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Employers Prioritise Potential Over Experience in Age of AI
News Central TV
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June 15, 2025
Fears of AI-induced mass job losses may be premature, but the workplace is already being reshaped as employers begin seeking different skill sets to complement the technology’s rapid rise, according to ManpowerGroup’s Chief Innovation Officer,...
Britain jobless hotspots: The areas where benefits claims have soared by 40% since Rachel Reeves' National Insurance raid on businesses
Daily Mail
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June 16, 2025
These are the UK's jobless hotspots where benefits claims have spiked by nearly 40 per cent in some areas within a matter of months in the wake of Labour's National Insurance raid on businesses. The scale of the increase in unemployment handouts...
Private Sector Employment Increased Slightly, Annual Pay Up
West Orlando News - Florida
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June 15, 2025
Private sector employment increased by 37,000 jobs in May and annual pay was up 4.5 percent year-over-year, according to the May ADP National Employment Report produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. The...
PwC Releases 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer
Hubbis
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AI is making workers more valuable, productive, and able to command higher wage premiums, with job numbers rising even in roles considered most automatable, according to PwC’s 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer. The report is based on analysis of close...
Oman enforces hiring rule for foreign firms
Muscat Daily
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June 15, 2025
Muscat – The Ministry of Labour (MoL) has begun enforcing a directive requiring foreign investment firms in Oman to employ at least one Omani national, in line with efforts to regulate the labour market and boost local workforce participation. The...
Eldoret job scam: Dozens defrauded in shady overseas recruitment scheme
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 15, 2025
A fresh wave of heartbreak has swept through Eldoret as dozens of jobseekers accuse a local travel firm of orchestrating a multimillion-shilling recruitment scam that has left families financially ruined and dreams shattered. The company at the...
Derivco announces job cuts across Isle of Man and South Africa offices
Asia Gaming Brief
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June 15, 2025
Derivco, a software development company specializing in gaming solutions, has confirmed plans to reduce its workforce in both its Isle of Man and South African offices as part of an ongoing restructuring effort. The company, known for its work in...
Beloved family-run bakery chain suddenly closes third store this year due to ‘staff shortages’ and ‘illness’
The Sun
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June 15, 2025
A POPULAR family bakery has shut the doors of another store – the third to close this year – blaming staff shortages and illness in the family. Bennetts Family Bakers in Broadstone closed for good on Friday, June 14, marking the end of an era for...
Governor Al-Bukaiti launches field visits to assess job discipline in public service units
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 15, 2025
Governor Al-Bukaiti launches field visits to assess job discipline in public service units [Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:27:00 +0300] Dhamar - Saba: Dhamar Governor Mohammed Al-Bukaiti launched on Sunday field visits to inspect and evaluate the level of...
Former KHADC CEM urges VPP to regularise casual jobs
The Shillong Times
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June 15, 2025
SHILLONG, June 15: Former KHADC Chief Executive Member (CEM), Pyniaid Sing Syiem, has urged the VPP-led Executive Committee (EC) to apply its proposed recruitment policy prospectively rather than retrospectively and regularise the services of...
Law firm “did not fail to safeguard” employee against ex-partner
Legal Futures
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June 15, 2025
Tribunal: All claims dismissed A Yorkshire law firm did not fail to safeguard a member of staff from her ex-partner, who had become a disgruntled client, an employment tribunal has ruled. LPS Solicitors in Bradford sent Tusswar Ali four ‘cease and...
Gatlinburg opens permit-only parking lot for downtown employees
WVLT - Tennessee
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June 15, 2025
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - The City of Gatlinburg has opened a new parking lot for downtown employees. The new parking lot, located at the intersection of Bishop Lane and Stephen Drive, opened on Friday and provides an additional 75 parking spaces...
‘Good job’: Uni’s claim about Palestine protest
Cairns Post
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June 15, 2025
The University of Sydney vice-chancellor has told a parliamentary inquiry that staff “did a good job in peacefully resolving” the longest-running pro-Palestine encampment in the country despite leaders having “apologised” over its handling of the...
Kerry Katona leaves fans in hysterics with Father's Day joke as daughter Heidi praises her for 'doing both jobs'
Daily Mail
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June 15, 2025
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By MELODY FLETCHER Published: 16:43 EDT, 15 June 2025 | Updated: 16:45 EDT, 15 June 2025 Kerry Katona made a Father's Day joke that left fans in hysterics as her eldest daughter Heidi praised her for...
askST Jobs: Dispel thoughts of work after hours with these tips
The Straits Times
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June 15, 2025
Ongoing interpersonal tensions, high workloads or lack of clarity in your job can create a “lingering cognitive load” even after work hours.ST ILLUSTRATION: LEE YU HUI Manpower correspondent Tay Hong Yi offers practical answers to candid questions...
Luzerne County restructures election bureau positions
The Sunday Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2025
Luzerne County is seeking a voting system specialist at $48,000 annually, according to an online posting. The administration freed up funding to create the position by eliminating two other positions that have been vacant — an administrative...
Former Clayton County Sheriff's Office employee arrested for criminal activity, contraband attempt
13 WMAZ - Georgia
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June 15, 2025
Security Specialist Laporsha Williams was taken into custody for allegedly trying to sneak contraband into the jail for a male inmate, the sheriff said. CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A former Clayton County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested for...
Con jobs, snake oil salesmen, and false prophets: do we know the difference?
Renew America
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By Michael Bresciani July 20, 2011 Perhaps one of the weakest interpretations of scriptures ever employed by one of the weakest segments of the church comes from Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. In an attempt to declare that prophecy is...
Govt employees to resume protests over service ordinance on Monday
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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After the Eid holidays, government employees in Bangladesh are set to resume their protests demanding the repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. On Monday, June 16, officials and staff will gather at the Secretariat for a mass...
LASG Pledges Commitment to Inclusive Toolkit Designed to Guide Hiring PWDs
This Day
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June 15, 2025
Oluchi Chibuzor Lagos State government has pledged their support for an inclusive hiring toolkit designed to guide public, private, and civil society actors on best practices for hiring and retaining persons with disabilities (PWDs). Welcoming the...