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North America
Bloomberg reports on how Colorado sparked an international trend for salary transparency when it started forcing employers to include pay ranges in job postings in 2021. Since then, about a dozen other US states have adopted similar requirements, and the European Union will follow suit later this year. Colorado’s law mandates employers to specify pay ranges, and also related benefits such as healthcare, in all job postings. The rule also prohibits employers from asking job candidates about their pay history or using it to determine wages. Such practices have been identified as perpetuating the pay discrimination often faced by women.
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UK
The UK's jobs market showed a decline in December, with both permanent and temporary positions falling. The KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) survey indicated a four-month low in permanent placements and a rise in worker availability. Neil Carberry, REC chief executive, noted that business confidence must improve for hiring to recover. The unemployment rate reached 5.1% in Q4, the highest in four years, with predictions of it rising to 5.5%. Jon Holt, group chief executive of KPMG, said: "The jobs market is still signalling caution . . . [bosses] who have been prioritising increased investment in tech to improve resilience and productivity will be looking for signs of greater confidence in the wider economy before turning the hiring taps back on."
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Europe
A World Economic Forum survey says companies found it more difficult to do business in 2025 amid a deterioration in global cooperation on issues including trade, climate, technology and security. Nearly four in ten of the 799 executives in 81 economies indicated growing barriers to trade, talent and cross-border capital flows had made it harder to do business. Only 10% of respondents took the opposite point of view. "Undeniably, a series of U.S. tariff announcements in 2025 raised questions about the future of trade," said the WEF in its Global Cooperation Barometer 2026 report, nevertheless observing that the fact that six out of ten executives did not highlight trade problems indicated that many had found ways to readjust.
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Middle East
The Ministry of Labour in Oman has developed a national employment and skills development plan aimed at creating 60,000 job opportunities by 2026. The initiative involves collaboration between the government, state-owned companies, and the private sector. The plan focuses on aligning job opportunities with high-value sectors and enhancing workforce competitiveness. Dr Mahad bin Said Baowain, Minister of Labour, said: "This national employment plan is not limited to providing numbers and job opportunities only. Rather, it is based on building quality and sustainable jobs linked to training and qualification, and aligned with the requirements of the current and future labour market. This enhances the competitiveness of the national workforce and prepares it for the opportunities arising from economic and technological transformations." The strategy includes 10,000 jobs in the government sector, 17,000 in support pathways, and 33,000 in the private sector.
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