AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoWorkforce & Hiring: Northern Michigan teen unemployment hit 18% as 250,000 teens hunt for summer work but only 207,000 find jobs, pushing employers to hire more young workers. Job Fairs: The Philippines’ Independence Day fair in Tuguegarao offered 1,500 vacancies and hired about 30 on the spot, while Illinois’ WSIL highlighted a July Marion job fair and local school hiring. Training-to-Work Pipelines: Fort Madison, Iowa is expanding Registered Apprenticeships to close a technician gap, and Fort Madison’s auto program is building a direct route to skilled jobs. Labor Risk: UPS’s UK restructuring could cut frontline jobs from about 4,000 to 800 and shift drivers to self-employed couriers, with Unite warning of possible industrial action. HR Leadership Moves: Bend-La Pine Schools named Tony Sanchez as chief HR officer, and Akraya earned a top Bay Area “Best Places to Work” ranking for its people-first culture. Workplace Culture & Safety: A new report stresses holistic workforce safety (physical, emotional, cultural) as leaders face rising workplace violence and safety training needs. Legal/Policy Watch: Courts and regulators continue to shape employment disputes, including skepticism in an Amazon caregiver-bias case and a dismissed challenge to an EEOC trans-bias shift.
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