AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPublic Sector Hiring Push: Philippines’ DepEd says it has filled 19,320 of 20,000 authorized Teacher I posts for 2025, aiming to speed up school staffing to tackle shortages. Youth Employment Partnerships: UK’s Southside Shopping Centre is teaming up with Spear for a three-year programme supporting 16–24-year-olds into work or education, with coaching, mock interviews and job application help. AI and Hiring Cuts: Amazon is cutting roles in its artificial general intelligence group, while UK CFOs warn cost control is already dampening graduate hiring plans. Tech Layoffs and Legal Friction: A Meta lawsuit highlights how hard it is for workers to challenge AI-linked layoffs, especially under arbitration rules. Redundancy Risks: British Sugar plans to stop beet processing at Cantley, putting 104 jobs at risk, and a Newcastle life-sciences spin-out PulmoBioMed has ceased trading, wiping out jobs after a key backer pulled out. Workplace Safety and Compliance: Malaysia arrested a Sri Lankan employer in a forced-labour probe, and India’s KDMC clerk was caught allegedly taking a ₹6,000 bribe. Military Leadership and Jobs: Ukraine’s Zelensky reshuffled top command, appointing Ihor Skybiuk as General Staff chief.
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