AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWorkforce Skills Push (Malaysia): HRD Corp and the Ministry of Human Resources are launching National Training Week 2026, offering thousands of free courses for all ages, including AI prompting, digital marketing, drone operations, and language training—aimed at building lifelong learning across employees, gig workers, entrepreneurs, homemakers, and retirees. AI Hiring & Workplace Risk (US): A federal judge let Meta’s AI-linked layoffs proceed while a discrimination lawsuit continues, keeping the broader question of AI-assisted evaluations unresolved. Public Sector HR & Pay (Nigeria): Nigeria Customs released N7.61bn in pension funds to 4,237 retirees via pension fund administrators, while Bayelsa police arrested three civil servants over alleged N500m equipment theft. Education & Training (US/Philippines): Orange County schools backed a 1% sales-tax referendum to fund CTE construction and deferred maintenance, and Mawab (Davao de Oro) ran a three-day acute malnutrition training for frontline health workers. Policy & Governance (South Africa): The new IDAC ombudsman is set to address controversies over alleged misuse of HR processes and mandate overreach. HR in the Spotlight (Australia): Former Mardi Gras CEO Gil Beckwith sued over unpaid long service leave and raised claims of a toxic workplace and misconduct.
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