AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWorkplace Support: A new government-backed hub is helping businesses improve support for working parents, with options including phased returns after parental leave and extra time for family commitments. Organisers expect up to 2,000 businesses to take part. Skills Pipeline: Malaysia and China will launch a dual-diploma programme in December for 75 young people, combining two years of local training with a year of industry experience in China in electric vehicles, mechatronics or logistics. Layoffs: Skydance Games has cut roles across art, design, engineering and writing after its parent company’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover; reports put the number affected at 30 or more. Hiring and Jobs: US payrolls grew by 165,000 in October, with unemployment at 4.1% and professional and business services leading gains. Worker Safety: A Malaysian group warns that overseas job offers promising high pay can mask trafficking and forced online-scam work, urging jobseekers to verify employers and terms before travelling. Leadership Move: Gallagher named former Marsh managing director Rawden Leigh to lead retail in its financial institutions practice.
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