AGP Executive Report
Last update: 33 minutes agoAI at Work: Australian research found 65% of frontline workers use AI, but almost half have received no employer guidance. Separate Irish research highlights a readiness gap: while more than 70% of organisations have deployed AI, only 27% of employees are confident their employer is investing in needed training. Global Workforce Compliance: Nearly half of surveyed employers lack full confidence they meet labour laws and worker-classification rules across jurisdictions; contingent workers make up at least 11% of the workforce at three-quarters of organisations. Workplace Disruption: Microsoft’s global outage disrupted email and Teams, forcing employers to move interviews and meetings and leaving some job seekers unable to access applications or verification codes. Jobs and Leadership: Qantas plans to cut 850 roles and shift work to India through an Accenture deal. Meanwhile, internal first-timers accounted for half of global CHRO appointments in the first three quarters of 2026, a sign companies are increasingly promoting existing talent into top HR roles.
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