Our Scans · (FS.6.01) Employment & Wages · Weekly Summary

• [New] Current systems could already take over tasks tied to roughly 11.7% of total wage value, or $1.2 trillion in pay, with especially high exposure across finance, health care and professional services. Insurance Business
• [New] Illinois Releases New Workplace Laws for 2026 - What Employers Need to Know Illinois has enacted several important labour and employment laws that will take effect in 2026, and now is a great time for employers and business owners to prepare. be the change HR
• [New] The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities warns that many of the people who would be affected already work in insecure or part-time employment and might lose benefits because of problems with reporting or paperwork. hodunfarms.com
• [New] Canadian Government Bond Yields Better-than-expected employment growth could push yields higher (bond prices lower), reflecting expectations for stronger growth, tighter labour markets and potentially elevated inflation (which may reduce the chance of cuts). FinancialJuice
• A surprisingly strong employment report, paired with stickier-than-expected inflation, has swung consensus the other way: the Reserve Bank of Australia is now widely seen as having wrapped up its easing cycle for this year. / Australia Marc to Market
• Traders are ramping up bets on two BOJ hikes by October in 2026 as inflation and wage signals strengthen. investing.com
• Wage growth and participation rates will be under scrutiny, especially as the Fed weighs the balance between sticky inflation and slowing momentum. / USA IDAD
• The PropTech initiative aims to increase the real estate sector's contribution to Dubai's GDP, reduce property operating costs, speed up mortgage approvals, and expand employment opportunities within the PropTech field. Economy Middle East
• Household consumption is expected to gradually ease as real wage growth slows, but investment is set to be stronger, supported by the completion of RRF projects in 2026. / Cyprus kappa
• Slowing wage growth and sticky inflation are pinching consumers' wallets more than expected. Yahoo Finance
• A convergence of cooling inflation, lower rates, and wage growth opportunities will continue to drive consumer confidence and sustain robust spending in 2025. Mintel Store
• The Bank of Canada resumed cutting rates in September after three consecutive holds, finding that growth and employment concerns outweighed the upside risks to inflation from tariffs. The Globe and Mail
• Hospitality accounts for around 10% of total U.S. business employment and is forecast to generate $777 billion in guest spending in 2025 (AHLA, Oxford Economics). The Hotel Blueprint
• With further purchasing power increases, due to high wage growth and easing inflation, we expect private consumption to continue expanding in 2025. / Germany ABN AMRO Bank
• There is evidence that rising employment costs have been passed on to consumers and contributed to the UK's stubbornly high rate of inflation of 3.8% - a figure that is now expected to ease considerably in the coming months. SKY
• With lower inflation predicted in 2026, Turkey is expected to top the global rankings for real wage increases in 2026. theHRDIRECTOR
• Asia Pacific continues to be the engine of global wage growth, with countries from the region dominating the top 20 real salary increases for both 2025 and 2026. theHRDIRECTOR
• Although Hungary is predicted to make the global top 10 in terms of real wage increases, no European country is expected to see a higher nominal salary increase in 2026 compared to 2025. theHRDIRECTOR
• In the regions where Paladin operates-like Namibia-investments in uranium mining indirectly bring ancillary benefits: revitalizing transport, boosting energy access, and generating employment opportunities that ripple positively through local economies. Farmonaut

Last updated: 09 December 2025