AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWorkplace AI & hiring: McKinsey is adding AI to junior consultant interviews, testing how candidates use AI outputs and judgment rather than just prompts. AI at work, people-first: A new HR-focused discussion argues AI is becoming an industrial-relations battleground, while another piece stresses keeping “the human in human resources.” New jobs & skills pipelines: China plans to recognize 12 new occupations tied to digital and AI work, while Malaysia rolls out a TVET roadmap to align skills with international standards. Global mobility for labor needs: Singapore will open selected sectors to Timor-Leste workers from 2027, aiming to build skills and meet manpower demand. Public-sector HR pressure: Kenya’s payroll fraud crackdown targets “ghost workers,” and Uganda arrests senior Parliament officials including the HR director over alleged embezzlement and money laundering. HR leadership moves: Lupin appoints Bijender Vats as Head of HR, and Nigeria’s NJFP 2.0 reports enrolling 23,516 graduates for employer-linked placements.
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