AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 minutes agoWorkplace rights push: The Children’s Commissioner is urging “Hugh’s Law” to give parents of seriously ill or disabled children 12 weeks of paid leave, so families don’t have to choose between care and keeping a job. Public services funding pressure: Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney is set to outline “radical change” and swingeing public-sector cuts, with a reported £5bn budget gap driving reform plans. Employment tribunal spotlight: A Welsh hospital worker who said a colleague used the N-word has settled with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, raising fresh questions about management responses to alleged racial abuse. Local jobs boost: Greggs opened a new Northallerton shop creating 16 jobs, as the chain continues its wider UK expansion. Youth labour market: New figures say the number of young people not in education, employment or training has fallen below one million, though ministers warn there’s no quick fix. Cost-of-living debate: Scotland’s retail and food groups are pushing back on proposed statutory food price caps, arguing they’d hurt the supply chain and trading costs.
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