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.
Online Workshop: Leading Through Relentless Change
FIPP is hosting a 60‑minute online workshop titled “Leading through relentless change” on 24 March at 3 pm GMT, aimed at media leaders grappling with platform shifts, AI disruption, restructures and low employee engagement. Speakers Mary Langan and Chris Kerwin, both seasoned executives from BBC Worldwide and other publishers, will share practical frameworks, Change Curve diagnostics and resilience‑building techniques. Participants receive a concise leadership toolkit and a chance to earn a complimentary Tilt365 Character Report with an executive debrief. The event targets editors, product heads and managers navigating continuous disruption.
Women Still Under-Represented in Canadian Boardrooms: Report
Women remain under‑represented in senior corporate leadership in Canada, occupying just 23.2 percent of board seats and 26.6 percent of officer roles in 2023, a modest rise from the previous year. More than half of all boards (50.3 percent) still have no female...
IEEE Launches Global Virtual Career Fairs
IEEE is scaling its virtual career fairs worldwide after a successful U.S. launch that attracted nearly 8,000 participants and showcased more than 500 AI, semiconductor, and power‑sector opportunities. The events, hosted on the vFairs platform, feature AI‑driven job matching, live...
KPMG Offers Staff ‘Outsize’ Cash Prizes for AI Innovation
KPMG has launched the AI Spark Innovation program for its U.S. advisory division, offering cash prizes that exceed typical year‑end bonuses. The awards target consultants who demonstrate tangible AI‑driven solutions, with a particular emphasis on junior staff. By tying payouts...
When Connections Trump Qualifications in Hiring
Story time: At my last company we got a new CHRO within his first month. He hired all his friends for 4 high paying critical positions. Im in HR Tech, so word got around, I found out they did...
Finding Suburban Propane Their HCM Solution of the Future
Suburban Propane announced it will implement a cloud‑based human capital management (HCM) platform to replace its legacy HR systems. The new solution, provided by a leading HCM vendor, integrates payroll, talent acquisition, and analytics into a single SaaS suite. Deployment...
Lufthansa Cargo Expects Limited Disruption During Two-Day Pilot Strike
Lufthansa Cargo announced that it expects to operate nearly all scheduled freighter flights despite a two‑day cockpit crew strike on March 12‑13, 2026. The Vereinigung Cockpit union called the walk‑out affecting departures from Germany, though Middle‑East routes are exempt. Only...
Burger King Tests AI Headsets That Measure Worker Friendliness
Burger King is piloting an AI assistant called "Patty" that runs through employee headsets in drive‑thru lanes. The system listens for hospitality cues, logs service patterns and supplies real‑time recipe, inventory and equipment guidance. It also flags low stock or...
SuccessFactors Onboarding: Improving Form I-9 Document Upload Controls: What Changed & What’s Coming
Early January, SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding rolled out an update to its Form I‑9 workflow, tightening validation of document uploads during the Section 2 completion stage. The enhancement closes a previously identified gap where uploads could bypass checks, improving compliance for U.S....
Remember: Los Angeles County Hotel Workers Protection Ordinance Starts April 1, 2026
Los Angeles County’s Hotel Workers Protection Ordinance (HWPO) takes effect on April 1, 2026, with public housekeeping training requirements beginning October 1, 2026. The law mandates panic‑button devices for staff working alone, caps daily room‑cleaning workloads, and limits shifts to...
Persona Launches Candidate Verification to Stop Hiring Fraud Before Day One
Persona unveiled a Candidate Verification solution that embeds identity checks directly into hiring workflows through integrations with Ashby, Greenhouse and Workday. The service matches government‑issued IDs to live selfies and layers device, behavioral and network signals to detect deepfakes and...
Why the World’s Most Innovative Companies Invest in Creative Workspaces
The article explains why leading innovators are redesigning offices to spark creativity. It highlights how artistic visuals, flexible layouts, and dedicated quiet zones reshape employee mindset. Companies invest in these environments not just for aesthetics but to foster collaboration, experimentation,...
Energy Dept., NASA Take Steps to Oust Their Unions
On Tuesday the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA announced steps to terminate existing collective bargaining agreements, invoking President Trump’s Executive Order 14251 that cites national security concerns. DOE issued immediate termination notices to three major federal unions, while NASA...
Design the Future of Work Before It Designs You with Tom McCarty
In this episode of the HR Chat Show, host Bill Bannam talks with Tom McCarty, CEO of OrgChart, about the urgent need for organizations to build a solid, centralized people data foundation before attempting AI‑driven workforce redesign. McCarty highlights current...
Millennium Hires Longtime Citadel Stockpicker
Millennium expanded its equities team, hiring a veteran Citadel stockpicker and two additional equity traders, signaling aggressive talent acquisition amid market turbulence. Meanwhile, Linedata introduced Mosaic to streamline front‑office operations, and a HedgeWeek report highlighted stagnant female partner representation in...
Judge to Decide if Penn Must Produce Records in Probe of Antisemitism at Ivy League School
A federal judge will decide whether the University of Pennsylvania must comply with an EEOC subpoena demanding detailed records on employees' Jewish affiliations. The EEOC is probing claims that antisemitic incidents have created a hostile work environment for faculty and...
AI Boosts Workload, Not Reduces It
WSJ: "One of the great hopes for AI—at least, among workers—is that it will ease workloads, freeing people up for more high-level, creative pursuits. So far, the opposite is happening, new data show...AI is increasing the speed, density and complexity...
AI-Driven Layoffs: CEOs Cutting 20‑40% Staff Now
I get at least one text a week from a CEO planning to cut staff. Not small companies. $20M, $200M, $400M businesses. Block just cut 40% of its workforce — 4,000 people. Gone. Harry Stebbings from 20VC is saying the same thing: at...
Rosewood Hotel Group Introduces Global Gender-Neutral Parental Leave Standard of 16 Weeks Fully Paid Leave for Associates
Rosewood Hotel Group announced a Global Parental Leave Policy that guarantees 16 weeks of fully paid leave for eligible associates worldwide, effective January 1, 2026. The gender‑neutral standard tops up any local entitlement that falls short of the 16‑week benchmark,...
The Rise of the Silver Collar Workforce
The article defines a new "silver‑collar" workforce that blends digital analytics with hands‑on operational expertise, positioning humans as stewards of increasingly autonomous machines. Productivity is now measured by how effectively humans and AI collaborate, especially as machines execute decisions that...
If the Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act Passes, What Does that Mean for Florida Employers?
The Florida House has reintroduced the Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act (HB 641), which would prohibit public employers, nonprofits and state‑funded private firms from providing nonbinary gender options, requiring correct pronoun usage, or mandating LGBTQ‑related training. The bill also...
TruScore Launches AI Capabilities for Its 360 Feedback Platform to Accelerate Leader Development
TruScore has added three AI‑powered features—AI Feedback Insights, AI Executive Summaries, and AI Comment Summaries—to its 360‑degree feedback platform. The tools automatically analyze quantitative scores and open‑ended comments, delivering concise themes, strengths, blind‑spot alerts, and development priorities. Built on a...
You've Built a Good PTO Policy. Help Workers Enjoy It
Employers are re‑examining paid‑time‑off (PTO) policies as data shows fewer workers fully disconnect during vacations—dropping from 47 % in 2023 to 37 % in 2025, according to Dayforce. Experts argue that leadership modeling, clear communication protocols, and tech tools like automated out‑of‑office...
UF Health CNO: Why a 7-Day Hiring Cycle Is Crucial
UF Health appointed Janice Walker as its inaugural chief nursing officer and introduced a seven‑day recruitment cycle to prevent losing qualified nurses. Walker frames slow hiring as a "never event," shifting the process from employer‑centric to candidate‑centric. The model relies...
Sick‑day Paperwork Reveals Employer Distrust Built by Hustle Culture
Somewhere right now, an employee is sitting in an urgent care waiting room - not because they need urgent care, but because their company needs a piece of paper. That paper, costing them a co-pay and half the morning, will confirm...
DynaFile Announces Paylocity Integration to Automate Secure Employee Document Management
DynaFile unveiled a new integration with Paylocity that automatically links employee data from the HRIS platform to its secure cloud‑based document management system. The connection routes onboarding forms, tax documents and other records directly into structured DynaFile folders, eliminating manual...
Coaching Expectation Misfires: Managers Lack Time, Incentive
It was about 10-15 years ago I started hearing about managers needing to be coaches/mentors in tech. Outliers aside, this was a terrible expectation to set up. Managers rarely have the skillset/time for this and even if they do, there are too...
Othership Partners with ScaleHR to Empower Canadian HR Professionals with Workplace Intelligence Solution
Othership, a workplace intelligence platform, announced a partnership with ScaleHR, a strategic advisory firm serving over 30,000 Canadian HR leaders. The collaboration will deliver Othership’s data‑driven workspace optimization solution to ScaleHR’s network, helping organizations redesign work policies, lower real‑estate expenses,...
Nevada Supreme Court Unanimously Requires Prevailing-Wage Disputes to Be Resolved by the Nevada Labor Commissioner
On February 26, 2026 the Nevada Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Nevada’s prevailing‑wage statutes (NRS Chapter 338) provide no private right of action for employees to recover wages or overtime in court. The court held that disputes must be filed...
Phenom Announces 2026 HR Award Winners
Phenom, a leader in applied AI, unveiled its 2026 Human Resources Awards at the IAMPHENOM conference in Philadelphia. The awards recognized organizations that leveraged AI and automation to accelerate hiring, improve retention, and enhance employee experiences across sectors such as...
EEO Reporting Deadline Has Passed for Massachusetts Employers: What to Know If You Missed It
The February 2 deadline for Massachusetts employers to submit their federal EEO reports to the secretary of the commonwealth has passed. Covered firms—those with 100 or more Massachusetts employees and a federal EEO filing obligation—must now use the online portal to file...
6 Companies Hiring in Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts remains a premier life‑sciences hub, anchored by giants like Intellia Therapeutics and Moderna and supported by the MassBio trade group. While BioSpace job postings fell 4% year‑over‑year in February, they surged 17% month‑over‑month, reflecting renewed hiring momentum. Six...
Choosing the Right Leadership: External vs Internal Candidates for C-Suite Success
Choosing between internal and external C‑suite candidates hinges on trade‑offs between cultural continuity and fresh insight. Internal hires offer faster, cheaper transitions and reinforce employee motivation, while external hires expand the talent pool, introduce new perspectives, and can drive transformative...
AbelsonTaylor Group Announces the 2026 Class of nextgenerATion Summer Interns
AbelsonTaylor Group announced nine students and recent graduates for its 2026 nextgenerATion summer internship, a 10‑week paid program that immerses participants in healthcare advertising across pharma, biotech, medical devices, and wellness brands. Interns will rotate through creative, production, strategy, media,...
Managing Employee Learning Time Like Capital: Metric of the Month
Finance and accounting teams face accelerating skill gaps as AI and automation reshape core workflows. Benchmark data shows the median organization provides six paid learning days per employee, while top performers allocate eight days, double the lowest quartile. Adding eight...
Strategies to Address Leadership Talent Gaps
Leadership capability is emerging as a critical enterprise‑level risk, according to a new McKinsey thought paper. The study argues traditional development models are insufficient and recommends building a "leadership factory" that continuously produces future‑ready leaders. For CROs and ERM leaders,...
Praise Publicly, Criticize Privately: Protect Your Managerial Seat
This is why you need to learn how to "manage up". I personally follow one rule: praise in public, criticize in private. If I have something good to say, I say it in front of the whole team. If I...
Standardized Playbooks, Not Unicorns, Drive Scalable Success
McDonald’s doesn’t need world-class chefs at every restaurant. That’s the whole point. My second job ever when I was 14 was working at McDonald’s. At 14, the best meal I could make on my own was a bowl of cereal or...
Findem AI Hiring Platform Now Available in AWS Marketplace
Findem, an AI‑powered hiring platform, is now listed in AWS Marketplace, allowing enterprises to purchase and deploy the solution directly through their existing AWS accounts. The integration streamlines procurement, consolidates licensing and billing, and lets software spend count toward cloud...
5 Ways to Strengthen Restaurant Culture as a General Manager
General managers are the architects of restaurant culture, shaping daily operations beyond the front‑of‑house service. Kyle Brown outlines five practical pillars—strict punctuality, comprehensive pre‑service communication, unwavering standards, supportive systems like tip pooling, and hands‑on cross‑training—to embed trust and consistency. By...
High Performance Means Building Conditions for Team Results
"High performance" is one of the most abused terms in business. It's vague enough to mean anything. Boards love it because it sounds strategic. Senior leaders love it because it gives them cover to fire people fast and call it...
Cheapest Payroll Pick Became Our Costliest Mistake
Choosing TriNet over JustWorks for price reasons was the most expensive decision we've ever made
New Report Strengthens Case for Investing in Employee Networks
The 2026 Radius Global ERG Impact Report, based on 700+ survey responses and 38 case studies, shows that 96% of organisations continue investing in employee resource groups (ERGs). ERGs are delivering measurable benefits, with 89% linking them to employee wellbeing...
HR Must Have a Plan for International Assignments
Sending employees abroad? This week proved why HR needs a plan @HR_Exec https://t.co/pkmsbX5P2S #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
AI Determines Who Advances or Gets Replaced
AI is reshaping which leaders get hired, promoted, or replaced. Are you telling a powerful AI impact story about your work? #AI #Career https://t.co/mIefOcbMM8
The Hidden 'Motherhood Penalty' Costing UK Mums Careers and Tens of Thousands – and What Bosses Must Change
British research reveals a substantial "motherhood penalty" in the UK, where mothers earn £302 less per week than fathers – roughly a 33% wage gap. Over the first five years after a child’s birth, women’s earnings are about 42% lower,...
Too Many Screens Scare Away Genuine Candidates
Validating whether or not a candidate is real by subjecting them to a battery of assessments and screening layers seems like a great way to lose real candidates.
Synthetic Recruiters Will Set Recruiting Back Decades
Apparently the best response to “synthetic candidates” is synthetic recruiters. This whole fiction is going to set back the profession by decades.
REI Plans Pay Cuts, Benefit Reductions, Faces Union Legal Challenge
Scoop: REI has told staff it plans to cut pay for future hires and reduce benefits for current staff. REI has also told its union, UFCW, that it plans to unilaterally impose terms from its final offer at recently-unionized stores. Union...
Future Work: Humans and AI Collaborate, Redefining Roles
The future of work isn’t about humans vs AI. It’s about humans working alongside AI and rethinking every role in the process. https://t.co/cxcXEI9Jq6