Today's Human Resources Pulse
Lateral Associates Now Dominate Biglaw Hiring
In 2025, lateral‑hired attorneys accounted for roughly 48% of associate hires, overtaking new law‑school graduates for the first time. The shift reflects firms’ growing appetite for experienced talent amid heightened client demand and billing pressures, tightening the market for recent graduates.
Episode 322: The Great L&D Reset: How Managed Learning Services Are Redefining the Function
In this episode, Soma Bhadari, SVP of Liberate, explains how traditional in‑house L&D is being rewired into a strategic, orchestration role while execution is handed to Managed Learning Services (MLS). She highlights the key drivers of MLS adoption—speed, advanced capabilities like AI‑enabled content and analytics, operational complexity, and cost efficiency—and outlines where organizations often stumble, such as outsourcing strategy or lacking governance. The conversation underscores that L&D leaders should remain the vision‑setters and skill‑strategists, partnering with MLS providers to deliver scalable, data‑driven learning experiences.
The Top Executive Coaching Companies of 2026
Our research evaluated over 70 executive‑coaching firms from June 2025 to March 2026, applying a weighted methodology that measured leadership experience, program structure, client focus, global reach, peer learning, and media presence. The analysis identified the top ten providers, with Vistage ranking...
Episode 320: How Trusted Advisors Are Delivering More Value Through Strategic HCM Partnerships
In this episode, Brandon Hall’s Claude Werder and guests Spencer Johnson of Zions Bank and Suzanne Santana of iSolved discuss iSolved’s Center of Influence (COI) program, which enables trusted advisors like bankers to add strategic value by referring clients to...
Age Influences Workplace AI Exposure
The Institute for Public Relations report reveals a stark generational divide in AI exposure at work. Employees aged 25‑34 are twice as likely as those 65+ to receive formal AI training (57% vs 31%) and guidance (57% vs 37%). Younger...
Rethinking Technical Interviews in the AI Era
Do we still need technical Interviews in this era of AI? This is the interview stage i hate the most😩 because of the time constraint‼️
Intellezy Expands Training with Spanish, French, German Audio
Intellezy announced that 40 of its professional training courses now feature audio dubbing in Spanish, French, and German. The new audio option complements its existing library with transcripts and captions in 40 languages, enhancing accessibility for global learners. Courses span...
KADYLUXE Is Hiring A Production & Technical Design Manager In Denver, CO (Remote)
KADYLUXe, a women’s licensed sports apparel brand, is hiring a Production & Technical Design Manager on a contract‑to‑hire basis. The role blends advanced Adobe Illustrator work with end‑to‑end production coordination, including tech‑pack creation, vendor PO management, and QC for overseas...
Navigating Drug Testing, Substance Use in Today’s Workplace
In a recent episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber attorneys Matthew Roberts and Bianca Saad dissect how California employers must balance safety with evolving legal protections around drug and alcohol use. They explain that while cannabis is legal, the state’s...
OnePay Expands Into HR With Workday Financial Wellness Deal
Walmart‑backed OnePay has partnered with Workday to embed its banking, investing and credit‑building tools within the Workday Wellness suite. The collaboration introduces Enhanced Direct Deposit Switching (EDDS), allowing employees to set up or move direct deposits to OnePay accounts directly...
Meet the New AI Coworker Who Won’t Stop Snitching to Your Boss
Kuse AI has launched Junior, an autonomous AI employee that can join Slack, Zoom, email and act as a full‑time virtual coworker. Priced at $2,000 per month, the service has attracted over 2,000 companies on a waiting list, with 26...
Elite Managers Win by Mastering the Basics
Want to be in the top 0.1% of managers? Forget the fancy frameworks and overpriced seminars. The secret sauce of high-performing managers lies in their obsession with the basics. Nail them and your team will be on a whole other level. Here are 3...
What Men and Women Think About Gender and Pay: AP-NORC Poll
The AP‑NORC poll of 1,156 full‑time workers reveals that about 60% of employed women believe men have more opportunities for competitive wages, while only 40% of men share that view. Roughly one‑third of women report personal wage discrimination compared with...
Over 1,300 Winchester Workers Strike at Olin Plant in Missouri
On April 4, about 1,350 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers members at Olin’s Winchester ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, walked off the job after rejecting the company’s contract proposal. The union says the offer fell short on wages, mandatory...
Canada Considers Easing Work Authorisation for International Students
Canada’s immigration department is proposing to let international students and recent graduates work without a separate work permit while they await study‑permit extensions or post‑graduate work‑permit (PGWP) decisions. The plan also removes the co‑op work‑permit requirement for eligible apprentices and...
HR Teams Cautiously Experiment with Using AI to Help Set Workers’ Pay
HR departments are cautiously testing AI for compensation decisions, with experimentation rising from 2025 to early 2026 per a Korn Ferry survey. Yet 57% of firms have not started any AI projects in total rewards. Experts warn that data quality,...
BNY Gives Its Employees a Homeownership Hand-Up
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) announced a $6,500 down‑payment assistance program for employees earning $100,000 or less, targeting first‑time homebuyers. The benefit joins existing perks such as a $25 minimum wage, 10 shares of company stock for new hires,...
Nintendo Is Hiring. So Is Disney. + 75 Open Marketing Roles
The Landing Pad newsletter highlights a surge of marketing openings at 75+ companies, from legacy giants like Nintendo and Disney to fast‑moving tech firms such as NVIDIA and TikTok. Roles span entry‑level coordinator positions to senior manager and director titles,...
Spain Approves Expanded Parental Leave and Child‑Care Benefits for Births After August 2024
The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it will extend maternity, paternity and child‑care benefits to all children born from August 2024 onward. The reform, described as the most sweeping change to family policy in a decade, aims to boost...
🧊The Thaw Begins?
The federal hiring freeze is easing as agencies shift to a merit‑based, skills‑first recruitment model. The VA plans to double hires and cut time‑to‑hire to 30 days, while OPM introduces shared certificates and technical assessments across departments. The CDC now...
Automation Frees Us to Pursue New Callings
Two centuries ago, 80% of us worked on a farm. Today, 2%. We didn't become obsolete- we found other callings. @Alfred_Lin brings that long view to Physical AI in Episode 2 of Deployed. The question isn't whether automation replaces tasks. It's...
Appspace Tops Gartner Magic Quadrant for Workplace Apps
Appspace has been named a Leader in Gartner’s inaugural Magic Quadrant for Workplace Experience Applications. The company earned the Leaders quadrant for its ability to execute and completeness of vision, highlighting its unified platform that combines space, communication, and services....
4 Steps to Build Trust and Improve Your Performance Management
The latest episode of Let’s Grow Leaders walks managers through a concise four‑step framework for handling high‑stakes, confidential conversations without eroding credibility. It reframes confidentiality as a tool for creating a safe environment where employees feel comfortable raising concerns early....
Mahmood Agenda Bites: Migrant Worker Applications Nearly Halve in a Year
Skilled worker visa applications in the UK fell 44% to 34,700 in the year to March 2024, after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood introduced stricter English language standards, raised the salary threshold to £41,700 and increased employer fees by 32%. The...
Haryana, Karnataka, Telangana Are Talent Magnets
Haryana, Karnataka and Telangana emerged as the top talent‑positive states in FY 2025‑26, each posting a net gain of 74,000, 26,700 and 25,500 employees respectively. Only six states now attract more talent than they lose, down from nine a year earlier....
Starbucks, Target and Dave & Buster’s Are Investing in Employees to Try to Boost Customer Experience
Major retailers Starbucks, Target and entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s are turning to employee‑centric investments to lift customer experience. Starbucks introduced quarterly bonuses tied to satisfaction scores, while Target pledged $1 billion for in‑store upgrades and expanded associate benefits such as...
Manager Engagement Is Slipping — and Affecting AI Use, Gallup Finds
Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report shows global employee engagement fell to 20% in 2025, with manager engagement dropping from 31% to 22% between 2022 and 2025. The decline is linked to slower AI adoption, as employees who...
BNY Gives Its Employees a Homeownership Hand-Up
BNY Mellon is rolling out a $6,500 down‑payment assistance program for U.S. employees earning $100,000 or less, aimed at first‑time homebuyers. The benefit joins recent initiatives such as a $25‑hour minimum wage and a 10‑share stock grant for entry‑level staff....
The Leadership Superpower I Had to Learn the Hard Way: Curiosity Over Being Right
The author recounts a career built on being right and decisive, only to discover that constant certainty eroded trust and connection with teams. A pivotal shift to curiosity revealed that humility and self‑awareness, not dominance, foster psychological safety. By questioning...
Great Managers Do These Things Average Managers Miss
Average managers vs. GOAT’d managers: I’ve watched hundreds of managers in action... Here’s what the greatest do differently: ____ 📌 PS. this post structure was inspired by Julie Zhuo’s fantastic illustration-based Medium post: ‘Average Manager vs. Great Manager’... with my own take of course. #leadership...
Even Top Candidates Can Flunk Assessments, Theory Shows
Your Best Hire Might Fail Your #Assessment: What Mean-Field Theory Inspired Us to Ask About the Limits of #Talent Selection https://t.co/Fa5Vt0r41p #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Grayscale Acquired by Paylocity PLUS Indeed's Community Call
This episode of "This Week in RegTech" covers several major shifts in talent acquisition: Indeed’s new pay‑to‑play model that ends free XML feeds and adds daily budget minimums, Oracle’s AI‑driven Fusion Egentic HR applications, Monday.com’s launch of AgentTalent.ai for hiring...
When in Doubt, Fire Quickly and Move On
When you're not sure if someone's the right fit, do this: > Recognize that the doubt is already the answer > Stop waiting for more evidence > Don't give it another quarter > Fire unreasonably fast You'll never regret it - you'll only wish you...
Choose Training Tools by Need, Not AI Hype
8 training platforms. All claiming AI. All solving different problems. TalentLMS for SMBs. 360Learning for peer-driven orgs. Cornerstone for succession planning. They are not interchangeable. The best one matches your actual problem, not the best AI story.
Grayscale Acquired by Paylocity PLUS Indeed’s Community Call
Indeed announced a major policy shift, sunsetting its free XML feed and moving to a pay‑to‑play marketplace that forces employers to integrate their ATS or post jobs manually. Oracle introduced Fusion Agentic Applications for HR, leveraging coordinated AI agents to...
GoPro Is Cutting Nearly a Quarter of Its Workforce (and AI Isn’t the Reason)
GoPro announced it will lay off 145 of its 631 employees, roughly a 23% reduction, in a third restructuring wave over two years. The cuts, costing up to $15 million in severance, stem from a 37% year‑over‑year revenue decline rather...
Sales Hiring Has a Charisma Problem (And Other Assumptions Worth Questioning)
Sales hiring has long leaned on charisma‑driven case studies, yet Owner discovered that interview case‑study scores barely predict on‑the‑job success. The data‑driven audit revealed virtually no correlation between those scores and quota attainment, prompting a broader reassessment of talent evaluation....
Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints Jump by 38% in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission recorded 315 workplace sexual‑harassment complaints in 2025, a 38% jump from 228 the year before. Employment‑related cases climbed to 207, while non‑employment complaints rose to 108, more than tripling since 2021. The watchdog plans a...
OSHA Moves to Kill Ladder Safety Deadline over Billion-Dollar Costs
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a proposed rule that would eliminate the November 18, 2036 deadline requiring personal fall arrest systems on fixed ladders over 24 feet, allowing existing cages or wells to remain until the...
Court Upholds $3.39M Verdict After Company Told HR to Hire only Whites
A federal appeals court affirmed a $3.39 million verdict against Dimerco Express USA for racially discriminatory hiring. The company’s president instructed HR to hire only white candidates, leading to the rescission of a qualified Black applicant’s offer. The jury awarded $90,000...
Court Blocks Tennessee From Dictating Employer Pharmacy Benefit Design
A federal appeals court ruled that Tennessee's pharmacy‑benefit‑manager statutes are preempted by ERISA, reaffirming that states cannot control the design of self‑funded health‑plan pharmacy networks. The Sixth Circuit found the laws crossed three of four preemption lines by forcing open...
Why Your Event Spend Isn’t Delivering, and How It Impacts Your Employer Branding
Corporate event budgets often yield limited branding returns because post‑event content is underutilized. Authentic footage from conferences, training sessions, and client gatherings captures genuine employee interaction, which resonates more with Millennial and Gen Z talent than staged stock images. By treating...
Pepsi Worker's Discrimination Case Revived After Post-Complaint Firing
The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals revived a Title VII race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by Michael V. Smith against Pepsi Cola Bottling Company. The appellate court vacated the district court’s dismissal, finding Smith’s original complaint was timely and that...
Kindness at Work May Sabotage Career Advancement
Former Amazon VP Says Being Nice at Work Can Hurt Your Career https://t.co/lZSXQJoNH6 @Inc #career #employeeexperience https://t.co/6eyztzYmsA
Fair Work Agency ‘Should Be Strengthened’ Amid Climate of Weak Regulation
The UK government launched the Fair Work Agency on 7 April to consolidate employment‑law enforcement under the Employment Rights Act 2025. A briefing from the Institute of Employment Rights warns the agency will lack teeth unless its powers and funding are strengthened....
AI May Replace Jobs, Shorten Workweek Simultaneously
Imagine I told you that AI was going to create a 40% unemployment rate. Sounds catastrophic. Now imagine I told you that AI was going to create a 3-day working week. Sounds wonderful. Yet to a first approximation these are the...
Cutting Employee Compensation to Invest in AI Could Backfire
A recent ResumeBuilder survey shows that more than half of organizations plan to cut employee compensation to fund AI initiatives, with 92% ranking AI investment above employee satisfaction. While executives chase generative‑AI capabilities, 54% intend salary, raise, benefit or equity...
People Who Don’t Realize They Definitely Don’t Want THIS Job
Ask a Manager published a reader‑driven post highlighting candidates who apply for roles that don’t match their true ambitions. The piece cites a lobbyist‑hopeful who wanted to push psychedelic legalization, an admin applicant eyeing a lobbyist promotion, and a clothing‑production...
Payscale Labor Market & Wage Trends Report: Technology Wage Growth Outpaces All Industries
The Q1 2026 Payscale Labor Market & Wage Trends Report shows technology wages climbing 6.8% year‑over‑year, the fastest growth among all sectors. Overall turnover cooled to 7.1%, creating a "low‑hire, low‑fire" environment while demand surged for health‑care support and skilled‑trade...
Procurement Success Depends on Strategic Talent Management
“Effective talent management is one of the key conduits to nurture people capability. Your Procurement function must have the appropriate talent to achieve its goals and sustain its organizational contribution.” 🔗 https://t.co/flN6hAM2qi #procurement #purchasing #supplychain https://t.co/plvSQzifMf
Upwork’s Work Marketplace Comes to ChatGPT
Upwork has launched an integrated app inside ChatGPT that lets businesses describe project needs, discover talent, and draft job posts without leaving the AI chat. The tool, powered by Upwork’s AI agent Uma™, connects users to the marketplace’s 18 million freelancers...