AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoWorkforce Restructuring: UK Foreign Office staff begin strike action over plans for up to 2,000 job cuts, with unions warning compulsory redundancies could hit 15–25% of roles. Pay & Equality: A new EU pay-gap analysis puts women’s annual earnings about €3,900 lower than men’s, underlining the cost of slow pay-transparency enforcement. Immigration & Labour Markets: EU immigrant employment hit a record high in 2025, but gaps remain for non-EU women and highly educated migrants, with Germany still far below native employment rates. Migrant Farm Labour: Italy faces renewed scrutiny of “caporalato” after four migrant farm workers were killed in Calabria, spotlighting exploitation risks in recruitment and housing. Corporate Job Cuts: Diageo’s new boss “Drastic Dave” Lewis is preparing major cuts in Edinburgh as the drinks group reshapes operations ahead of an August 6 update. Border Tech & Travel: Getlink warns EU biometric checks for the Channel Tunnel’s Entry/Exit System could slip beyond September 6 due to unstable software. Nuclear Security: Germany’s Lower Saxony approved a Rosatom-linked nuclear fuel project with strict limits on Russian staff access and extra inspections. New Hiring: French VFX studio STIM opens a production centre in Spain’s Canary Islands, targeting 100+ jobs as recruitment starts.
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