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.
Never Stop Learning: What Future Leaders Taught Us
Forrester’s B2B Summit North America introduced its inaugural Future Leaders Program, spotlighting early‑career talent who excel at blending technical depth with strategic insight. Participants demonstrated curiosity about generative AI, using agents to streamline work and reimagine go‑to‑market approaches. The event emphasized two‑way mentorship, with senior analysts learning from newcomers while guiding them. Organizers urged continuous learning as a career imperative in an AI‑driven landscape.
Can I Ask for Half an Extra Salary if I Take on Someone Else’s Job Plus Mine?
An entry‑level employee earning $35,000 proposes to take on a second role and receive half of that role’s salary, raising his total compensation to $52,500. The advice explains why most companies reject such arrangements, citing doubts about sustained capacity, coverage...
Vicious Biscuit Names Industry Veteran Mike Stevens Chief Development Officer and Promotes Kate Byrd
Vicious Biscuit, the fast‑casual breakfast chain, appointed industry veteran Mike Stevens as chief development officer and director of supply chain, while promoting Kate Byrd to franchise liaison. Stevens, who has more than 30 years scaling restaurant concepts, will steer franchise sales, pipeline...
Your Employees Don't Have AI Anxiety. They're Grieving
Chief People Officer Kristin Supancich of Ahead discovered that employee pushback on AI isn’t rooted in fear of replacement but in grief over losing the hands‑on work that defines their identity. An engineer with 30 years of network‑infrastructure experience expressed missing...
From Loyalty Programs to Leadership: What 20 Years in CRM Taught Me About Organizational Growth
A veteran of two decades in CRM and loyalty programs argues that the same principles that keep customers returning can be used to retain top talent. Drawing on experience at Marriott, Amazon, American Express and a $3 billion customer platform, the author...
TA Tech Notes: Job Board Owners Unite, New Tools Unveiled
The TA Tech North America conference in Charleston gathered roughly 200 job‑board owners, recruitment ad agencies, and traffic players. Peter Weddle opened with the claim that job boards are the “tip of the spear” in hiring. Greenhouse Software’s benchmark shows...
Shrinking Workforce Undermines Wage Power Amid Inflation
Wolf Street: "The labor force has been dropping since last fall amid the crackdown on illegal immigration, a tightening up of some work-visa programs, and the wave of boomer retirements. In April, it dropped by another 92,000, to 169.99 million....
Mexico Reduces the Workweek
Mexico's Federal Labor Law was amended on May 1 2026, initiating a phased reduction of the statutory workweek from 48 to 40 hours by 2030. The reform also raises the overtime ceiling to 12 hours per week, with double pay up to...
AbbVie in Canada Appoints Tanu Misra as Vice President and General Manager
AbbVie announced Tanu Misra as Vice President and General Manager of its Canadian operations. Misra, who joined AbbVie in 2012, previously led the U.S. Dermatology Psoriatic and Immunology businesses, driving sustained growth. Before AbbVie she spent over a decade at...
Managing Director, Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera announced a newly defined Managing Director role to start summer 2026, reporting to General & Artistic Director Richard Russell. The senior administrator will steer finance, human resources, facilities and the $50 million capital campaign supporting a major renovation effort....
China Is Trying to Stop AI From Becoming a Layoff Machine
Chinese courts have ruled that firing employees to replace them with AI is not a permissible business‑exit under the Labour Contract Law. In Hangzhou, a tech firm was ordered to compensate a quality‑assurance worker after demoting him for AI automation,...
Pair New Hires with a Buddy for Faster Success
To make a new hire successful and onboard this person properly, I found that it's actually extremely helpful to have a team member work with them side by side (virtually is ok), for a while to make sure that they...
Reproductive Health Should Be a Workplace Priority
This past week a blood clot stopped me in my tracks. Caused by birth control. We barely understand menopause. Endometriosis takes 7–10 years to diagnose. PCOS. Perimenopause. The list goes on. And we’re still expected to just… show up. Reproductive health is a workplace issue. So...
OPB, KMHD Content Staff Union Reaches First Contract with Management
The SAG‑AFTRA union representing more than 90 content staff at Oregon Public Broadcasting and its jazz station KMHD has ratified its first three‑year contract after 20 months of negotiations. Effective April 27, the deal lifts the minimum salary from about $53,000...
Deloitte Urges NZ Firms to Redesign Work for AI Era, Warns Against Shallow Adoption
Deloitte's 2026 Tech Trends report for New Zealand warns that AI experimentation is over and firms must redesign work processes to capture value. The consultancy notes that 93% of AI spending is directed at technology while only 7% funds people and...
Tiro and the Society of Cosmetic Scientists Launch Level 3 Cosmetic Technician Apprenticeship
Tiro and the Society of Cosmetic Scientists have launched a Level 3 Cosmetic Technician apprenticeship aligned with the national Laboratory Technician Standard. The 14‑month, work‑based program blends Tiro’s scientific training with SCS‑authored modules and offers weekly start dates. Non‑levy employers can...
Battle Lines Harden at Zalando Logistics Centre in Germany
Zalando announced it will close its Erfurt logistics centre in September, cutting 2,700 jobs. The works council, freshly re‑elected with high turnout, accuses management of one‑sided communication and has called for direct talks without legal advisers. Management has instead pushed...
6 Ways to Reduce DEI Programs’ Legal Risk
Corporate DEI programs remain active despite a hostile federal climate, prompting firms to rewrite policies, decouple compensation ties, and adjust hiring practices. Legal shifts, highlighted by the Supreme Court’s affirmative‑action rulings, have increased scrutiny of programs that appear to favor...
What Every Business Owner Should Ask Before Hiring Anyone for AI
The post identifies five high‑ROI AI workflows—speed‑to‑lead, document processing, follow‑up sequences, database reactivation, and internal reporting—that can pay for themselves within a quarter for service‑based SMBs. It warns that hiring the wrong AI builder can waste a five‑figure ($50,000‑plus) investment...
73% of Employers Say They Use AI in Hiring Decisions
A new MyPerfectResume survey of 1,000 U.S. hiring managers shows that 73% of employers now use AI in hiring decisions, with 65% relying on it to automatically reject candidates before human review. AI’s reach is expanding beyond recruiting, as 52%...
LinkedIn: Gen Zers Are Most Likely to Fall Victim to Job Scams
LinkedIn’s latest research reveals that 32% of Gen Z professionals admit ignoring red flags when applying for jobs, making them the most vulnerable group to job scams. Nearly three‑quarters of all workers pause to assess a posting’s legitimacy, and over a...
Week in Review: How to Prevent Hiring Someone without the Right Skills
Employers are grappling with a surge in "skillfishing," where candidates falsify credentials, compounding the volume challenge in hiring. A DOJ report highlighted $6.8 million in fraudulent payouts from Fortune 500 firms tied to state‑backed remote‑work scams, underscoring the financial stakes of inadequate...
Honest Self‑assessment Fuels Growth; Digital Twins Accelerate Evolution
No one is exempt from this process. Having it go well depends on people's abilities to make frank assessments of strengths and weaknesses (most importantly weaknesses). While it's generally as difficult for managers to give this feedback as it is...
California's Job Market Pivots to Healthcare, Lower Wages
"Forget AI. The California job market is powered by healthcare" https://t.co/JtusUDsgVe "States such as Idaho are adding jobs in both high- and low-wage sectors. California is undergoing a great labor market transformation towards lower-paid work." https://t.co/t1r2Ff7Rby
5 Strategies to Reduce Time to Submit in Healthcare Staffing
Healthcare staffing agencies face a looming shortage of 11 million workers, making speed of candidate submission a critical revenue driver. Recruiters currently waste up to 57% of their time on administrative tasks, from credential verification to fragmented communication. The article outlines...
Rising Gas Prices Push Long‑Commute Employees to Quit
Notice: Your Employees With A Long Commute Are About To Quit (Because gas prices increase turnover) @DrJohnSullivan https://t.co/m2HOVE6qVZ #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Promotion Rewards Those Who Scale Beyond Individual Contributions
I have found that the people I've been able to promote over the years have been the ones who are able to scale beyond their own individual contributions. Unfortunately, many people may be great ICs but cannot scale themselves.
HR Tech Partnership News
Hudson Talent Solutions partnered with AI hiring firm Maki People to embed real‑time candidate insights across its recruitment process outsourcing model. OnePay became a Workday Wellness partner, linking its fintech tools with AI‑driven benefit recommendations and Enhanced Direct Deposit Switching....
Mastering 1:1 Meetings: Your Full Challenge Recap
The 5‑Day Mastering 1:1 Meetings Challenge from 16Personalities recapped each day’s focus, from defining meeting purpose to handling hard feedback and personality clashes. Day 1 distinguished two high‑impact 1:1 formats and a pre‑meeting question; Day 2 offered rapport‑building tactics for new managers;...
UKG Unveils Agentic-Powered UKG Pro Pay with Workforce AI at Payroll Congress 2026
UKG introduced Pro Pay with Workforce AI at Payroll Congress 2026, a suite that leverages agentic, assistive and generative AI to turn payroll into a real‑time, action‑oriented system. The platform automates auditing, anomaly detection, variance analysis and correction workflows, cutting...
Svitzer Adds Two New Hires to Its Executive Leadership Team
Svitzer announced the appointment of María Fernanda Souto as chief commercial officer and Anne Daugaard as chief people officer, both reporting from its Copenhagen headquarters. Souto arrives from Danfoss after a stint as vice‑president of its electric‑heating unit, while Daugaard joins from COWI...
Employees Face Difficult Trade-Offs Amid Rising Costs
Prudential’s 2026 Benefits & Beyond study reveals that financial stress is now a pervasive issue for U.S. workers, with 68% reporting some level of strain in the past year. Rising medical expenses are a key driver, as 71% of employees...
ZoomInfo Cuts 20% Staff, some Notified by Text
Zoominfo laid off 20% of workforce this morning. Some of whom were told via text and one of whom was a pto. Classy.
Weekly Briefing: CEOs Are Dividing on AI, Idea Generation Is Cheap, AI Is Starting to Mimic Emotion, and Pure Managers...
Artificial intelligence is reshaping leadership decisions, forcing CEOs to choose between using AI as a justification for layoffs or as a capital investment to boost existing staff. The technology has made idea generation virtually free, creating a flood of proposals...
NewGen Bolsters U.S. Talent Department With Two Senior Hires From Kinetic Group, Bad Moon Talent
NewGen, a creator agency, has bolstered its U.S. talent department by hiring Joowon Lee as Associate Talent Director and Mark Sharman as Senior Talent Manager. Lee arrives from The Kinetic Group with a roster that includes the Baka Bros, Jalon...
The Exact Hire That Took This Creator From Burned Out to $30K Months
Courtney Johnson, a content creator with 500,000 followers, hired an operations manager for $2,500 a month, later promoting her to COO at $8,000 a month. The hire freed Johnson to focus on content, doubling her monthly revenue from $15,000 to...
Company Owner Is Discriminating Against My Pregnant Employee
A reader reports that the company owner, Ron, is treating a newly hired pregnant employee, Jane, with hostility, demanding detailed attendance logs, questioning her productivity, and expressing bias that motherhood will limit her sales abilities. Ron has also made discriminatory...
‘Measurement Backbone’ | National Hiring Metrics Launched: What Employers Need to Know
The Better Hiring Institute and Resourcing Leaders Community have unveiled the UK’s first National Hiring Metrics, a set of nine standardized recruitment indicators. Over 60 senior talent leaders vetted the framework, which ties workforce planning, skills‑based hiring, and economic competitiveness...
“All or Nothing” Or Only in Part? – What the Proposed Concept of Partial Incapacity for Work Entails Under German...
The German government plans to codify “partial incapacity for work” starting in 2027, allowing employees to work at 25%, 50% or 75% of their normal hours while still certified sick. The arrangement requires mutual agreement; employees must request it and...
Three Weeks of Vacation at a Time? Employers May Not Impose Blanket Limits in Germany
The Thuringian Higher Labor Court ruled on March 2, 2026 that German employers cannot impose a blanket two‑week limit on consecutive annual leave. The decision arose from a dispute where an employee sought a three‑week vacation and the employer cited an internal...
Times of India Links Bhagavad Gita’s Dhyana to Boosting Modern Attention Span
The Times of India published a feature showing how the Bhagavad Gita’s Dhyana Yoga provides a practical framework for regaining focus in an era where research shows most people can sustain attention for less than a minute. The piece argues...
Study Finds AI‑Generated Resumes Trigger Gender Bias, Women Rated ‘Weak’
Fortune reported that reviewers rated an AI‑generated resume for a woman 22% less trustworthy and twice as likely to doubt her competence, while the identical male resume earned a 97% approval rating. The findings highlight a gender‑based double standard that...
Mannat Gill Is the New CHRO of Ludhiana Beverages
Ludhiana Beverages, the bottling partner for Coca‑Cola India, has named Mannat Gill as its new chief human resources officer. Gill arrives from Vena Energy, where she has served as head of HR since 2021, and brings more than a decade...
TTEC Halts 401(k) Match for 16,000 U.S. Workers to Fund AI Push
TTEC announced a nine‑month suspension of its 401(k) employer match for all 16,000 U.S. employees, citing the need to free cash for AI certifications, tools and training. The move comes as the Austin‑based firm reports a 7% revenue decline and...
AI Agent 'Mona' Runs Stockholm Café, Logs $5,700 in Sales on $21K Budget
San Francisco startup Andon Labs placed its Gemini‑powered AI agent Mona in charge of the Andon Café in Stockholm. The experiment has generated just over $5,700 in sales since opening in mid‑April, leaving under $5,000 of its $21,000‑plus budget. Industry...
When Engineering Feels Like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Novel
Meridian Laboratory, a Madison‑based automation and component maker, was named one of Engineering.com’s Top Workplaces for Engineers 2026. Since 2013 the firm expanded from 10 to over 40 staff while cultivating a culture where ideas outweigh titles and senior leaders...
New HR Tech Features: Payscale, Ashby
Payscale unveiled Smart Reporting, an AI‑powered tool that creates customized compensation, equity, performance, and market data reports in seconds through natural‑language chat, eliminating manual spreadsheet work. The system draws on decades of compensation expertise, giving CHROs and analysts real‑time insights...
Rising Medical Costs, Inflation Amplify Employee Financial Stress
Prudential’s 2026 Benefits & Beyond study finds rising medical costs are deepening employee financial stress, with 70% of U.S. workers reporting some level of strain and 28% describing it as significant. Employer‑sponsored family health premiums averaged $26,993 in 2025, a...
Rising Healthcare Costs Are Prompting HR to Rethink Benefits Strategies
Rising medical expenses are reshaping employee benefits, with 71% of workers reporting at least a 5% cost increase and 22% seeing hikes of 15% or more. The surge is driving financial stress for 32% of staff and mental‑health and physical‑health...
Administrative Overload: The Mental Health Toll on Your Staff and Your Business
A new Edge survey finds that 76.4% of U.S. healthcare leaders consider administrative work overwhelming, and 75.5% say the burden has risen sharply over the past year. Hiring delays exacerbate the problem, with the average time to fill a healthcare...