AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHiring: Croatia has opened 785 hospitality jobs to Filipino workers, including hotel staff, chefs, waiters and housekeepers, through a government recruitment programme. Skills Gap: Germany faces a shortage of about 148,000 skilled workers in infrastructure, energy and digitalisation, threatening plans to turn major public investment into projects. Investment: Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany in 2027, including logistics projects expected to create over 3,000 jobs. UK Jobs: Unemployment dipped to 4.7% in August, but vacancies fell 2.9% quarter-on-quarter as small firms held back on hiring amid higher labour costs. Industry: German manufacturing has lost nearly 500,000 jobs since 2019, even as the country struggles to find skilled workers. Workplace Rules: The EU has adopted tougher protections against cancer-causing chemicals and welding fumes at work.
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