AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoYouth Employment & Training Deadlines: Kenya’s KUCCPS placement for TVET and KMTC programmes closes today, urging KCSE leavers to apply for skills aligned to labour-market demand. Workforce Shortages & Immigration Enforcement: South Africa’s Ramaphosa says employers hiring undocumented foreign nationals could face jail, while Germany recruits bus drivers from South Africa to plug staffing gaps. Job-Seeker Safety: Michigan AG warns new high school grads about work-from-home and rental listing scams, flagging red signals like instant interviews and up-front payment requests. Social Security & Benefits Migration: UK DWP confirms some ESA claimants won’t lose payments when benefits end next month, with safeguards for vulnerable households moving to Universal Credit. Wage & Labour Rights: India’s Madras High Court orders a transport corporation to pay a widow earned-leave surrender salary with interest. Youth Hiring Pipeline: M&S launches a UK youth scheme creating 1,000 paid training places aimed at tackling rising NEET levels. Skills-to-Industry Partnerships: UAE’s MoIAT Industrialists Career Exhibition tops 1,000 job opportunities for Emiratis ahead of schedule. Economic Context for Jobs: A Fed Boston study finds oil shocks now have far less impact on employment than in the 1970s, even as global recession risks loom.
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