AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDigital Jobs Push: Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim launched Malaysia Digital 2030 (2026-2030), aiming to grow the digital economy to 30% of GDP, create 500,000 high-value digital jobs, cut public-sector costs by RM4.5bn via digitalisation, and move 95% of government services fully online end-to-end, with “talent” led by the HR ministry. Disability & Work: Ireland’s Labour Court ordered Omniplex to pay €29,000 compensation in an autism discrimination dispute, spotlighting how shift rosters and accommodation processes can fail disabled workers. Pay Rise Reality Check: A Hong Kong Salary Pulse survey found 48% of employees asked for a raise and 77% succeeded, but only 34% were satisfied with current pay—Gen Z was most likely to renegotiate. Skills for Aging Populations: China introduced a national elderly-care qualification system with a three-tier certification for home, community and institutional care, backed by unified exams for junior and intermediate levels. Workforce Mobility Plan: Pakistan set a goal to deploy one million workers to Saudi Arabia by 2030 across sectors like construction, hospitality, healthcare, IT and logistics. HR Leadership: Merck’s CPO Khadija Ben Hammada framed leadership as a daily people-first choice, tied to building teams that can act with clarity and independence.
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