AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoLabour Market Watch: The ONS estimates UK unemployment at 4.9% for May–July, with pay growth easing (3.9% year-on-year) and job vacancies down to 702,000—signalling a cooling hiring market. Defence Skills Crunch: A Scottish Affairs Committee report warns Scotland could miss out on defence investment unless skills and apprenticeships catch up, with shortages across STEM, shipbuilding, advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity. Recruitment Fairness Debate: A commentary argues the MSRA “one-size-fits-all” test is prioritising admin convenience over specialty fit, potentially blocking better-matched doctors from interviews. Hiring Boost in Logistics: Amazon’s £107m Peterborough “One Distribution Centre” is set to open in late September, with 1,400 jobs and further recruitment as capacity ramps. Workforce Development for Youth: North Lanarkshire launches a Pathways Programme and Future Builds Academy to route young people into built-environment careers via training and industry partners. Employment Rights & Equality: PSNI’s chief constable apologises after an employment tribunal found unlawful sex and disability discrimination tied to whistleblowing. Data Protection: The ICO updates consent guidance, stressing fairness when controllers know a person may be vulnerable.
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