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The OECD reports record-high employment rates for older adults, but a quiet structural shift is unfolding: age segregation across firms is increasing, with younger workers increasingly confined to lower-wage workplaces.
Job search platforms Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting 1,300 jobs in a restructuring effort by parent company Recruit Holdings, as it doubles down on AI and streamlines leadership.
The European Commission’s sweeping new life sciences strategy aims to reverse Europe’s declining biotech competitiveness and place the EU at the forefront of medical, environmental, and industrial innovation by 2030.
North Korean operatives used stolen identities and AI-generated profiles to pose as U.S. IT workers, securing jobs at over 100 tech firms and channeling millions to Pyongyang.
The European Commission is consulting social partners on EU-wide protections for remote workers, including the right to disconnect and safeguards for telework conditions.
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This caught our eye: Republic of Korea joins Horizon Europe programme to bring together leading European and Korean minds (European Commission, July 17, 2025)
We’ll be watching how this affects tech innovation in Europe.
New ILO figures show persistent divides in youth unemployment. Young people in middle-income economies face the highest jobless rates, while low-income regions struggle with informal work.
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Laptop farms, clusters of U.S.-based devices used by foreign operatives, are now central to large-scale remote work fraud and cyber infiltration.
TikTok Shop has made it easy for anyone to sell anything fast. All it takes is 1,000 followers, a trending product, and the camera pointed at you.
AI systems, new labor laws, delayed retirements, and platform work are reshaping employment. Governments, companies, and workers are adjusting to a shifting job market.
New data from Statistics Netherlands shows Dutch government employment reached 1.1 million FTEs in 2024, with most jobs in education, central government, and municipalities.
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