AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHigher Ed Jobs: University of Exeter faces backlash over plans to scrap around 150 humanities posts, with unions warning of “irreparable damage” to history, English, languages and politics. Work & Pay Support: DWP confirms 24 respiratory conditions that qualify for PIP weekly payments of £114, as claimants rise to about 4.01m. Early-Career Hiring: Revolut says from 2027 interns and recent-grads will be expected in the office at least three days a week, arguing in-person learning matters. Apprenticeships & Skills: Ayrshire College wins a UK Training Provider Skills Champion award for an engineering and aerospace “skills pipeline” aimed at boosting apprenticeships and employment. Business Growth: Antrim and Newtownabbey launches a Local Economic Partnership backed by the Regional Balance Fund to support SMEs, innovation and job creation over two years. Youth Jobs Crisis: A report highlights Britain’s youth jobs problem as “existential,” pointing to what the Netherlands does differently. Employment Rights/Union Action: Unite-backed strike begins at Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel over rotas, sick pay and union-busting claims. Procurement & DEI: Reform UK proposes scrapping “social value” and DEI hiring targets for government contracts, arguing it blocks smaller firms. Monarchy Hiring: Buckingham Palace posts a videographer role paying up to £52,000 to refresh how the royals communicate digitally.
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