three decades, providing intelligent workforce solutions that fundamentally transform the way organizations connect people and jobs. From its headquarters in Utrecht (Netherlands) and a strategic offce in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), WCC Group serves public employment services, staffng agencies, and large enterprises globally.
The company offers two solutions: Employment Solutions support public employment services and staffng agencies in matching candidates with jobs or training, while its HR Solutions simplify talent retention and internal talent management for large enterprises to reduce external recruitment and onboarding costs.
At the core of these solutions is the cloud-native ELISE Search & Match Platform, delivering meaningful, ranked results within a second. WCC Group's software impacts half a billion people daily and powers large-scale labor market initiatives worldwide, including MyFutureJobs in Malaysia (300,000+ job seekers, 30,000+ employers) and the recruitment activities of Robert Half in the United States, where it has established the company's reputation for innovation and effciency.