Today's Human Resources Pulse
Companies Shift to a Culture of Change Ownership
Accelerating change cycles and shorter leader tenures are prompting firms to move beyond traditional change leadership toward shared ownership of change. The article outlines six practical steps—open communication, flexibility, curiosity, creativity, accountability and optimism—to embed ownership at every level.
Psychological Safety for Learning Teams
The article stresses that merely training managers on trust or culture does not guarantee psychological safety within learning teams. It outlines four progressive safety stages—Inclusion, Learner, Contributor, and Challenger—and argues that intentional coaching practices are essential to move teams through them. Practical tactics such as imposing idea quotas, celebrating participation, and applying strengths‑based leadership are presented as ways to embed safety. The piece concludes by urging leaders to commit to a concrete action that strengthens psychological safety this week.
HR Perspectives by Ajay Sharma: “Every Returning Mother Deserves a Role-Redesign Conversation”
Ajay Sharma, HR leader at The Oberoi Group, outlines how hospitality’s 24/7 operations create unique talent challenges that policies alone cannot solve. He argues that small, hands‑on teams accelerate ownership and business acumen, while a strong internal promotion pipeline—75% of...
Online Labor Demand Increased in February
The Conference Board‑Lightcast Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Index rose to 103.7 in February 2026, up 3.2% from January’s revised 100.5 reading. This marks a modest month‑over‑month gain after a 0.5% increase in December, but the index is still 9.3% lower than...
Naresh Kumar G Appointed Head of Talent Acquisition, Matrix Pharmacorp
Matrix Pharmacorp has appointed Naresh Kumar G as head of talent acquisition, overseeing recruitment for its API, intermediates, peptides, research, manufacturing, and sales divisions. Kumar brings more than 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical and life‑science hiring, most recently serving...
4 Key Growth Opportunities to Boost CNC Machining Workforce
The U.S. CNC machining sector faces a deep talent gap, with hundreds of thousands of open positions despite a workforce of roughly 12.7 million manufacturing employees. Median machinist age is 46.9, and retirements are outpacing new talent, risking up to 2.1 million...
AI Forces Founders to Rethink Org Structures From First Principles
For a long time great advice for founders was “don’t try to innovate on basic organizational practices.” The roles you need, executive jobs, ratios, spend in each area, and operational methods are kind of known in major classes of company....
Positive Leadership Turns Trauma Survival Into Thriving
From Surviving to Thriving: Positive #Leadership in the Aftermath of Trauma @ABPsychologists https://t.co/Hf1Xgv5lfH #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Without Guardrails, the Workplace Can Become a "Stress Amplifier"
World events, especially the ongoing Middle East conflict, are spilling into office spaces, triggering heightened stress among employees. Leadership specialist Kris Grant warns that graphic news coverage can linger in meetings, task gaps, and personal thoughts, intensifying anxiety and impairing...
Taiwan Dispatch: Ministry Issues Forced Labor Guidelines After US Trade Action, Migrant Workers’ Rights at Risk
Taiwan's Ministry of Labor issued forced‑labor prevention guidelines after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Withhold Release Order against Giant Manufacturing. The 11‑indicator framework offers self‑assessment tools for companies but excludes home‑care workers and does not tackle debt bondage or...
Comings & Goings
LRG promoted Group HR Director Hannah Cooper to Chief People Officer, highlighting her role in achieving record staff retention rates. The promotion signals LRG’s intent to embed people strategy at the executive level across its sales, lettings, property management and...
Organisations Fall Short in Developing Change Communication Strategies
Gallagher's 2026 Employee Communications Report reveals that 61% of organisations lack a formal change communication strategy, despite 57% ranking it as a critical competency for the next year. The absence of structured narratives, channel plans, and adoption metrics forces internal...
UN Expert Calls for Further Measures to Curb Discrimination Against People with Albinism
UN independent expert Muluka‑Anne Miti‑Drummond urged member states to adopt more progressive laws, policies, and implementation measures that protect the employment rights of persons with albinism. She emphasized that visual impairment, melanin deficiency, stigma and discrimination create significant barriers to...
$125k Costs Ordered Against Employee with "Dollar Signs in His Eyes"
The Federal Circuit Court ordered a former casual employee of Tasman Rope Access to pay $125,000 in the employer’s legal costs after dismissing his discrimination claim. The judge found the employee’s conduct in the general‑protections proceeding to be manifestly unreasonable....
Seeking Leaders to Drive Our Vision Forward
We're looking to hire to build this vision - Head of Product - Head of Talent - Director of Sales - GM Among other roles... Link in first comment
VinFast Hires Seasoned Auto Executives to Accelerate India Expansion
VinFast has pledged roughly $2 billion to expand in India and has hired more than half a dozen senior executives from Hyundai, Honda, Nissan, Renault, BMW and MG. The talent drive is designed to accelerate the launch of affordable electric cars,...
The Impact of Brexit on Foreign-Born Workers in the UK
New research by Portes and Springford (2026) uses synthetic difference‑in‑differences to quantify Brexit’s effect on foreign‑born workers. The study finds that EU‑origin employment fell by about 785,000 by 2024, while non‑EU employment grew by roughly 992,000, resulting in a modest...
More ‘Earn and Learn’ Programs Sprout
Earn‑and‑learn schemes are expanding as companies seek to future‑proof talent amid a tightening labour market. RMIT University has launched a pilot where five Western Australian students will earn a Bachelor of Medical Radiation in nuclear medicine while working full‑time at...
BofA Co-President Plans ‘More Aggressive’ Advisor Recruiting
Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch division, led by co‑president Dean Athanasia, announced a more aggressive push to recruit financial advisors, aiming to expand its 15,000‑advisor platform. The bank has revived veteran‑focused hiring, backed by a 48% YoY rise in forgivable...
A New Employee Benefit News Experience, Designed for Today's Leaders
Employee Benefit News unveiled a redesigned homepage and a new adviser-specific portal on March 10, 2026. The revamp consolidates breaking news, in‑depth analysis, research data, events, and expert perspectives into a single, visually engaging interface. Simplified navigation and clear pathways...
These Interview Questions Can Tell You Whether Someone Is the Right Fit
Hiring leaders are turning to vulnerability‑focused interview questions to assess intangible traits like teamwork, accountability, and cultural fit. By asking candidates to share moments when they needed help or recount a mistake and its lessons, recruiters gain concrete evidence of...
Report Finds Women Underrepresented in Wealth’s C-Suites, Wirehouses
A FINTRX study reveals women remain underrepresented in wealth‑management leadership and client‑facing roles. Women comprise 28% of the overall workforce but only about 20% of advisory positions, with even lower percentages in asset management and investment banking. Representation in core...
Recruit Like a Pro: Create Eye-Catching Videos to Attract Top Talent
Video recruiting is becoming a staple for talent acquisition, as short, mobile‑friendly clips capture candidate attention faster than text‑heavy job posts. Modern browsers and smartphone apps now let HR teams produce polished videos without costly equipment or specialist editors. The...
Using Loan Regime Split-Dollar Life Insurance to Navigate Nonprofit Executive Compensation Rules
Nonprofit executives face steep tax liabilities when deferred compensation under Section 457(f) vests, and any compensation above $1 million triggers a 21% excise tax under Section 4960. Traditional non‑qualified plans also create double reporting on Form 990, drawing unwanted scrutiny. A loan‑regime split‑dollar life‑insurance...
Silicon Valley Is Buzzing About This New Idea: AI Compute As Compensation
Silicon Valley is adding AI inference compute as a fourth element of compensation, alongside salary, bonus and equity. Candidates now ask about dedicated GPU or token budgets for running models like Codex, reflecting growing scarcity of inference resources. Companies such...
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New Study Finds 1 Feedback Mistake Prompts 14 Percent of Staff to Quit—And Boomer Managers Are the Most Likely to...
Adobe’s latest employee‑experience study of 1,000 full‑time workers reveals that feedback anxiety is pervasive, with 38% of respondents delaying necessary feedback out of fear of the recipient’s reaction. Contradictory input slows work for nearly three‑in‑five employees, while low‑quality feedback contributes...
Fired Guard's Deleted Photo Sparks Human Rights Discrimination Complaint
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed Jesspreet Grewal’s claim that his termination and the removal of his photograph from a security company’s public‑facing pages constituted race‑based discrimination. The tribunal found Grewal’s allegations were “bald” and lacked a factual nexus...
EY Doubles CPA Exam Bonus to $10,000
Ernst & Young has doubled its CPA‑exam incentive, raising the early‑career bonus to $10,000 for staff who clear all four exam parts within their first year. The change replaces a $5,000 award and is a flagship element of EY’s three‑year, $1 billion...
74% of India’s Educated Women Take Career Breaks — and Motherhood Is only Part of the Story
A new Axis Bank survey of 11,000 college‑educated women across 42 Indian cities finds that 74% take a career break at some point, and 58% do so even without children. The data challenges the prevailing view that motherhood is the...
The Core Element Behind Every Thriving Global Team
KeenStack argues that culture, not headcount, is the foundation for scaling global teams. The company hires for a growth mindset, uses the EOS framework to align values, and invests in personal, financial, and professional development. In‑person and hybrid interactions are...
Levi Strauss Faces Age Bias Suit After Allegedly Refilling Axed Role
Levi Strauss & Co. faces a federal age‑discrimination lawsuit after terminating senior product‑manager Ajay Kapil, claiming his role was eliminated in a workforce reduction. The filing alleges Levi quickly backfilled the same responsibilities with contractors, suggesting the position was never...
New Class Action Accuses Adobe of Paying Women Less, Then Retaliating
Adobe and staffing firm Talentburst are facing a class‑action lawsuit alleging systematic gender pay discrimination and retaliation. Former SMB Licensing Lead Anna Buntger claims women were paid less than men for equal work, that her supervisor made harassing comments and...
United Airlines Faces Mass Lawsuit over Vaccine Accommodation Policy
A Fifth Circuit appeals court cleared the path for a class‑action lawsuit against United Airlines, allowing over 2,200 customer‑facing employees who received religious vaccine exemptions to sue collectively. United placed those workers on unpaid leave while permitting non‑customer‑facing staff to...
JBS Staff at US Plant to Strike Next Week
Union members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) will walk out at JBS’s Swift Beef plant in Greeley, Colorado on March 16 after eight months of contract talks. The union cites unsafe conditions, modest wage offers—under 2% annual...
Redesign Work, Not Just Add AI to Existing Jobs
Most companies are using AI to optimize the past. That’s the problem. ❌ They’re asking how to make people a little faster, meetings a little shorter, workflows a little cheaper. Useful? Of course. Transformational? Not even close. The 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 is not about adding...
Can Increasing Women's Access to Specialists Decrease Insurance Costs?
Blair Health, a virtual women’s‑health platform, is tackling a $15 billion annual cost gap where female employees spend 18% more out‑of‑pocket than men. By offering specialist‑level care for a flat $200 per employee per year, the startup claims it can redirect...
The Turnover Trap: Why Hotel Staffing Remains Fragile—And What Operators Can Do About It
Hospitality faces a chronic staffing crisis, with hotel turnover hovering between 70% and 80% annually—far above the 10‑15% national average. Traditional levers such as wage hikes, referral bonuses, and refreshed job ads are no longer sufficient to stem the churn,...
Make Feedback Stickier: Calm, Direct, Timed, Expectation‑Aware
Criticism is sticky. When we get criticized, we often can't let it go. How to give better feedback 1. Turn down the alarm 2. Stop Feedback sandwiches 3. There’s a sensitive window. 4. Our expectations impact our interpretation.
Controversial Figures Rehired Despite Past Allegations
My latest, on hiring Jeff Shell, John Lasseter and Max Landis… also Bari Weiss and a pair of young producers who are running a new genre label. They have credits on Weapons, Woman of the Hour and Friendship even though...
Wage Theft Settlement: Luxury Car Wash Pays $1.2M
A California luxury car wash, Newport Auto Spa, agreed to a $1.2 million settlement for widespread wage‑theft, reimbursing 23 employees for unpaid wages, overtime, and missed meal and rest breaks. The Labor Commissioner’s investigation revealed employees were forced to stay on‑site...
OPM Releases First Round of Tech Force Candidates for Agencies to Consider Hiring
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued its first two shared certificates for software‑engineering and data‑engineering candidates, making a vetted pool of talent available to federal agencies for two‑year temporary roles. Each candidate has cleared a technical assessment, resume...
What’s Your Chronotype? How Brain Science Can Boost Performance
A joint study by the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and Slalom examined how individual chronotypes—natural sleep‑wake rhythms—affect creative performance. Using the Morningness‑Eveningness Questionnaire and a divergent‑thinking task, researchers found that employees generated more ideas and higher‑quality concepts when work aligned with...
Columbia’s Anti-Israel Grad Student Union Makes Big Demands, Prepares to Strike
Columbia University’s graduate‑student union, Student Workers of Columbia‑UAW, has opened a strike‑authorization vote as negotiations stall. The union is demanding a minimum PhD salary of $76,000, a childcare subsidy of up to $50,000 per child, $36.50‑hour wages for casual workers,...
Join Ground Floor Growth: 300+ Startup Roles for High‑Agency Talent
Today we're launching Ground Floor Growth, a talent collective for the most talented, high-agency people who want to get in on the ground floor of tomorrow's biggest companies. At @hustlefundvc, we look for founders who are curious, data-driven, and execute with...
Apoorva Joins Carnegie Endowment’s Team Asia
Terrific new addition to #TeamAsia at @CarnegieEndow and a great get for our @CarnegieSAsia program. Welcome, Apoorva.
Marc Benioff Dismisses AI Layoff Fears – But What Do the Numbers Say?
Tech sector layoffs have surged to nearly 37,000 jobs in Q1 2026, affecting 59 companies including Salesforce, Workday and Amazon. Salesforce announced a reduction of about 1,000 positions, yet CEO Marc Benioff continues to dismiss claims that AI is driving...
AFM Stages Demonstration at Times Square As Sound Recording Negotiations Continue
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) will stage a live‑music rally in Times Square on March 11, coinciding with the second round of Sound Recording Labor Agreement talks with Sony, Universal, Hollywood Records and Warner. The union’s core demands focus...
Do Remote Workers Experience FOMO?
Recent research introduces "work fear of missing out" (wFoMO) as a distinct challenge for remote employees. Across three studies—113 survey respondents, 252 experimental participants, and 372 vignette reactions—remote workers consistently reported higher wFoMO, which was linked to negative affect, elevated...
Navigating Florida’s CHOICE Act: Strategies for Strengthening Employer Noncompete Protections
Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, effective July 1 2025, creates two new non‑compete agreement structures aimed at protecting employers from unfair competition by highly compensated staff. The legislation tightens enforcement mechanisms, allowing faster judicial remedies and...
McDonald’s CEO Went Viral for Taking a ‘Big Bite’ of a Burger. Here’s Why It Matters for HR.
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski posted an Instagram video taking a tiny bite of a new burger, which quickly went viral and attracted criticism for appearing staged. Communication experts argue the clip felt inauthentic, eroding trust among consumers and employees. The...