Youth Employment Push: The UK DWP is expanding its Youth Guarantee to create 300,000 work experience and training placements, aiming to move 300,000 young people off benefits and into “earn or learn” routes. AI & Pay Equity: A ZipRecruiter survey says women are using AI in job search and daily work far less than men, and that gap is widening hiring and advancement outcomes. AI Layoff Signal: Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports employers increasingly cite AI for layoffs—AI is the top stated reason for cuts for the third month in a row. Pay Transparency Rules: New EU pay transparency requirements are rolling out, with guidance for multinational employers on what to do next. Visa Policy Shock: A GOP bill would end the H-1B green-card pathway and scrap OPT, raising uncertainty for international workers and employers relying on talent pipelines. Local Hiring & Services: Eastern Visayas deployed 10,445 TUPAD workers to prep 198 schools for June 8 classes, while Wellsville approved a full-time police hire to reduce overtime strain. Corruption in Hiring: Uganda’s IGG says job seekers pay bribes up to Shs50 million in local recruitment, with district service commissions implicated in a large share of solicitations.