AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI Skills Gap: Talogy finds AI adoption is racing ahead of HR’s ability to assess and develop AI-ready talent, with 78% of leaders struggling to evaluate AI skills and only 38% feeling “very prepared” to reshape job descriptions and career paths. Global Work Design: Deloitte reports most leaders expect AI agents to redesign about half of business processes in four years, but only 1 in 5 say they’re ready to make processes run autonomously—highlighting messy data and unclear workflows. Workplace Safety & Shadow IT: A UK retail safety analysis argues that focusing on incident detection tech leaves a support gap that can drive “shadow IT,” while frontline staff face high levels of verbal abuse and racial harassment. Workforce Restructuring: Elevate Textiles will close its Burlington finishing plant by year-end, cutting 150 jobs, citing reduced production volumes. Global Hiring Ops: Workable and Oyster launch an integration to connect recruiting with global employment onboarding, aiming to cut duplicate data entry and compliance risk. Equal Pay: A Scottish council backs an equal pay scheme that boosts pay for most staff but reduces pay for about 1 in 9. Training & Talent Pipelines: Johnson Controls’ JCI Academy hits its 500th graduate milestone via Lincoln Tech, reinforcing skilled-trades hiring pathways. Community HR Role: A Canadian soup kitchen seeks board members with HR, mental health, legal, or financial social services backgrounds.
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