Know What's Happening in Human Resources
Know What's Happening in Human Resources
Workplace Harassment Persists as Silence Undermines Policies
A study of over 3,700 employees across five nations identified three core silence behaviors—staying silent, silencing others, and not listening—that strongly predict rising harassment levels. Despite widespread anti‑harassment policies, these silence signals keep misconduct entrenched, urging leaders to tackle cultural barriers to reporting.
A wave of software engineers report that AI‑driven coding assistants are accelerating development while quietly eroding core programming skills. The trend, highlighted by a Business Insider case study and commentary from industry researchers, signals a looming talent‑retention challenge for technology leaders.
Legal leaders are overhauling hiring strategies as AI tools become core to contract drafting, e‑discovery and compliance. Seventy‑one percent of firms plan new permanent hires, yet 99% warn of difficulty finding the right hybrid talent, highlighting a widening skills gap...
The European Parliament voted to postpone key AI Act compliance dates, moving the high‑risk AI deadline to December 2027 and sector‑specific rules to August 2028, while banning “nudify” generative‑AI apps. The shift offers HR‑tech companies breathing room but underscores tighter scrutiny on...
The Chicago Board of Education is set to vote Monday to confirm Macquline King as the permanent chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, offering her a three‑year contract that starts at $380,000 a year. King, a former teacher, principal...
A wave of AI talent and a €2.5 bn (≈$2.7 bn) government pledge are energising London’s tech‑sector outlook on the LSE. Synthesia, now serving more than 70% of FTSE 100 companies, exemplifies how AI firms are reshaping corporate training and driving investor optimism.
Meta has floated a compensation plan that could cost up to $1 billion in payouts, contingent on reaching a $9 trillion market‑value target. The proposal spotlights board‑level governance and the challenges CFOs face in designing incentive structures tied to massive valuation milestones.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been accused of blocking the promotion of Black and female colonels, prompting criticism from senior military leaders and advocacy groups. The move highlights tensions over diversity and decision‑making within the U.S. defense establishment as the...
Enterprises are expanding the use of artificial‑intelligence platforms to manage routine employee conversations, a shift that raises questions about the loss of human empathy in people operations. No concrete rollout numbers or vendor names were disclosed in the latest news...
Meta disclosed a plan to reorganize 1,000 Reality Labs staff into AI‑builder pods and set AI‑assisted coding goals for 65% of engineers, following weeks of layoffs that cut hundreds of jobs. The shift aims to boost productivity and revive its...
Myer has hired former Mecca beauty executive Isobel McNally as its new general manager of merchandise for beauty, shortly after ending a 17‑year partnership with Mecca. She will report to chief merchandise officer Belinda Slifkas and oversee the rollout of...
Sky announced that Karen Blackett CBE has joined its Diversity Advisory Council, bringing extensive leadership experience from WPP UK where she oversaw a $2 billion P&L and a 13,000‑person workforce. Blackett, now a non‑executive director and brand‑transformation consultant for firms like...
More evidence that the job market for white collar workers is in a bad place. New data shows 40% of white-collar workers who switched jobs at the end of 2025 took pay cuts of more than 10%. This is the highest...
Staff at DXC Technology’s Australian unit will strike this week after 14 months of stalled pay talks, with many employees having gone five years without a raise amid a 24% cost‑of‑living surge. Analysts at Forrester warn that the Iran war...
Executive relocations hinge on the first 30 days, when stress can trigger early contract termination. Companies are replacing traditional corporate housing with "soft‑landing" ecosystems that combine fully furnished residences, retail, and transit. Great World Residences in Singapore exemplifies this model,...
British employees recorded 5 million mental‑health‑related sick days in 2026, a surge that translates to roughly $95 bn in lost productivity. The figures, released by health insurer Simplyhealth and backed by Deloitte data, underscore mounting pressure on employers, doctors and policymakers to...
South Africa has enacted an amendment that grants every parent a shared entitlement of four months and ten days of parental leave, eliminating separate maternity and paternity categories. The change follows a 2025 Constitutional Court ruling and is intended to...
Gabriel Petersson, a 22‑year‑old who left high school at 17, has secured a six‑figure researcher salary at OpenAI. He is now publicizing a direct‑outreach, proof‑of‑skill playbook that he says can close the credential gap for Gen Z job seekers. The story...
An aspiring VC called me recently. She had made it through every round. The partner loved her. She was expecting an offer. What she didn't know was that there was one final step standing between her and that offer. And she had...
Via @Bachscore In early 2024, when Jackson approached Goldin, the average NBA player made about $12 million, according to Basketball Reference, a statistics website. The average WNBA player made $118,000—less than one cent on the dollar, as Goldin is quick...
Australian Senate parties rejected Senator Jacqui Lambie's bill to cap university vice‑chancellor salaries at $430,000 AUD (about $284,000 USD). 2023 data shows the average VC earns $1.3 million AUD (~$858,000 USD), far above the $300,000 AUD level of 1985 and higher...
I think we’ll see more of this as the “deeply ai powered” employees separate from the “barely ai powered” employees regardless of level. https://t.co/FyDLvokYaf
Quick reminder… Black people are not a monolith Black women are not a monolith What does that mean? It means, I’m sure you know a Black woman who is cool with such and the like… Great…but why are you telling me when I said...
Australia is pouring billions into cyber security hardware and sovereign capability, yet its workforce remains a critical vulnerability. Women represent only 17% of the nation’s cyber professionals, highlighting a stark diversity gap that hampers problem‑solving under pressure. The Australian Public...
Ontario’s 2025 sunshine list shows human‑resources executives as some of the highest‑paid public‑sector officials, with top earners pulling roughly $350,000‑$425,000 USD. University of Toronto professor Glen Whyte leads at about $424,000 USD, while OPG’s senior VP of HR, Cynthia Domjancic, earns near $403,000 USD....
The fourth article in the "Building Strategic Capacity in Your Leadership Team" series explains how leaders transition from pure execution to strategic competence by learning to evaluate trade‑offs. Stage 2, where leaders begin questioning the cost of saying yes, often appears...
René Redzepi announced on Instagram that he is leaving Noma after more than two decades at the helm. The decision follows a New York Times exposé in which 35 former staff described physical abuse by Redzepi and other chefs. His exit raises...
The Indian government has finalized the rule‑making process for its four consolidated labour codes and is set to notify them in April 2026. Introduced in November 2025, the Code on Wages, Social Security, Industrial Relations and Occupational Safety, Health and...
The non‑profit Where You Work Matters (WYWM) List debuted, using big‑data to track the career outcomes of 12 million workers at 1,750 U.S. employers. By measuring promotions, wages and retention at the occupation level, it offers a role‑by‑role quality score that...
The article presents a step‑by‑step framework for international professionals aiming to secure employment in Germany, stressing that success hinges on a disciplined, data‑driven process rather than referrals, recruiter outreach, or mass applications. It advises candidates to first assess their business‑level...
AI is changing who you need to hire—and who you don’t. The question isn’t just “Can AI do this job?” It’s “Should I hire for this role the same way I would have two years ago?” Inside the AI Business Lab® Mastermind,...
The biggest lie corporate tells you about: 'Asking for a raise'. They train you to wait patiently for your scheduled annual review. THE BLACK BOX REALITY:
The blog post targets Pentagon official Pete Hegseth, alleging that his anti‑DEI stance drives discriminatory personnel decisions, including the removal of images featuring Black and female service members. It claims he has hosted religious rallies featuring speakers who expressed extremist...
New research published in Occupational Health Science finds that employees in traditional open‑plan offices face a significantly higher risk of workplace bullying compared with those in private or smaller shared spaces. The study analyzed a nationally representative sample of 3,307...
The article urges leaders to honor employee feelings as a core component of morale and productivity. It outlines five practical steps—acknowledging emotions, listening to struggling staff, respecting diverse personality expressions, confronting disrespect, and fostering a culture that values both results...
CHROs must lead the next reinvention of work, but they can't do it alone. To reimagine work takes a joint workstream to rethink how roles and tasks can be reimagined with human+AI+AI agents. My new @ServiceNow report was written to help...
Big Push for Gender Equality in Paternal Leave Fails Even in Denmark "After the father quota [allocating 11 weeks of leave specifically to dads & taking it away from moms] was implemented [in Denmark]", @stephmurrayyyy writes, leave satisfaction for both moms...
Employers are expanding back‑up care benefits beyond children and seniors to include pets, as demand rises amid a national caregiving crunch. A AARP report shows 59 million Americans provided 49.5 billion caregiving hours in 2024, valued at roughly $1 trillion. Survey data reveal...
Leadership Capacity Is The Silent Force Determining Your Firm's Future ➡️ Why leadership capacity is about more than 'just' a lack of time – and why, while a lack of leadership capacity often manifests as a hiring and team retention shortfall, it...
Today a Harvard student emailed offering to drop out if he had a Boom internship lined up. Fun fact: internships at Boom are statistically more selective than Harvard. https://t.co/cfmmUoWe1d
Unionized workers at Swift Beef's Greeley, Colorado, plant have entered the third week of a strike that began March 16, demanding higher wages and better health care. JBS USA is operating the facility at limited capacity while shifting production elsewhere,...
The Peter Principle is the satirical theory that employees are generally promoted to their level of incompetence. In 1974, the author of the Peter a principle, Dr. Laurence J. Peter, explained how he first got the idea and what can...
“Orgs. that unlock the capabilities of their employees are always places of gr8 effervescence. They fizz w/ the collective passion of their ppl, who are engaged, in tune w/ the ethos, and deliver performance outcomes that drive success.” https://t.co/b4fWx8JJU0 #leadership #HR https://t.co/vTUUY0IXGV
Doula services, once a niche luxury for affluent families, are now being offered through employer benefits and Medicaid programs, raising the proportion of births with doula support from about 2% a decade ago to roughly 10% today. The shift promises...
how recruiters look at you when you don’t have 5 years of experience in a tool that’s 6 months old https://t.co/z3ckqTIG9K
Is there a “science of quitting” work? I bet HR people and savvy execs. would love to know “how, when, and why people decide to quit—considering the high costs of losing good people and hiring new ones.” Via @pilitaclark @FT #HR #EX...
Aaron Laniewicz, a 40‑year‑old former Booz Allen Hamilton digital‑transformation consultant, has been searching for full‑time work for seven months after a layoff. He cashed out roughly $50,000 from his 401(k) and survived on a month of severance and limited unemployment...
5 Ways to Boost #Remote Employee Engagement @perceptyx https://t.co/99TAqSAx4S #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Hiring engineers with 5 years of experience in @𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚞/𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚡𝚝 to create the web rendering toolkit of the future
I have zero sympathy for brands that underpay their content teams and then wonder why the content underperforms... You get what you invest in. Every single time. Without exception
"As the # of tradesmen retiring [increases], # of young people entering those occupations [fails] to keep pace. Today, for every 5 tradesmen who leave workforce, only 2 younger workers replace them." Consequently: "nearly 1.4 million trade jobs will be unfilled...
