AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHR Systems: A Workday outage disrupted payroll, leave and other HR services at companies using the platform, which serves 11,500 organizations. The company said a disaster-recovery test unexpectedly connected to live databases. Hiring Plans: Ghana plans to recruit 10,000 teachers and 2,000 school support staff in 2027. Kenya is targeting 10,000 monthly job placements in Saudi Arabia under a new recruitment framework; separate figures of 293,600 jobs are agency pledges, not government offers. Worker Protections: Malaysia’s PERKESO has paid RM20.23 million in accident benefits to 12,582 workers and dependants. In Dubai, a court ordered a contractor and its owner to repay an insurer nearly Dhs1.97 million after it covered entitlements for workers. Workforce Shifts: Qantas plans to cut 850 positions and move work to India. Other workplace concerns include employers’ readiness for pay-transparency rules and barriers facing workers with disabilities as return-to-office mandates tighten.
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