As Recruiters Face a Flood of AI-Polished Resumes, SimpleHire AI Expands Verified Skills Platform
SimpleHire AI announced an expansion of its QR‑based verified candidate profile platform as recruiters grapple with a surge of AI‑polished resumes that obscure genuine skill signals. The service adds one‑time skill assessments, identity checks, work‑eligibility verification, and reference validation, producing a portable profile that recruiters can scan for trustworthy data. Candidates benefit from reduced repetitive data sharing and higher recruiter response rates, while hiring teams cut shortlisting time and lower the risk of hiring mismatches. The move reflects a growing industry shift toward candidate‑owned, verifiable credentials.
Upwork’s Spring Update
Upwork’s Spring 2026 update introduces a suite of AI‑driven tools built around its proprietary AI work agent, Uma. The rollout adds a ChatGPT‑integrated Upwork app that lets clients discover freelancers and draft job posts during conversations, and launches Uma Recruiter, an...
Greenhouse Launches MCP, Giving Hiring Teams a Governed Way to Connect AI Tools to Greenhouse
Greenhouse unveiled the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a permission‑aware layer that lets hiring teams connect AI tools directly to the Greenhouse platform. Developed with design partners such as StubHub and Komodo Health, the MCP rollout begins in June. It enables...
EzPaycheck Software Empowers Businesses to Streamline Multi-Client Payroll Processing at a Flat Cost
Halfpricesoft.com has launched ezPaycheck, an in‑house payroll platform that lets accountants and small businesses process payroll for unlimited clients at a flat annual fee of $169. The software supports core tax forms (941, 940, W‑2, W‑3) and offers unlimited paycheck...
Bruce Cohen – Building a Best-in-Class Performance Management System in 2026 and Beyond
In a new HRTech podcast, veteran HR leader Bruce Cohen outlines how organizations can build a best‑in‑class performance management system for 2026 and beyond. He argues that traditional annual reviews are obsolete and must be replaced with continuous, data‑driven feedback...
Gartner Warns AI-Driven Hiring Freeze Could Backfire by 2030
At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium in Orlando, analysts warned that pausing entry‑level hiring to accommodate AI could create talent shortages by 2030. Gartner's data shows 75% of supply‑chain firms that halted early‑career recruitment in 2026 will incur more than...
Why AI Interviews Are Losing 1 in 3 Candidates
AI-driven interview platforms are gaining traction, yet new research shows that one‑third of job seekers abandon the process when no human is present. Candidate discomfort spikes when firms fail to disclose AI usage, raising doubts about fairness and bias. The...
Match Group Slows Hiring as Company Pushes AI-Focused Workforce Strategy
Match Group announced it will slow hiring to reallocate resources toward building an AI‑native workforce. CFO Steven Bailey said the focus will be on employee training, internal AI tools, and technology upgrades rather than expanding headcount. The company posted Q1...
Asterix Health Raises £2.1m to Boost NHS Primary Care Hiring
Asterix Health announced a £2.1 million (≈$2.7 million) pre‑seed round to scale its remote‑GP platform for NHS primary‑care practices. Founded in 2024 by Julian Titz and Max Thilo after personal health battles, the startup will use the capital to onboard new NHS...
Generating Documents via a Link in Custom MDF Objects in SAP SuccessFactors
HR teams using SAP SuccessFactors often face a cumbersome, multi‑step process to generate employee‑facing documents such as offer letters and salary certificates. A new approach embeds a clickable link directly within custom Metadata Framework (MDF) objects, invoking the Document Generation...
Lumina’s Aria Aims to Fix What Is Broken at the Top of the Hiring Funnel
Lumina has launched Aria, an AI hiring agent that replaces manual resume screening with asynchronous voice interviews, promising up to a fifty‑fold speed increase. The platform matches resumes to job descriptions, conducts structured interviews, and delivers three explainable scores—resume match,...
‘Candidate Concierges’ | Is AI Really Changing the Role of Recruiters?
Artificial intelligence is reshaping recruitment, with 68% of professionals now using AI tools that save an average of three hours per week. However, a 43% surge in applicant volume over the past year has intensified screening pressures, prompting a shift...
Workvivo Launches Seer to Close the Employee Listening Gap
Workvivo by Zoom introduced Seer, a standalone platform built on its Employee Insights engine, to turn employee feedback into measurable outcomes. The product addresses the “listening gap” highlighted in a new survey where only 49% of workers see meaningful change...
How AI Bots Hired over 260 Candidates at Piramal Finance
Piramal Finance, the non‑bank arm of the Ajay Piramal Group, used an artificial‑intelligence bot to interview and select 262 entry‑level sales executives over a three‑month period ending March 2026. The AI system evaluated candidates’ responses, tone, and fit, with human...
Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Paylocity reported Q3 fiscal 2026 revenue of $10.3 billion, up 10.5% year‑over‑year, and recurring revenue grew 11.6% to $469.9 million, surpassing the top end of guidance. Adjusted EBITDA reached $220.2 million with a 43.8% margin, beating expectations by $16.2 million, while free cash flow...
Employers ‘Still Playing Catch-Up’ on AI Risk Management, Littler Report Finds
Artificial intelligence has become the top workplace policy concern for U.S. employers in 2026, overtaking immigration and DEI issues. More than half of surveyed firms now use AI in HR functions, and 68% have formal AI governance policies, up from...
Fasten Your Seatbelt: Türkiye Payroll Is Ready for Takeoff — Join the Yeni Pilot Program
The Yeni Pilot Program launches a revamped payroll engine for Turkey, replacing a legacy system riddled with hard‑coded paths and exceptions. The new architecture keeps existing compliance rules intact while introducing a cleaner, reusable codebase. By simplifying the payroll workflow,...
Forget the Metaverse. Spatial Computing Is the Next Workplace Reality
Spatial computing, a blend of AI, AR, VR, mixed reality, sensors and 3D engines, is moving beyond hype to real‑world deployments in high‑stakes sectors. It enables surgeons to guide remote procedures, gives factory workers visual diagnostics, and lets teams simulate...
Is Personal Security the New Must-Have Benefit?
Employers are adding 24/7 personal‑security platforms such as Our Bond as voluntary benefits to address a three‑decade high in U.S. safety fears. The mobile app connects employees to live agents, shares location, dispatches emergency assistance and can add services like bodyguards...
Branch Launches TipCalc to Automate Tip Pooling and Cashless Payouts for Restaurants and Reduce Errors at Close
Branch, a workforce‑financial platform, launched TipCalc, an automated tip‑pooling and cashless payout tool for restaurants. The solution pulls real‑time data from point‑of‑sale systems, applies custom sharing rules, and distributes tips nightly to workers’ Branch accounts. By replacing manual spreadsheets, TipCalc...
How Are Employers Using AI Agents in Canada?
Canadian executives see AI agents as central to future work, with 77% already deploying them for tasks like knowledge sharing and 66% planning fully integrated AI‑human workforces. The technology is reshaping hiring and performance management, as 59% report changes in...
Intuit Unveils QuickBooks Workforce, Radically Transforming Human Capital Management for Small and Mid-Market Businesses
Intuit announced QuickBooks Workforce, an AI‑native human capital management suite that sits inside QuickBooks Online, Online Advanced and Intuit Enterprise Suite. The platform unifies payroll, time tracking, benefits, recruiting, performance and compliance, replacing the 7‑25 disparate tools many small and...
Global Benefits | Developing a Data-Driven Benefits Strategy
Generali Employee Benefits highlights the growing complexity of managing multinational employee health plans, where divergent public and private healthcare systems, shifting disease trends, geopolitical instability, and accelerating medical inflation create unique risk profiles in each market. The article argues that...
10 Remote Onboarding Best Practices to Skyrocket Productivity and Retention
The article outlines ten best‑practice steps for remote onboarding, emphasizing a structured checklist, early pre‑boarding, clear expectations, and continuous manager involvement. It highlights how a repeatable workflow—supported by onboarding software like Process Street—reduces delays, improves new‑hire productivity, and boosts retention....
Marriott CHROs Answer 7 Questions Every HR Leader Is Asking
At HR Tech Europe 2026, Marriott International’s CHROs Francisca Martinez and Kris Dunn fielded seven pressing HR questions, revealing a hybrid approach to technology that blends global suite platforms with best‑of‑breed solutions. They stressed that AI agents will only deliver...
Using AI to Mask Accents of Call Centre Agents 'Misleading,' Says Union
Canadian telecom unions warned Ottawa to curb AI use after uncovering real‑time accent‑masking AI in call centres, notably at TELUS. They cited 20,000 jobs lost over the past decade‑plus and said AI‑driven surveillance and offshoring threaten remaining roles. The alliance...
How HR Can Lead the Human Side of AI Transformation
Enterprises are racing to operationalize generative and predictive AI, but many pilots stall because employees lack trust, understanding, and readiness. The article argues that the technology itself is rarely the barrier; the human factor is. Human Resources is uniquely positioned...
Jobs Connect Opens Opportunities for Cape Residents
Between July 2023 and April 2026 Cape Town’s Jobs Connect platform placed 12,914 residents into jobs, including 432 graduates and 388 people with disabilities. The service also delivered education and training to 2,376 users and has attracted 170,000 total profiles since its...
How UKG Puts AI to Work for Frontline Employees
UKG, a leading HR tech platform serving 80,000 firms, is deploying agentic AI, voice agents and an autonomous People Assist tool to improve frontline worker experiences. The company uses a democratized innovation framework that lets power users submit ideas, with...
Daon Launches Workforce Identity Fraud Prevention Tool
Daon announced a Workforce Identity Fraud Prevention solution that unifies its TrustX, xProof, xAuth and xFace technologies into a single framework. The platform verifies candidate identities during hiring, issues phishing‑resistant passkey authentication, and provides step‑up and continuous re‑verification throughout employment....
JobsUPI Raises Pre-Seed Round From IIMA Ventures and Others
JobsUPI, a multilingual Voice‑AI employment platform, closed a $250 K pre‑seed round led by IIMA Ventures with participation from several angel investors. The funding will fuel product enhancements, broader distribution and geographic expansion beyond its North‑India base. Co‑founders Shrey Bansal and...
Workday’s Moat Is Real—But AI Is Testing Its Limits
Workday’s competitive moat rests on deep structural lock‑in, including multi‑year contracts, intricate payroll‑finance‑identity integrations, and a proprietary configuration layer that drives implementations costing up to $1 million and lasting 6‑18 months. Analyst Joe Schmidt warns that AI‑native entrants could undermine these...
OPM Touts New AI Tool that Can Generate Federal Position Descriptions
The Office of Personnel Management unveiled USA Class, an AI‑driven tool that drafts and refines federal position descriptions. Available early May on the existing USA Staffing platform, the service is free for agencies already using the system. By leveraging thousands of historic...
6 Email Verification Tools That Can Transform Your Recruitment Outreach
The article reviews six email verification tools that help recruiters maintain clean contact lists and improve deliverability. It highlights DeBounce for bulk cleaning, ZeroBounce’s enterprise scoring, NeverBounce’s real‑time API, Kickbox’s developer‑friendly integration, Emailable’s high accuracy, and Hunter’s built‑in verifier for...
Rethinking Global Hiring: Choosing the Right Remote Alternative for Modern Teams
Global hiring has moved beyond simple Employer of Record services toward comprehensive remote‑work platforms that combine compliance, payroll, and HR technology. Companies now seek partners that can deliver rapid, scalable onboarding while maintaining transparent pricing and local legal expertise. Multiplier,...
How to Avoid ‘Skillfishing’ Traps
Employers are grappling with a surge of AI‑generated résumés that game applicant‑tracking system keywords, a phenomenon dubbed “skillfishing.” Dice president Paul Farnsworth warns the volume problem will persist, forcing recruiters to rethink screening. Experts recommend rebuilding hiring pipelines with skill‑based...
IFS Connect - How Poka Connects the Shopfloor Workforce, Improves Quality and Saves Time at Trivium Packaging
Trivium Packaging has rolled out the Poka shop‑floor communication platform to 45 manufacturing sites across its 57 global locations, saving thousands of labor hours each year. The digital solution replaces paper forms, PowerPoint work instructions and Excel checklists with real‑time,...
AI and ‘the Art of the Possible’: HR Leaders From BC Hydro, CBC Weigh In
HR leaders at BC Hydro and CBC are exploring AI to sharpen strategic workforce planning, close emerging skill gaps, and boost productivity. Both executives stress the need for robust data architecture and data‑literacy training to empower HR business partners. They...
VensureHR Launches New Benefits Advisor Program to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs
VensureHR, the HR technology arm of Vensure Employer Solutions, has introduced Pathway to Care and Wellness, a free benefits‑advisor program for clients on a master health plan. The service pairs employees with dedicated advisors who guide them through coverage choices,...
Built In Launches the First Employer Intelligence Platform for AI Search
Built In unveiled the Employer Intelligence Platform, the first solution that lets companies monitor and shape how they appear in AI‑driven search tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Google AI Overviews. The platform delivers analytics, content creation and distribution across a...
OpenGov Expands AI-Native Platform to Unify ERP, HCM, and Public Sector Operations
OpenGov announced a major upgrade to its Public Service Platform, merging its ERP system with human capital management (HCM) on a single data foundation. The AI‑native suite now includes OG Assist, an embedded assistant that guides users through tasks, data...
4 Ways HR Uses AI in Hiring, According to Talent Professionals
Talent acquisition teams are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence, with screening emerging as the top use case, according to a May 2026 iCIMS and Aptitude Research report. The same study shows AI is also applied to candidate communication, assessments and sourcing, but...
Origin Partners with ServiceNow to Bring Benefits Intelligence Directly to Employees
Origin has partnered with ServiceNow to embed its Cuido™ AI engine into the ServiceNow HR Service Delivery platform. The integration lets employees ask benefits questions in the ServiceNow Employee Center and receive instant, context‑aware answers without opening a ticket. By...
HR’s Next AI Hurdle: Scaling Beyond TA
HR departments are now the front‑runners in corporate AI adoption, with talent acquisition leading the charge. A 2026 CHRO Survey from the CHRO Association shows that 91 % of respondents view AI as a critical strategic factor. While recruiting has benefited...
HR’s Next AI Hurdle: Scaling Beyond TA
HR leaders are rapidly deploying AI in talent acquisition, with 91% of CHROs citing AI and digitization as top priorities, according to the 2026 CHRO Survey. Recruiting shows the highest adoption rate—almost twice that of HR service delivery—thanks to abundant...
Benefit Brokers Consider Efficacy of Medical Cannabis
Benefit brokers are evaluating employer reimbursement of medical cannabis as a new health‑benefit option. Platforms such as EM2P2 already provide $100‑$175 per month stipends to cover physician‑authorized cannabis purchases. The recent federal downgrade of cannabis to Schedule III and HHS’s wellness...
AI-Led Job Cuts Don’t Always Mean Stronger ROI — Gartner
Gartner’s survey of 350 global leaders using AI agents reveals that 80% have cut staff, some by as much as 20%, yet those reductions show no link to higher return on AI investment. The firm stresses that ROI is driven...
6 Best Employee Engagement Software: My Evaluation
Employee engagement software has become critical for remote and hybrid workplaces. G2 evaluated over 20 solutions and highlighted six top tools—Workvivo, Connecteam, Workhuman Social Recognition, HiBob HRIS, Achievers, and Vantage Circle—based on user reviews, feature sets, and adoption metrics. Each...
Overlooked Tool to Help with Mental Well-Being | 2-Minute Video
HRMorning’s 3‑Point episode highlights an often‑overlooked resource for employee mental‑well‑being: existing productivity tools such as time‑tracking data. Hannah Yardley of Achievers explains that managers can reinterpret drops in productivity as possible burnout signals, allowing faster intervention. The approach centers on...
What Sets Successful Recruitment Firms Apart?
Recruitment firms that prioritize trust, technology, talent development, and solid business foundations outperform competitors. Transparent communication builds client and candidate confidence, while data‑driven tools streamline hiring without compromising quality. Investing in continuous recruiter training and regular tech‑stack audits ensures teams...