Auto Restructuring: Jaguar Land Rover will open a voluntary redundancy programme for salaried and management staff, with reports pointing to up to 4,000 UK job losses over two years as it targets about £1.7bn in savings after sales slumps, a cyber-attack and tariffs. Corporate Job Cuts: Volkswagen’s supervisory board backed its “Future Plan — 2030,” agreeing to a further 50,000 job cuts (total 100,000) and leaving the future of four German plants open, as tariffs and China pressure bite. SME Jobs Push (China): Beijing unveiled a five-year plan to back “little giants” and other emerging firms, aiming to boost SME innovation and employment, including growing the number of supported companies to 22,000 by 2030. Hiring & Pay (India): A Deel survey says 77% of Indian firms plan to increase global hiring in the next 12–18 months and are willing to pay more for specialised talent. Workplace Safety (India): A tiger killed a zoo worker in Jaipur after a guard released the animal without ensuring staff had exited; the guard was suspended and compensation announced. Labour Market Signals (Japan): Japan’s services PMI showed faster growth in August, with employment rising only marginally—the slowest job creation pace in a year. Work Conditions (Japan): Extreme heat is pushing farmers to shift outdoor work to night hours, with reported heatstroke risks rising.