Teacher Hiring Crunch: Jonathan Elementary in the U.S. filled a hard-to-staff special education role after a lengthy search, highlighting how many schools still struggle to recruit qualified special ed educators. Teacher Job Security: BNTU says teacher job security is “at a low,” pointing to more educators being placed into temporary arrangements that later limit access to benefits and long-term appointments. Workplace Conduct & HR Risk: New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority CEO Samantha Barrass is seeking to overturn her suspension after “cultural concerns,” with a hearing set for mid-September—another reminder that HR culture issues can quickly become legal ones. Maternity Leave Upgrade: Tamil Nadu expanded maternity leave for government employees having a third child to 365 days, aligning it with the first two children. Skills-to-Work Pipelines: Korea’s OEC assessed Pakistan’s technical training centers for welding and plans advanced training plus Korean language support to improve job prospects in South Korea. Older Workers Kept On: Japan’s Shionogi will raise retirement age and allow some staff to keep regular-employee status past 65 based on performance, aiming to retain talent amid labor shortages. Labor Market Pressure (SA): South Africa’s unemployment and under-utilisation rates rose sharply, with the burden hitting women and young people hardest.