Workplace retaliation claims at Amazon: Three Amazon engineers say HR interrogated and intimidated them after they testified in Seattle about a data-center moratorium, with the company accused of violating local protections. Ethics and HR risk at KPMG: A parliamentary inquiry heard KPMG admitted further ethics breaches tied to leaked Optus confidential info and surveillance of a whistleblower’s laptop. Public-sector pay and HR systems: Murang’a County blamed delayed intern stipends on a new national HRIS rollout that requires payroll numbers before payments. Compensation and fairness pressure: Amazon workers also allege HR calls followed their data-center testimony; separately, Samsung DX employees protested a bonus gap they say is unfair across divisions. Compliance and workforce rules: UAE private healthcare firms face a new requirement that at least half of Emirati hires be in specialised roles. Local HR and staffing operations: Pima County ordered a review of shift differential and on-call pay for sheriff and other county workers. Hiring tech in attendance: Pune’s PMPML plans facial-recognition attendance for nearly 7,000 employees to curb proxy reporting. Education staffing strain: Nepal universities face budget shortfalls hurting research capacity, while Fiji parents report a missing computer teacher leaving Year 13 students behind. Leadership and HR appointments: Harvard named Dawn Dunbar town administrator after serving as interim while also leading HR. Workplace conduct allegations: MBTA’s Phillip Eng is accused of pulling an employee’s hair after a work event, raising new questions about respect and HR handling.