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Recruitment firms are increasingly turning to freelance developers to build, maintain, and upgrade their digital hiring platforms. Traditional full‑time hiring or agency contracts are seen as slow and expensive, prompting HR teams to seek flexible, project‑based talent. Freelancers bring specialized expertise in career portals, ATS integrations, and mobile‑friendly design, delivering rapid improvements to candidate experiences. As digital transformation accelerates, the reliance on freelance tech support is expected to grow across the hiring ecosystem.
AI trainer positions exploded by 283% in 2025, making them the fastest‑growing cross‑border roles on Deel’s platform. At the same time, CHROs climbed to 55% of the top‑paid executives in Russell 3000 firms, while 44% of workers say AI does more...
SAP announced the upcoming Release Center, a centralized hub for deploying HR‑related software updates across its Human Capital Management suite. The platform will launch in the first half of 2026 and aims to streamline version control, reduce rollout time, and...
With nearly 25% of U.S. workers remote, first impressions now happen on screen, prompting HR teams to seek affordable, scalable headshot solutions. Onrec evaluated seven vendors using a weighted scorecard that emphasizes price, image quality, turnaround, and brand controls, highlighting...
AI-driven tools are reshaping Workday configuration by automatically spotting hidden anomalies, quantifying change risk, and streamlining audits. The technology delivers proactive insights that replace manual, intuition‑based processes, allowing enterprises to act before issues affect operations. Integrated recommendation engines now suggest...
Healthcare hiring is accelerating, and medical assistants are among the fastest‑growing occupations. Traditional community‑college pathways cannot keep pace with the rising demand driven by an aging population, physician shortages, and cost pressures. Accredited online medical assistant programs now offer rigorous...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn unveiled a draft bill that obliges public companies and selected private firms to report AI‑related layoffs, role changes, and other workforce effects to the Labor Department each quarter. Non‑compliance could trigger civil penalties of up to $1 million...
The Office of Personnel Management is launching the first cohort of its Tech Force initiative, placing several hundred technologists into federal roles through a new shared‑certificate system. The program centralizes hiring, using a three‑phase, skills‑based assessment to create a cross‑agency...
Viventium announced the acquisition of Perks4Care, a points‑based rewards platform designed for post‑acute care workers, to broaden its human‑capital management suite. The integration adds real‑time caregiver recognition and customizable incentive programs to Viventium’s existing payroll and workforce tools. The move...
SD Worx Ireland announced that its MegaPay payroll software now processes pay for 17% of the Irish workforce, roughly 400,000 employees. The company reported a 26% revenue increase in 2025, a 99% customer‑retention rate, and serves 450 businesses. It is...
ZipRecruiter has launched a dedicated app for ChatGPT, embedding its job‑search engine directly into the generative‑AI platform. Users can invoke the service with an @ziprecruiter command, specifying criteria such as salary, location, or remote flexibility, and receive real‑time listings from...
HR tech firms announced multiple strategic partnerships aimed at streamlining talent acquisition and workforce planning. Vidle.com integrated LaborEdge’s ATS, allowing staffing agencies to push job orders directly to its traveler platform. Workable earned LinkedIn and Indeed Platinum Partner status, reinforcing...
Utiva, an AI‑driven workforce platform, has been admitted to the Techstars accelerator, signaling its shift from pure talent training to providing end‑to‑end global hiring infrastructure. The company has already upskilled more than 200,000 professionals in 39 emerging‑market countries and partnered...
Talent Connects, a recruiting platform serving over 300 businesses, announced a partnership with Fusemachines to embed its Interview Agent into the Talent Connects suite. The AI‑driven agent will sit alongside recruiters during interviews, offering real‑time question prompts, response scoring, and...
Hirezon unveiled its AI Suites, beginning with the AI Candidate Summary, to streamline faculty and staff hiring at colleges and universities. The tool automatically extracts job requirements, matches them against applicant materials, and produces side‑by‑side summaries that flag met and...
New research from the CHRO Association shows that leading chief human resources officers are converting AI ambition into tangible business outcomes by anchoring projects in specific HR challenges rather than technology hype. The study, based on cross‑industry case studies, highlights...
Carroll University has gone live with Ellucian’s Student, Human Capital Management and Finance solutions, unifying its SIS and ERP on a SaaS‑native, AI‑powered platform. The deployment was completed in less than 12 months, replacing legacy systems and delivering role‑based self‑service...
Unily announced that its AI‑native conversational execution layer, Unily Glass, will be generally available on March 31, 2026, after early demos at UNLEASH America and Gartner Digital Workplace Summit. The new feature transforms the Unily employee experience platform from an...
Indeed’s UK Smarter Hiring report shows half of employers view AI and automation as the chief catalyst for skill changes over the next three to five years, yet one‑third of jobseekers and 40% of employers say they lack time for...
Payroll management in education has progressed from handwritten ledgers to cloud‑based platforms. Early manual processes were error‑prone and time‑consuming, prompting a shift to spreadsheet calculations that reduced mistakes but still required heavy data entry. Dedicated payroll software automated tax rules...
Healthcare providers are increasingly turning to remote staffing firms to offload non‑clinical tasks such as scheduling, billing, and insurance verification. Companies like Remote Scouts, MedVA, and Scribe America supply pre‑trained, HIPAA‑compliant virtual assistants that can be onboarded within days, reducing...
Remote work has turned the first employee handshake into a virtual interaction, prompting companies to seek affordable, high‑quality headshots for branding and recruiting. The article evaluates seven remote‑team headshot services, scoring them on price, image quality, turnaround, ease of use,...
AI grading software is transforming recruitment assessments by automating the scoring of essays, coding tests, and situational judgments. Leveraging machine learning and natural language processing, the tools deliver consistent, bias‑reduced evaluations in minutes instead of days. The technology scales to...
The World Economic Forum’s 2026 Global Lighthouse Network report flags talent as a fourth pillar of manufacturing excellence, alongside productivity, resilience, and sustainability. Leading factories are moving from AI pilots to "cognitive networks" that require a workforce capable of real‑time...
Qualiphi, an Egypt‑based AI career services platform, completed a six‑figure acquisition of Career Club from iCareer in the second half of 2025. The deal expands Qualiphi’s AI‑powered ecosystem across Egypt and the GCC, adding virtual career centre tools and strengthening...
The IRS’s 2026 Dirty Dozen list again flags phishing and impersonation as the top tax‑season threats, with payroll‑related scams now taking center stage. Experts explain that attackers target W‑2 data and payroll portals because employees expect tax communications and act...
Cornerstone OnDemand unveiled the Spring 2026 Evolution of Cornerstone Galaxy, adding an AI‑Powered Course Assistant and Adaptive Learning Agent. The assistive and agentic tools embed contextual intelligence into learning, letting employees ask questions in‑session and receive role‑specific content recommendations without extra...
Transit agencies are turning to AI‑driven scheduling platforms to combat a global shortfall of roughly 2.4 million bus drivers. The tools let operators model alternative roster scenarios, communicate schedules in real time, and curb unscheduled overtime that fuels fatigue and turnover....
BI WORLDWIDE has launched Elevate Intelligence, an AI‑powered suite of agents that automate and personalize employee recognition across the employee lifecycle. Built on agentic AI, the agents proactively identify recognition moments, suggest awards, and generate celebratory messages, reducing administrative friction....
A new ELMO benchmark report reveals that only 12% of Australian HR leaders view their teams as responsible for AI adoption, while 39% say IT should own it entirely. The survey of over 900 HR professionals shows a clear ownership...
Workable unveiled Workable Agent, an AI‑driven recruiting teammate built directly into its applicant tracking system. The feature is offered as a free upgrade on all plans, guiding teams through a structured intake to define must‑haves before a job description is...
In a recent episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin partners Meagan D. Bainbridge and Jackie Simonovich outline how California employers can responsibly adopt artificial intelligence in hiring, performance management, and other workplace decisions. They stress the need for clear...
Manager self‑service platforms give supervisors instant, mobile‑first access to employee records, time‑cards, leave balances and performance data. By digitizing routine HR transactions, these tools let managers approve requests, run reports and enforce policies without HR intervention. Vendors such as ADP...
Zoho People announced that its HR platform now conforms to WCAG 2.2 Level AA, the global benchmark for digital accessibility. The update adds customizable visual settings, auditory screen‑readers, extensive keyboard shortcuts, and support for over 20 languages. By embedding these features, Zoho...
Azilen Technologies has been named an official Merge Service Partner, linking its HR integration expertise with Merge’s unified API platform. The collaboration will help HRTech SaaS providers design, launch, and scale HRIS integrations across North America and Europe more quickly....
Boston‑based Business Insurance Health launched the Benefits Intelligence Platform, a suite of six open‑access tools that let small and mid‑size employers model health‑benefits costs, ROI, and funding options without broker assistance. The tools include a Business Valuation Tool, Benefits ROI...
Cangrade introduced automated video interview scoring and built-in response summaries to its Jules AI Video Interview Copilot. The system creates a soft‑skill rubric from job descriptions, lets recruiters edit criteria, and then scores candidate answers against it. G‑P’s AI‑driven platform...
The European Union is tightening its Pay Transparency Directive, prompting companies to review compensation structures and reporting methods. HRtechFeed is hosting a webinar on March 26 at 1 PM CET titled “EU Pay Transparency: Turning Fair and Equitable Pay into Your Strategic Advantage.”...
Workday announced the general availability of Sana, an AI‑powered conversational interface that replaces traditional menus for its HR and finance applications. The launch includes three components: Sana for Workday, the Self‑Service Agent that automates routine queries and complex workflows, and...
Workday unveiled Sana, a superintelligence platform that embeds generative AI into its cloud suite. Sana can surface answers from enterprise data, execute actions on behalf of users, and automate routine workflows across HR, finance, and planning functions. The solution leverages...
Deloitte’s 2026 Global Human Capital Trends report reveals that executives are expanding the list of business challenges they expect technology to solve, from talent shortages to employee wellbeing. The survey of thousands of leaders worldwide shows a growing demand for...
Barclays and accounting software firm Sage announced a strategic partnership aimed at streamlining administrative tasks for small and mid‑sized enterprises. The collaboration combines Barclays' business‑banking expertise with Sage's digital accounting, payroll and HR platforms to cut the time owners spend...
A YouGov survey commissioned by The Access Group shows that 44% of British employees are using AI tools at work, yet 70% of those users are merely experimenting. Only 19% have taken formal AI training, while 30% rely on informal...
Choosing the right applicant tracking system (ATS) is now a strategic priority for talent acquisition teams, as modern platforms have evolved from simple databases into AI‑powered recruiting ecosystems. A new guide ranks the 15 best ATS solutions for 2026, evaluating...
Employers are likely to encounter intensified scrutiny over AI‑driven hiring after a class‑action lawsuit targets a recruitment software provider for alleged bias. The case, distinct from earlier AI litigation, highlights legal exposure for companies using automated decision‑making tools, especially in...
London‑based startup MeatLayer is launching a marketplace where AI agents autonomously post, match, verify, and pay humans for real‑world tasks such as deliveries, inspections, and photography. The platform supplies structured listings with location, deadline and fixed payment, and proof of...
In March 2026, several financial firms unveiled AI‑driven products aimed at modernizing wealth management and retirement services. Transamerica introduced Pearl, a fee‑free virtual assistant that consolidates retirement accounts, while Manulife partnered with Akka to build an enterprise agentic AI platform...
The Office of Personnel Management’s HR 2.0 platform is the most ambitious federal HR‑IT overhaul in decades, but its success depends on more than technology. OPM must adopt a human‑centered change strategy that tackles agency anxiety, loss of flexibility, and fear...
HR digital transformation is becoming essential as firms seek efficiency, better employee experiences, and data‑driven decisions. Deloitte research shows fully‑adopted HR tech can lift productivity by 22% and cut turnover by 17%, while AI‑enabled validation can slash data errors up...
Eric Felsberg, a partner at Jackson Lewis, discusses how AI is reshaping leadership talent strategies in an InformationWeek feature. He emphasizes that IT, HR, and business leaders must collaborate to integrate AI tools that assess potential team leaders while staying...
