Today's Human Resources Pulse
Greenhouse completes acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, adding voice‑AI interviewing
Greenhouse announced the completion of its acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, a voice‑AI interviewing platform. The technology enables on‑demand, role‑specific conversations that are scored against a uniform rubric, delivering transcripts and explainable evaluations. The deal expands Greenhouse’s structured hiring methodology to the earliest stage of the recruiting funnel.
Hiring: Lead for the Plan México Project
The Mexico Political Economist is hiring a full‑time Project Lead for its year‑long Plan México Project, beginning mid‑2026. The role blends investigative journalism, data analytics, and policy research to map actionable roadmaps for sectors highlighted in Mexico’s flagship industrial policy. Candidates must master Mexico’s political economy, engage both private and public stakeholders, and produce clear, engaging reports. The consultancy offers competitive pay and direct access to the country’s top business and government influencers.
The Future of Talent Sourcing: Powered by Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is reshaping talent sourcing from keyword matching to predictive, anticipatory hiring. AI now learns career patterns—like three‑year startup tenures or finance‑to‑data‑science moves—to surface candidates before recruiters even define a role, exemplified by Maya’s unsolicited offer. The technology also...
What Propelled Mondelēz to Global Top Employer Status
Mondeléz International and its U.S. unit were named Global Top Employers for the first time, underscoring the snack giant’s people strategy. Chief People Officer Stephanie Lilak attributes the honor to a talent philosophy that blends internal mobility, succession planning and...
Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies
Ken Lloyd’s new book, “Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies,” delivers a hands‑on guide for managers seeking modern appraisal techniques. It highlights continuous feedback, collaborative goal‑setting, and frequent check‑ins as core practices. The volume includes more than 3,300 ready‑to‑use phrases...
Unifor Members at Fairmont Empress Vote to Strike if Necessary
Unifor Local 4276 members at Victoria’s Fairmont Empress Hotel voted 99% in favor of strike action if a new contract isn’t reached this month. The union’s demands focus on higher wages, expanded mental‑health benefits, and stronger protections for workers who...
Tech Boss Who Blew Whistle on Chinese Investment Awarded £1.5m
Dr. Ron Black, former chief executive of Imagination Technologies, raised alarms that the Chinese state‑owned fund China Reform was poised to seize control of the UK chip‑design firm. After reporting the risk to senior directors and meeting with GCHQ, he...
Executive Presence Isn’t Perfomative. It’s Alignment
Executive presence is evolving from a polished performance to a deeper alignment of purpose, authority, and values. Senior HR leaders argue that true presence begins before a leader steps into a room, rooted in consistent actions, clear decision rights, and...
AskPayroll Launches: The AI Copilot Payroll Professionals Can Actually Rely On
AskPayroll, a Canadian‑built AI assistant for payroll professionals, launched today in beta. The platform emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and keeping all data within the client’s secure environment, never used for public AI training. It offers custom knowledge bases, human‑in‑the‑loop review,...
AI Will Trigger Widespread Knowledge‑Work Job Cuts
I think tech leaders and economists who point to increasing demand for software developers as proof that AI won’t displace millions of jobs are creating a false sense of hope. For companies that have limited growth and demand, the pressure...
Trayd Construction Tech Firm Raises US$17 Million
Trayd, a construction‑tech startup, raised US$17 million from investors including Y Combinator, Suffolk Technologies, and RXR. Its platform automates complex union payroll, HR, and compliance for specialty contractors across union‑heavy states. By reducing a 14‑hour manual process to under 30 minutes, the...
🔮 Where We’re Taking Exponential View Next
Exponential View announced that Greg Williams has joined as its first Executive Editor, ending a two‑year search for a leader who can match the studio’s cross‑disciplinary ambition. Williams, a former editor of Arena, WIRED UK, and a novelist, brings a...
79,000 Tech Jobs Cut, but the Talent War Isn’t Over
In early 2026, the technology sector has eliminated nearly 79,000 positions, according to a RationalFX analysis of TrueUp and WARN Act data. Oracle alone accounted for more than 20,000 of those cuts, underscoring the breadth of the downsizing wave. Despite...
79,000 Tech Jobs Cut, but the Talent War Isn’t Over
In early 2026 the tech sector shed nearly 79,000 positions, with Oracle eliminating over 25,000 roles and Amazon cutting 16,000 despite record earnings. Roughly half of the cuts are attributed to AI adoption and automation-driven restructuring. While headcount declines, competition...
‘Positive Workplace Culture Starts with Respect, Trust and Communication’
TCS Ireland’s Letterkenny Global Delivery Centre was recently recognized as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute, underscoring its commitment to a supportive workplace. HR leader Leeanne Patterson attributes the accolade to a culture built on respect, trust, clear...
Employee Experience Leader, Isolved Onboards Kerrin Jesson
isolved has appointed Kerrin Jesson as vice president of PEO enablement, tasking her with building a best‑in‑market partner onboarding and optimization program. Jesson arrives with more than three decades of leadership experience at Oasis, a leading PEO and HR solutions...
Charles Cook Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group
Alliant Insurance Services has appointed Charles Cook as Executive Vice President of its Employee Benefits Group, based in Orlando, Florida. Cook brings over three decades of experience in benefits consulting across public and private sectors. His hire supports Alliant’s strategy...
Beamery Appoints Katie Obi as Chief People Officer
Beamery, a leading talent lifecycle platform, announced the appointment of Katie Obi as its new Chief People Officer. Obi arrives from Rizing, where she oversaw global HR, transformation, and operational excellence across 16 countries. At Beamery she will lead the...
Pro‑Waymo Ignoring 177k NYC Driver Jobs Issue
I feel like I'm going nuts here reading on X about the NYC Waymo discourse because none of the pro-Waymo folks are acknowledging the issue: it's 177k FHV driver jobs in the city. You want to advance? You have to...
Pay Day: What States, Job Seekers & Workers Expect on Salary Transparency
Pay transparency statutes are rapidly expanding, now covering 12 states and the District of Columbia, and many localities, forcing employers to disclose salary ranges, benefits, and sometimes additional job details in postings. The rules also extend to remote positions, meaning...
Aoife O’Brien on Why People Leave, and What Good Leaders Do Differently
Aoife O’Brien, a former market‑research executive turned leadership consultant, launches her debut book Thriving Talent and the Happier at Work podcast to address why talent leaves and how leaders can retain it. Drawing on a master’s in organisational behaviour, she argues...
Breaking 'the Autoimmune Career Ceiling': How Chronic Illness Care Supports Workers
Chronic autoimmune conditions are creating an "autoimmune career ceiling" that limits professional growth for many women. A WellTheory report finds 70% of diagnosed working women feel their disease curtails career potential, with 39% cutting hours and 11% leaving the workforce...
17 F&B Producers Caught Illegally Underpaying Staff
The UK government’s latest enforcement round named 398 employers for breaching the National Minimum Wage, including 17 food and drink producers such as Quorn Country Foods and Kepak Kirkham. Workers were collectively underpaid by more than £7.3 million (about $9 million), which...
HNGIL Appoints Bharathi Mangaiahgari as CHRO
Hindusthan National Glass & Industries (HNGIL) has named Bharathi Mangaiahgari as its chief human resources officer, bolstering the firm’s leadership amid a post‑ownership‑change transformation. Mangaiahgari brings nearly three decades of HR expertise spanning manufacturing, renewables, and technology, with a focus...
Automation | From AI Experimentation to Impact: What HR Leaders Need to Know in 2026
HR leaders are feeling pressure to hire faster, improve quality, retain talent and prove impact, prompting a surge in AI and automation adoption. Phenom’s 2026 State of AI & Automation for HR report, based on nearly 500 firms, shows 83%...
Kier Promotes Internally for National Frameworks Strategy Lead
Kier has promoted Alexandra Smith to national frameworks director, succeeding long‑time executive Deane Hudson who is retiring after a 39‑year tenure. Smith, who joined Kier two years ago as senior business development manager for the London & Thames Valley region,...
Ankur Warikoo Calls for Deliberate Rest, Says Less Work Boosts Productivity
Entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo used a LinkedIn post to question the prevailing hustle mindset, asserting that intentional rest, not longer hours, drives higher performance. His remarks sparked a wave of reactions from professionals who see burnout as a productivity killer.
CBS Chief Bari Weiss Unveils Aggressive Overhaul of '60 Minutes' Amid Staff Cuts
Bari Weiss, the newly installed editor-in-chief of CBS News, announced a sweeping redesign of the flagship program '60 Minutes' and signaled another round of staff reductions. The move, framed as a bid to broaden the show’s appeal, has ignited fierce...
EY Deploys AI Agents to Automate Audit Tasks, Threatening Entry‑Level Jobs
EY rolled out a global AI‑agent framework inside its EY Canvas assurance platform, targeting 130,000 auditors and a 100% automation goal by 2028. The system promises faster, more accurate audits but could make entry‑level accounting roles harder to fill in...
ExtensisHR Hires Veteran CIO Alan Missen to Overhaul HRTech Infrastructure
ExtensisHR announced the appointment of Alan Missen as chief information officer, tasking him with scaling the firm’s technology backbone and modernizing service delivery. The move underscores a broader shift among PEOs toward enterprise‑grade HR platforms, aiming to boost client experience...
Powered by Nmbr, Paiday Introduces Industry-First Payroll Model for Accounting Firms
Paiday has partnered with Nmbr, Canada’s first embedded payroll infrastructure provider, to launch an industry‑first payroll solution built specifically for accounting and bookkeeping firms. The new platform embeds a CRA‑compliant payroll engine directly into the practice‑management tools firms already use,...
Writers Guild Secures Tentative Four‑Year Deal as Hollywood Enters New Bargaining Cycle
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced a tentative four‑year contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a month before its prior deal expired. The agreement, which includes wage hikes and AI safeguards, sets the stage for...
Vistra Appoints Chief AI & Digital Officer to Strengthen Client Experience and Global Connectivity
Vistra has created a new Chief AI & Digital Officer role and appointed Damian Leach to lead its AI‑driven transformation. The position is designed to accelerate a unified digital platform that gives clients a single “pane of glass” view of...
The Modern Internal Newsletter
Internal newsletters often add to inbox clutter rather than driving engagement. PoliteMail’s new guide reframes them as strategic, outcome‑focused channels, emphasizing purpose, audience segmentation, scannable design, visual discipline, cadence, compelling subject lines, and deeper metrics. The seven best practices provide...
RESUMES: SINS OF OMISSION & COMMISSION by Ashley Jones
Ashley Jones warns that in the tight‑knit world of strength and conditioning, resume exaggerations or omissions quickly surface and can ruin a candidate’s reputation. He illustrates this with real cases where inflated titles and vague organization listings led to disqualification....
Are You Paying a ‘Ghost Tax’ when Looking for a Job? 37% of Employment Seekers Fall Into This Common Trap
A new Enhancv study finds that 37% of U.S. job seekers are paying a “ghost tax,” spending money on travel, childcare and certifications for listings that don’t exist. The survey of 1,000 professionals reveals that nearly half of applicants have...
Midwives to Receive Anti-Racism Training
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will embed anti‑racism principles into every UK midwifery degree program, aiming to curb the stark black maternal health crisis. Data from MBRRACE‑UK show black women are three times more likely to die during pregnancy...
My Honest Evaluation of 7 Best Corporate LMS Software in 2026
The article evaluates the seven top corporate learning management systems (LMS) for 2026—Rippling, Absorb LMS, Docebo, Paylocity, 360Learning, UKG Pro, and Litmos—based on G2 data, user reviews, and feature analysis. It highlights each platform’s strengths, such as Rippling’s role‑based automation, Docebo’s...
Former British Council Worker Successfully Appeals Payout Deduction
A former British Council teaching centre lead in Morocco successfully appealed a 35% deduction from her unfair‑dismissal compensation, arguing the deduction was based on a flawed Chagger test. The Employment Appeal Tribunal agreed, overturning the Chagger‑based reduction but upheld the...
Tunisia Garment Subcontracting Crackdown Could Hit Export Appeal
Tunisia’s textile and garment sector, which supplies roughly 30% of the country’s export earnings and employs over 200,000 workers, is facing a new labour reform that bans most subcontracting arrangements. The law, passed in May 2025, aims to improve job...
Employer Sponsored - Salary Requirements Changes Effective From 1 July 2026
Australia’s employer‑sponsored visa program will enforce stricter salary requirements starting 1 July 2026. Applicants for Subclass 482, 186 and 494 visas must receive the Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR), which reflects the prevailing market pay for their occupation. The rule ties salary levels...
Nearly a Third of UK Employers Don’t yet Have a Clear Picture of the Skills Their Organisation Will Need in...
UK employers are treating workforce planning as a strategic priority, with 59.7% rating it critical or high priority for 2026. The drive stems from goals like staffing stability, cost control, service continuity, talent shortages, and the need to prepare for...
Cangrade Study of 70K Assessments Reveals Worker Trends
Cangrade released its 2026 research report analyzing 71,747 Gen Z and Millennial assessments, finding that core competency patterns remained virtually unchanged despite a 113 % increase in sample size. The study highlights three top strengths—emotional intelligence, stress management, and self‑direction—and three persistent...
Docebo Report Highlights Enterprise AI Learning Gap
Docebo released "The AI Readiness Gap: The 2026 Enterprise Learning Wake Up Call," revealing a stark mismatch between AI tool adoption and employee competence. While 85% of workers say training doesn’t help them use AI, 60% feel learning programs aren’t...
Elsevier Named India’s Top 50 Health & Wellness Workplace
Elsevier has been recognised among India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces™ in Health & Wellness 2026: Companies that Care by Great Place To Work®. 🎉Based on insights from over 170,000 employees across 260+ organisations in India. Elsevier remains committed to creating a...
AI Isn't Crashing Jobs; It's Splitting the Labor Market
HR Tech and #AI Work Notes: "The labor market is not collapsing under AI (at least not because of AI). It is splitting." https://t.co/mlaKufHlFp #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Leadership Strategies To Effectively Manage Five Generations In One Workplace
Today’s workplaces often host five distinct generations—from Traditionalists to Gen Z—each with unique values and communication styles. Leaders who first map these generational traits can tailor policies, mentorship models, and collaboration structures to harness the full talent pool. Strategies such as...
Young New Yorkers Are Lining Up for Construction Apprenticeships
Young New Yorkers are lining up for union‑run construction apprenticeships as a response to a weak job market, soaring college costs, and fears that artificial intelligence will displace many entry‑level roles. Applicants gather hours before distribution, only to find 100...
Department of Labor Issues FMLA Guidance in Recent Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor released opinion letters clarifying two key FMLA issues. First, travel time to and from qualifying medical appointments for an employee’s own serious health condition or a covered family member is counted as protected FMLA leave,...
'Closing Rituals' | The Art & Science of Successful Offboarding
Companies pour extensive resources into hiring and onboarding, yet often treat offboarding as an afterthought. Experts Alison Lucas and Lizzie Bentley Bowers argue that a structured exit process—mirroring onboarding rigor—preserves institutional knowledge, safeguards the employer brand, and reduces operational risk....
When Good Intentions Create Risk: What the EEOC’s Coca-Cola Case Means for HR Teams
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Coca‑Cola Beverages Northeast for running a fully paid, two‑day development event that was open only to female employees, alleging a Title VII violation. The case highlights how well‑intentioned diversity programs can unintentionally exclude protected...