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.
Avison Young Makes 44 Senior Promotions Across the Business
Avison Young announced 44 senior promotions across its UK operations, elevating staff to associate director and director levels. The moves span eight business lines—including building consultancy, place, rating and technology, and capital markets—and cover cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Edinburgh. Twelve colleagues become directors while thirty‑two become associate directors, reflecting a broad talent uplift. Jo Davis, UK executive chair, said the promotions underscore the firm’s commitment to people and regional market growth.
Job Market Trends for Recruiters: Key Insights From Appcast’s Webinar
Appcast’s Q1 Hiring Economy Briefing highlighted a U.S. labor market that still favors employers despite a 14% drop in job openings. The job‑to‑unemployed ratio remains balanced, and prime‑age labor‑force participation is near its post‑pandemic high. Unemployment sits at 4.4%, which...
How One People Leader Oversaw HR While Struggling with Addiction
Jessica Winder, chief people officer at Winder Law Firm, disclosed how she led HR while battling addiction, illustrating the hidden pressures many people leaders face. Research shows 54% of HR professionals experience moderate or severe burnout, higher than the broader...
Lean and Mean Often Means Understaffed, Not Efficient
When management says: "We run a lean and mean team." They are usually hiding a refusal to hire enough people. THE REALITY:
Elder Care Benefits Retain Top Talent, Prevent Burnout
The Benefit No One Sees—Until Your Best Employee Quits #elderlycare #eldercare #employeebenefits Your best employees aren't quitting for more money — they're quitting for relief. Tens of millions of workers are quietly carrying an invisible second job: caregiving. And it's burning...
The Inner Edge: Human-Centered Leadership in the Age of AI
Marvin Riley, CEO of MES Life Safety, used the 2025 Mindful Leader Summit to showcase a human‑centered leadership model that blends empathy, well‑being, and AI. His Reflection Point program embeds short story discussions into daily work, fostering psychological safety and...
PM Hotel Group Promotes Fran Owen to SVP, Sales
PM Hotel Group has elevated longtime sales leader Fran Owen to senior vice president of sales, giving her oversight of commercial initiatives across its full‑service and select‑service brands. Owen, who joined the firm in 2014 and spent more than seven...
Edward Jones Confirms Outsourcing Support to India as Home-Office Staff Declines
Edward Jones announced a 4.5% reduction in its U.S. home‑office workforce, bringing headcount to 8,971 employees at the end of 2025. The firm is increasingly relying on India‑based contractors in Hyderabad and Bangalore to handle digital and operations functions, a...
Accountability Is Leadership’s Greatest Weakness
Gallup’s latest survey reveals a stark gap between leaders’ self‑assessment and managers’ views, with both groups rating "create accountability" as the weakest of seven core leadership competencies. Only 30% of managers consider their leaders exceptional at holding teams accountable, yet...
Underpaid Environmental Scientists Driven Toward Oil & Gas
Here is a recent job posting I came across for an Environmental Scientist position. The pay rate? $24/hr. But wanting 3-10 years experience, a BSc, 3-7 years experience in wetland delineation, permitting experience, USACE cert…. This pay rate shouldn’t be anything south...
Pitt Hires Robin Harmony to Revive Struggling Women's Basketball Program
The University of Pittsburgh announced Robin Harmony as the new head coach of its women's basketball team, replacing fired coach Tory Verdi. Harmony arrives after a 27-6 season at College of Charleston and a 369-198 career record, tasked with ending...
FedEx Launches AI Literacy Program for 400,000 Workers to Drive Digital Transformation
FedEx has begun a global AI literacy program that reaches more than 400,000 employees, partnering with Accenture to deliver role‑based, continuously refreshed training. The effort is intended to embed AI into everyday operations and keep the logistics giant competitive amid...
XO Health to Expand Its Alternative Health Plan Nationwide
XO Health, a startup that provides an alternative health plan, announced a nationwide rollout targeting self‑insured employers and plan administrators. The company will extend its episode‑based pricing model, which bundles all services for a specific medical episode into a single,...
How to Conduct a Skills Gap Analysis: A Step-by-Step Guide
The guide defines a skills gap analysis as the process of comparing the competencies required to execute a company’s strategy with those currently available in the workforce. It explains why the analysis becomes critical as organizations scale and strategic priorities...
New ‘Yardstick’ Aims to Help HR Teams Understand the Quality of Jobs Inside Their Companies
HR leaders now have a new benchmarking tool called the Where You Work Matters List, created by the American Opportunity Index, the Schultz Family Foundation, Burning Glass Institute, and Harvard Business School. The dataset analyzes career progression, compensation, and stability...
Flo Recruit Launches Performance Management Software Offering, Rebrands as Flo
Flo Recruit has rebranded as Flo and introduced a new performance management solution called Flo Performance Review. The software enables law firms to collect, analyze, and act on employee feedback within a single platform. By extending its recruiting technology into...
Jobs In Football Unveils Innovative Recruitment Services for the Football Industry
Jobs In Football, the UK’s leading football‑focused employment platform, has launched a suite of recruitment services—including Automated Job Posting, Managed Talent Campaigns and Agency Search Services—plus a structured advertising model. The platform now serves over 140,000 email subscribers, 285,000 social...
Media Statement: National Police Federation Responds to Auditor General Report on RCMP Recruitment and Staffing
An Auditor General report found that while the RCMP receives strong applicant interest—over 46,000 applications and recruitment targets met—the agency struggles with lengthy processing times, averaging 330 days, leading to training gaps and class cancellations. The National Police Federation (NPF)...
New State Regs Are a ‘Blueprint’ for Discriminatory AI Claims
Illinois’ Limit Predictive Analytics Use Act has moved AI risk from theory to courtroom. The law grants workers a civil right of action when employers use discriminatory algorithms or fail to disclose AI tools. Since its enactment, several lawsuits have...
Gilead Chief Gets 20% Pay Bump, Still Falls Short of $30M Club
Gilead Sciences announced that CEO Daniel O’Day earned $28.44 million in 2025, a 20% increase from the prior year and 119 times the median employee salary. The compensation surge was driven largely by stock awards and incentives. In the same period,...
IGT to Cut 700 Jobs Globally as New CEO Drives Restructuring
International Game Technology (IGT) will eliminate roughly 700 positions, about 10% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring drive led by new CEO Hector Fernandez. The cuts follow Apollo Global Management and Everi’s acquisition and aim to streamline...
Actabl Launches Integration Connecting ProfitSword Budgets with Hotel Effectiveness to Streamline Hotel Portfolio Labor Planning
Actabl announced an integration that links ProfitSword labor budgets directly to Hotel Effectiveness labor‑planning tools, allowing financial targets to flow automatically into operational schedules. The connection eliminates the manual reconciliation that typically separates finance and operations, cutting hours of work...
Jury Awards $22.5M Verdict in Pregnancy Accommodation Lawsuit
An Ohio jury held Total Quality Logistics 90% responsible for a wrongful‑death claim after denying a high‑risk pregnant employee’s request to work from home, awarding $22.5 million of a $25 million verdict. The employee, Chelsea Walsh, sought remote work based on doctors’...
How Tech Startups Can Attract Gen Z and Millennials Seeking Flexibility and Purpose
Recent layoffs in Singapore’s tech sector have exposed the fragility of traditional corporate loyalty, especially for mid‑career professionals. In response, Gen Z and millennial talent are gravitating toward roles that offer flexibility, purpose, and measurable impact. Fractional and project‑based work...
Everyone Needs a Mentor
In the post‑pandemic era, companies are rethinking mentorship, moving from rigid, formal programs to whole‑person, organic relationships. Executives cite that 98% of Fortune 500 firms already run mentorship initiatives because they improve retention, satisfaction, and leadership pipelines. Real‑world anecdotes show that...
Natural England Staff Secure Pay Deal Worth 12% over Two Years
Natural England has secured a two‑year pay agreement delivering an average 12% increase, split into 7% for 2025‑26 and 5.1% for 2026‑27. The raise comes alongside concessions: the work week expands to 37 hours, holiday entitlement drops to 30 days...
How to Improve Frontline Engagement
Frontline workers often lack access to corporate email or desktop systems, causing traditional employee surveys to miss this critical segment. Research from HSD Metrics shows email‑based surveys achieve only 5‑30% response rates among frontline staff, leading to under‑representation and costly...
The Challenges of Representation Through the Eyes of a Casting Director
Casting director Marie‑France Michel highlights a persistent gap between industry‑wide diversity pledges and the reality of lead‑role representation. While supporting characters see increased scrutiny, headline parts remain dominated by traditional, often white‑male talent. She attributes this to entrenched hiring habits,...
What Your Company Can Gain From Clear Career Pathing
Clear career pathing gives employees a transparent roadmap for growth, linking individual skill development to an organization’s succession‑planning goals. By defining roles, competency levels, and both vertical and lateral movement options, firms can boost engagement and curb turnover. The approach...
Ford Faces Lawsuit Alleging HR Suppressed Harassment Complaints
Ford Motor Company is being sued by former quality engineer Ayanna A. Lynn over alleged mishandling of harassment complaints. Lynn says her reports of inappropriate behavior by a senior manager were dismissed, leading to retaliation, negative performance reviews, and blocked...
Fertifa Bridges Gaps in Employer Health Benefits
PMI offers a strong foundation, but rarely, if ever(?), has 100% enrolment Even for those who do enrol/opt-in, life stage health matters are too often excluded either due to being categorised as "normal aging", chronic health, pre-existing conditions or otoh...
Bitcoin Bonuses Boost Turnover, Foster Long‑term Employee Growth
Cash bonus: forgotten. Bitcoin bonus: life-changing… One company replaced traditional incentives with #Bitcoin… Now: → Turnover: 108% → 17% → Employees are saving, learning, and thinking long-term My conversation with BlueCotton founder Mike Coffey👇 https://t.co/NMhWondVYk
Women in Tech: It’s Time to Reframe the Conversation
Teh Chai Peng, a veteran systems engineer, launched Complete Human Network (CHN) in 2012 to deliver Device‑as‑a‑Service (DaaS) solutions that extend hardware lifespans and cut e‑waste. CHN earned Apple’s Top Apple Enterprise Partner award in Malaysia in 2013, underscoring its...
FDA Job Posting Omits Vaccine Requirement, Sparks Speculation
The Readout newsletter contained this nugget today. The posting for Vinay Prasad's job at #FDA states applicants don't need to be vaccinated. USG job postings don't normally address vaccination status. Message to the MAHA base? Sign up for @statnews newsletters here: https://t.co/Q3BKEkVZs0
Custom Leadership Coaching Drives Competitive Advantage
RT @JoeContrera Does your company need a customized solution to move to the next level of success? Explore #leadershipdevelopment programs and executive coaching to help you transform your #leadership culture and gain a competitive advantage: https://t.co/kH7cWP1h5e #executivecoach
How Executive Pay Parity Is Redefining Women in Leadership
New data from ON Partners' Women’s Report shows women now out-earning men at senior vice‑president, CFO, and tech CTO/CITO levels, narrowing the executive pay gap. At the SVP tier, women’s total compensation averages $457,000 versus $486,000 for men, a $29,000...
Seattle's Wage Law Backfires, Union Seeks Driver Caps
"Seattle’s minimum wage laws backfired on Uber and Lyft. Now the union wants to limit drivers." https://t.co/yyrovnhDDm https://t.co/j3U4RP4jg4
14 Company Culture Examples: 10 To Learn From and 4 To Avoid
Company culture directly influences productivity, retention, and brand reputation, with 83% of employees in strong cultures reporting high motivation versus 45% in toxic environments. The article outlines key elements—clear values, trustworthy leadership, inclusion, open communication, recognition, autonomy, and wellbeing—that shape...
Hardship Withdrawals Hit Record 6% of Vanguard 401(k)s
“Last year, a record 6% of workers in 401(k) plans administered by Vanguard Group took a hardship withdrawal. That is up from 4.8% in 2024 and a prepandemic average of about 2%, according to Vanguard.”
$900M in Revenue: What It Took to Scale
In this episode, Tim, founder and CEO of Eggs Unlimited, shares how his egg‑trading company grew to $900 million in annual revenue by staying laser‑focused on a single product line and building a culture of A‑players. A pivotal moment came when...
Make Benefits Easy to Use with Smart Systems Integration
Guardian reports that 65% of organizations now rank systems integration as a top priority for employee benefits. By linking benefit platforms to HR and payroll systems through APIs, companies can deliver personalized, context‑driven resources such as caregiving or wellness options...
No OT Pay Despite Misclassification: Fifth Circuit Upholds Jury Verdict
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict that denied overtime pay to Jerry Merritt, a former Texas Farm Bureau agency manager who was misclassified as an independent contractor. The court held that under the Fair Labor Standards Act an employer...
Renaissance Goa Hotel Appoints Jyotirmoy Kalita as Director-HR
Renaissance Goa Hotel has appointed Jyotirmoy Kalita as its director of human resources. Kalita brings close to a decade of Marriott International experience, including pre‑opening leadership, talent development, and HR operations across multiple properties. He previously oversaw HR for a...
Ariel Re Makes Key Promotions in Bermuda & London, Including Kerr to SVP, Capital
Ariel Re, a global reinsurer specializing in insurance‑linked securities, announced a series of senior promotions across its Bermuda and London offices. Andy Kerr was elevated to Senior Vice President, Capital, taking charge of the firm’s capital‑raising and ceded‑risk purchasing functions....
Three Interviews. Three Different Tests.
The post outlines three distinct phases in a retained executive search—screening call, recruiter interview, and hiring manager interview—each demanding a unique preparation strategy. It warns that treating all stages alike leads to early disqualification, especially at the recruiter interview where...
AI Agents Shifting to In‑workflow, Prompting Slack/Teams Dilemma
AI agents busting out of platform and going in-workflow is the next stage. Happening soon with LinkedIn Hiring Assistant. Q: Will we tolerate multiple agents in Slack / Teams or default to single one? https://t.co/acpq2Dot2k
Unveiling Hidden Essentials for Future HR
#Webinar ‘What Is Essential Is Invisible to the Eye’ @ABPsychologists https://t.co/BMRbwyaGwN #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Gender Identity | From Masking to Meaning: Rethinking What 'Normal' Means in the Workplace
In December 2024 HR and wellbeing director Rachael Haynes completed her gender transition, officially changing her professional name and email to reflect her identity as a trans woman. She reports a supportive workplace that enabled her to live authentically, while...
U.S. Workers' Job Market Confidence Plummets to Historic Low, Gallup Finds
Gallup’s October‑November survey reveals U.S. workers’ confidence in finding a good job has fallen to a historic low, with just 28% saying now is a good time to look. The 42‑point plunge marks the sharpest slide in four years and...
Accenture Warns Employees over Desk Booking as Office Space Tightens
Accenture has mandated that its India workforce pre‑book desks at least a day in advance, warning that employees who show up without a reservation could face disciplinary action. The policy is designed to tighten control over limited office capacity as...