AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoWorkforce & hiring events: Ocean State Job Lot will run walk-in hiring for about 40 openings at its St. Johnsbury, Vermont store (part-time temporary/seasonal roles) on June 24 and 26. Retail jobs growth: Bayne’s the Family Bakers opened a new Glasgow shop, creating 18 jobs as part of an £11m expansion. Job search friction: A report on interview tasks says 66% of candidates withdraw or don’t apply, and 73% of employers lose candidates after assigning tasks—highlighting the need to make assessments fair and paid when they run long. AI and jobs: PwC’s AI Jobs Barometer finds AI is “two-track,” boosting roles that amplify human skills while cost-cutting automation grows more slowly; another study finds workers spend about 6.4 hours weekly “botsitting” to manage AI. Education staffing pressure: Dundee University says a further ~190 jobs will go to plug a £20m gap, on top of 675 already cut. Public-sector youth outlook: South Africa’s youth unemployment story is worsening as more young people become economically inactive rather than jobless on paper. Workplace integrity: Durban Metro Police suspended an officer accused of soliciting bribes “in exchange for jobs,” with recruitment said to be illegal to buy.
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