Paychex, Inc. announced that its Paychex Flex and Paycor platforms earned Lighthouse Research & Advisory’s 2026 Tech Awards, winning Best Small Business‑focused Solution and Best Midsize Business‑focused Solution in the Core HR/Workforce category. The awards recognize only 1‑2% of HR technology firms for practical, AI‑driven innovation that delivers measurable value in hiring, development, performance, and retention. Paychex highlighted newly launched AI‑powered capabilities that automate tasks, anticipate client needs, and provide actionable insights across the HCM lifecycle. The accolades underscore the company’s shift toward AI‑infused, user‑directed workforce management.
Yourco unveiled Frontline Intelligence, an AI‑powered add‑on to its SMS‑based two‑way communication platform that converts everyday frontline chats into real‑time operational insights. The solution supports more than 135 languages and requires no app downloads, making it instantly accessible to deskless...
AI‑driven employment aggregator CrawlJobs announced the close of its first external funding round, valuing the company at $3 million. The round was led by senior executives from Fortune Global 500 firms and will fund expansion of its crawling infrastructure and the commercial...
Wilson James, a provider of aviation, security, infrastructure and logistics services, has chosen Legion’s AI‑powered Workforce Management platform to modernise its operations across the UK and abroad. The solution adds demand forecasting, dynamic scheduling, real‑time attendance and compliance tools, shifting...
Hirevue announced the acquisition of Hireguide’s agentic AI technology, integrating a voice‑based AI Interviewer into its hiring suite. The move aims to cut through the surge of AI‑generated resumes by delivering conversational agents that assess candidate capability earlier in the...
Talroo was named the 2026 Lighthouse Tech Award winner for Best Frontline‑Focused Solution in Talent Acquisition. The award recognizes the platform’s ability to deliver measurable hiring outcomes, such as up to an 80% increase in hire and interview rates and...
Halfpricesoft.com unveiled the 2026 ezPaycheck Network Version, a payroll solution designed for multi‑office and remote teams. The network edition lets authorized users share payroll data in real time and print checks and tax forms simultaneously from different locations. It retains...

Building supplier Marshalls has entered a partnership with the charity Building Heroes to create pathways for service leavers, veterans, reservists and military families into civilian construction roles. As a silver‑sponsoring partner, Marshalls will fund local fundraising and may later provide...

Recruiters are grappling with bloated, outdated candidate databases that often contain dead or irrelevant profiles. A recent statistic shows that 46% of hires come from candidates already in a firm’s own database, highlighting inefficiencies and wasted advertising spend. Leveraging generative...

From 8 January 2026 the UK will raise the English language threshold for skilled‑worker, scale‑up and high‑potential visas from CEFR B1 to B2. The change aligns the requirement with an A‑level standard, demanding greater fluency and precision. Construction firms, which...

Deloitte’s 2026 Human Capital Trends report warns that rapid AI roll‑outs without clear cultural guidelines are creating a growing "AI cultural debt" across organisations. The study finds over half of leaders view AI’s cultural impact as critical, yet only 5%...
The FCA has moved to a more selective enforcement model, aiming for “impactful deterrence” by concentrating on cases likely to succeed quickly. In the first half of 2025 it opened 23 new operations, with a notable emphasis on senior‑manager accountability...

The People’s Bank of China set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.8824, a 35‑month low for the dollar and a record‑strength yuan. The fixing, announced around 0115 GMT, follows a managed‑float system that permits a ±2% trading band. By choosing...
Australia's wage price index shows real wages slipped 0.3% in 2025, leaving earnings about 6% below the pandemic‑era high of late 2011. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s February monetary policy statement signals no near‑term recovery, projecting real wages will stay...
Japan's corporate goods price index (wholesale PPI) for February 2026 rose 2.0% year‑on‑year, slightly under the 2.1% forecast and down from 2.3% in January. On a month‑to‑month basis, the index slipped 0.1%, missing the expected 0.2% increase. The data indicates...