Wage-Order Legal Fight (Philippines): Sen. Raffy Tulfo filed a bill to block courts from issuing TROs or injunctions against wage orders, after a Metro Manila P85 minimum-wage increase was paused by a Pasig court—aimed at speeding pay changes that come from NWPC hearings and tripartite talks. Workplace Mental Health (Malaysia): The health ministry is targeting a national workplace mental health policy rollout by September-October, consulting employers, unions and HR/occupational safety bodies to set safer, more supportive workplace standards. CHRO Move (Marriott): Marriott named Ming Choo Ling CHRO for Asia Pacific excluding China, tasking her with regional people strategy, leadership development and talent agenda from Singapore. Offshoring/AI Outsourcing (Qantas, Australia): Reports say Qantas is in early talks with Accenture under “Project iQ” that could affect up to 1,000 back-office roles (including HR), prompting union pushback and demands for clarity. NHS Racism Backlash (UK): A radiographers’ survey says racist abuse is rising, including staff being called “monkeys” and patients refusing care from non-white workers—raising urgent workplace safety and duty-of-care questions. Workforce Skills (Malaysia TVET): Malaysia urged unemployed TVET graduates to use PERKESO’s MYFutureJobs portal, citing high employability and employer satisfaction for ADTEC JTM graduates. Identity Checks for Hiring (Deel): Deel acquired Clarity to add identity verification, deepfake detection and fraud prevention across hiring and workforce access. Workplace Support for Parents (World Breastfeeding Week): A feature highlights gaps in campus breastfeeding/pumping policies and links them to broader reproductive-labor support at universities.