AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoGig-Worker Rights: A tribunal ruled GrabCar’s auto-accept booking system breaches drivers’ rights, in a decision covering three disputes. Workforce Cuts: Microsoft is offering early exits to 27% of its global workforce as companies reshape staffing. Hiring and AI: Leaders at the One Young World summit urged employers to invest in young people and create entry-level opportunities as AI changes work. Pay and Discrimination: Lockheed Martin agreed to pay about $29.5 million to settle federal allegations of discriminatory employment decisions; the company denied wrongdoing. Workplace Wellbeing: National Bank of Oman’s HR team ran a month-long program on mental health, nutrition and preventive care. Labor Justice: A Philippine workers’ group urged the new chief justice to speed up backlogged labor cases so workers can receive wages and remedies without years of delay. Side Work: UAE teachers may tutor privately, but should check their contracts, secure employer approval and obtain the required permit.
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