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.
Family First Debuts Prevention-First Backup Care Model
Family First announced a Care Subsidy Program that flips the traditional backup‑care model on its head. Instead of requiring employers to pre‑purchase a set number of days at flat rates, the new offering lets companies fund actual care expenses with no minimum day commitments. The program emphasizes proactive planning, assigning Care Experts to help employees anticipate gaps before emergencies arise. Subsidies are flexible across childcare, elder‑care and other caregiving needs, delivering full cost transparency for employers.
Instantly Improve Your Interviews – With “How Would You Do It Differently Today?” Follow-Up Questions
The article proposes adding a "How would you do it differently today?" follow‑up to behavioral interview questions. This prompt forces candidates to describe updated tools, technologies, and practices they would now employ, highlighting current competency. By surfacing modern‑tool knowledge, hiring...
How Univive Is Transforming What a Recruitment Service Partner Should Look Like
Nearly 80% of UK universities missed their September 2024/25 international recruitment targets, highlighting systemic misalignment among universities, agents, and students. Univive, part of Planet Education Networks, proposes an end‑to‑end partnership model that strengthens in‑market positioning, treats agents as long‑term collaborators,...
Sixth Circuit Becomes First Federal Appeals Court to Reject NLRB Cemex Ruling
On March 6, 2026 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s newly‑crafted Cemex bargaining‑order standard in Brown‑Forman’s Woodford Reserve case. The court affirmed the Board’s finding of unfair labor practices but...
Verizon Loses Bid to Change Wage Rules for Broadband Workers
Verizon's attempt to reclassify wage rates for Pennsylvania broadband workers was rejected by the Commonwealth Court, which upheld the electric‑lineman prevailing‑wage determination. The ruling applies to 53 state‑funded fiber projects awarded in 2024, ensuring workers receive higher wages than Verizon...
Macy's Wins Court Battle to Enforce Employee Arbitration Program
A federal appeals court upheld Macy’s opt‑out arbitration program, ruling it enforceable even without a signed employee agreement. The Third Circuit found that the mailed Plan Document and accompanying opt‑out forms satisfied legal notice requirements, and the employee’s silence constituted...
Court Ruling Raises the Bar on Diversity-Based Promotion Decisions
On March 6, 2026 the Third Circuit reversed a lower‑court dismissal, allowing a white deputy police chief’s racial and religious discrimination claim to proceed to a jury. The court highlighted explicit council statements that race and religion influenced the promotion of an...
Top Glide App Builder Alternatives for Streamlining HR Processes
HR departments are increasingly adopting low‑code app builders to streamline recruitment, onboarding, and performance management. While Glide offers basic flexibility, many firms seek alternatives that provide deeper workflow automation, stronger integrations, and enterprise‑grade security. The article highlights five leading Glide...
Top Conversational AI Companies Transforming Talent Acquisition and Candidate Engagement
Conversational AI is reshaping talent acquisition by automating candidate interactions, screening, and scheduling. Leading platforms such as Paradox's Olivia, XOR, Eightfold.ai, Mya Systems, Brazen, and Beamery offer multi‑channel chat, analytics, and integration with existing HR tools. Deployments report up to...
Arch Insurance Releases 2026 Disability Leave Guide
Arch Insurance North America unveiled its 2026 State Disability & Paid Family Leave Reference Guide, a comprehensive compendium of state‑by‑state leave statutes. The guide details eligibility rules, covered medical conditions, statutory weekly benefit amounts, and other critical compliance data. Targeted...
Neuroscience Tips To Thrive In Later-Career Work with Dr. David Rock
In this episode, Dr. David Rock explains that the brain remains highly plastic well into the 80s and 90s, so learning capacity does not diminish with age, though motivation often does. He highlights the mutual benefits of engaging later‑career employees...
AHA Podcast: AI and the Future of Staffing
The American Hospital Association’s latest podcast explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping staffing in health care. Experts discuss AI‑driven workforce analytics, predictive scheduling, and talent acquisition tools that promise to reduce turnover and improve patient outcomes. The conversation also highlights...
Many Called, Few Chosen: The Top Five Public Servant Earners in Every Jurisdiction
An analysis by The Mandarin identified 46 public servants across Australia who earned more than $1 million in the 2025‑26 fiscal year. The majority of these high‑earners are employed by federal government corporations, while state utilities and financial institutions also feature...
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Workers Hold on Tight to Jobs as Hiring Slows and Layoffs Rise
The New York Federal Reserve’s February consumer survey shows the expected quit rate fell to 15.9%, the lowest in more than a decade, as employers shed 92,000 jobs. Hiring slowed dramatically, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a 3.3%...
Employers Taking the Wheel with Benefit Design
Employers are increasingly steering benefit design, moving beyond one‑size‑fits‑all health plans toward data‑driven, employee‑centric offerings. A recent Benefit News video highlights levers such as flexible spending accounts, telehealth integration, mental‑health resources, and predictive cost modeling. Companies aim to boost care...
Women Must Build Their Own Ecosystems Amid Systemic Funding Gaps
Yesterday was International Women’s Day. Today is the real conversation. I sat down with @cindygallop and we didn’t celebrate. We talked about what’s actually broken. About how a fish doesn’t know what water is. About why only 1.7% of VC funding goes...
Uber CEO: Work Hard or We’ll ‘Push You Out’
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told the "Diary of a CEO" podcast that employees must answer emails even on weekends and that failure to meet this expectation will result in termination. He framed constant availability as the most important skill and...
In Customer-Facing Jobs, Where’s the Line for Tolerating Abuse From the Public?
A healthcare worker describes a tense encounter where a patient’s husband verbally berated staff after a system outage prevented treatment. The incident highlights the gray area between understandable frustration and verbal abuse, especially when staff lack clear guidelines. The article...
Maximizing Quality and Reducing Costs
Walmart teamed with Cleveland Clinic to launch a Cardiac Center of Excellence serving over a million employees and families. The collaboration introduced bundled pricing, travel‑enabled specialty care, and protocols that reduced unnecessary surgeries while improving outcomes. By standardizing care pathways,...
Women Are More Engaged at Work Than Men, but Report Higher Burnout
Women in the United States report higher workplace engagement than men—34% versus 28%—yet they also experience significantly more burnout, with 31% feeling burned out daily compared to 23% of men. The disparity spans industries, roles, and is especially acute among...
AI Collapses Agency Cost Structures, Not Jobs
Forrester just said 15% of agency jobs will disappear in 2026. The headlines are framing it as "AI replacing humans." That's not what's happening. AI isn't replacing roles, it's collapsing cost structures. The labor that used to justify a $60K/month team now runs through...
Shock Layoffs Hit Battlefield Studios Despite Recent Success, Incoming Acquitision
Electronic Arts announced layoffs across all Battlefield studios, citing a realignment despite the franchise’s recent commercial success. Battlefield 6 has sold roughly 20 million copies, with an initial surge of seven million in the first three days and a mostly positive Steam...
EXCLUSIVE: Rothy’s Taps Footwear Veterans Phil Russo and Salym North at ‘Pivotal Moment’ for Brand
Rothy’s has added two seasoned footwear executives to its leadership team, naming former Converse and Vans chief Phil Russo as senior vice president of design and innovation and ex‑Adidas senior director Salym North as vice president of product development and...
CompTIA Report Shows Slow Tech Hiring, Future Gains
CompTIA’s analysis of the February BLS Jobs Report shows the U.S. tech sector added roughly 5,100 jobs, bringing total tech employment to over 5.2 million. Active technology job postings climbed 9% to 505,045, with more than 230,000 new listings. Metropolitan areas...
The World of Corporate Training Lurches Toward Enablement
Josh Bersin’s latest guide redefines corporate learning by introducing a Dynamic Enablement model. The model shifts L&D focus from traditional education and credentialing to delivering expertise directly within the flow of work. By leveraging internal knowledge libraries and subject‑matter experts,...
"If We Love This Work, We Have to Protect It" - Hyper Light Studio Heart Machine Is Now a "Wall-to-Wall"...
Heart Machine, the LA‑based indie studio behind Hyper Light Drifter, Solar Ash and Possessor(s), has voluntarily recognized a union with the Communications Workers of America. The “wall‑to‑wall” unit represents all frontline employees after a super‑majority voted for representation. The move...
Survey: 1 in 5 Firms Halt Entry-Level Hiring Due to AI
A February 2026 Resume.org survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. executives reveals that 21% of firms have already frozen entry‑level hiring because of artificial intelligence, with 36% planning to stop such hiring by year‑end and 47% expecting to eliminate entry‑level roles...
Ottawa Commits $94.5 Million to Boost Labour Market Intelligence in Key Sectors
The Canadian government is committing up to $94.5 million over five years through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program to build robust labour‑market intelligence for 14 high‑impact sectors. These sectors account for 66.2% of Canada’s GDP and employ roughly 9.9 million workers. The...
Why Darden Restaurants Prioritizes an Inclusive Workplace
Darden Restaurants’ chief people officer Sarah King is championing an inclusive workplace that now boasts roughly 60% women and people of color in its executive ranks. Four of the company’s brands—LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood and Seasons 52—are...
Qualified Candidates Still Endure Bizarre Interview Requests
Story time: I'm beyond frustrated and tired. I applied for a job that I'm 100% passionate about and very qualified for, I'm talking 13 years experience in this field qualified. The recruiter who interviewed me was wonderful, she was super...
Hire Coachable, Curious Sellers to Scale Growth
In #TheScienceOfScaling , I emphasize that the type of seller who thrives in PMF is not the same type who thrives in Growth & Moat. Early-stage success often comes from process builders. Scaling success comes from process executors. A rigorous...
Solve the Outsource Vs. In-House Staff Development Riddle
Accounting firms face a deepening talent shortage as senior CPAs retire faster than replacements can be trained. Lera Kooper argues that the traditional, slow career ladder no longer works and proposes a hybrid model that couples aggressive in‑house mentorship with...
Execs Praise AI, Employees Unprepared for Implementation Gap
Executives: AI is great, and will serve nicely as co-workers to humans. Workers: Okay, but please tell us how this will work. Accenture research finds a yawning gap between executives’ plans for AI, and employee readiness. via @forbes https://t.co/ryb4hnwrws
Trump Administration Shifts From Layoffs to Hiring Spree
After firing thousands of workers, Trump admin now on hiring spree. “We probably have some skills that we now need to hire back, quite frankly,” says head of the Office of Personnel Management. https://t.co/LzqxsR63AM
Symphonic Launches Its 5th Annual Women Empowered+ Mentorship Program
Symphonic has opened applications for the fifth annual Women Empowered+ mentorship program, running through March 23. The initiative pairs emerging women with senior professionals from Spotify, Concord, Meta and other music‑industry leaders. To date the program has engaged 1,011 participants across...
Human Capital Is Risk Management in Empathy's Clothing
"Human capital work is risk management disguised as empathy." - @katelin_cruse (EP.490) With thanks to @AlphaSenseInc, @MorningstarInc, and Ridgeline.
Women Exhibit Higher Engagement Even With Greater Burnout
Women Show Stronger Employee #Engagement Amid Higher #Burnout @Gallup https://t.co/sh05Qb7eSs #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Edward Jones Advisor Departures Hit 5-Year High in 2025: Report
Advisor departures at Edward Jones reached a five‑year peak in 2025, with 1,458 advisors leaving—a 35% increase over 2024. Roughly a third of the exits were veteran brokers with ten or more years at the firm, and retirements doubled, indicating...
Honda Agrees to $2.3M Settlement in Lawsuits Tied to Kronos Outage
Honda Development and Manufacturing of America agreed to a $2.3 million settlement to resolve wage‑and‑hour lawsuits stemming from a Kronos time‑keeping outage caused by a 2021 ransomware attack. Employees claimed the company failed to accurately track hours, resulting in unpaid overtime...
Dr Marie-Claire Isaaman on Driving Gender Equality in the Games Industry
The Women in Games Manifesto 2026, launched in January, frames gender fairness as a strategic imperative rather than a moral add‑on. Dr Marie‑Claire Isaaman warns that women, who comprise nearly half of global gamers, remain scarce in senior leadership, creating blind spots...
Quit Intentions Hit Lowest Point Since Survey Start
The % of workers who plan to quit their jobs has fallen to its lowest level since the start of the NY Fed's survey. People who have a job are not giving them up right now https://t.co/p7kO4PdQ2A
The Key to Companywide AI Adoption? Empowering Managers, Gartner Says.
Gartner’s latest analysis warns that HR must shift AI‑adoption responsibility to managers, who are already experimenting with the technology at higher rates than rank‑and‑file employees. While nearly 50% of managers reported AI trials, only 26% of employees did, and 14%...
Week in Review: Why Pay for Performance Matters
A new McLean & Co. report finds employees who expect fair pay for exceeding performance are 2.7 times more likely to be engaged, underscoring the strategic value of pay‑for‑performance systems. However, many firms still struggle to design and implement such compensation...
Entry-Level Jobs Should Be Entry Level
Employers increasingly label positions as “entry level” while demanding three or more years of experience, a trend highlighted by SHRM’s finding that 61% of such postings exceed true entry‑level criteria. This mismatch discourages recent graduates, creates confusion, and narrows talent...
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Could Earn $692 Million — But Only If He Hits These Targets
Alphabet has granted CEO Sundar Pichai a three‑year equity package that could total up to $692 million if all performance targets are met. His base salary remains a flat $2 million per year, with no cash bonus, while the bulk of the...
The Benefits Gap No One Talks About: Health Insurance Waiting Periods
Health insurance waiting periods leave new employees uninsured during the critical onboarding window, creating financial exposure and eroding trust. The article outlines how modern talent markets now evaluate benefits timing alongside salary, making Day‑1 coverage a decisive factor in candidate...
Artificial Intelligence and Careers: Is It Time to Retrain in the Age of AI?
Gen Z hiring in UK construction and trade roles jumped 16.8 % year‑on‑year, reflecting a shift toward perceived AI‑proof blue‑collar jobs. Across the broader workforce, professionals are adopting AI fluency as career insurance, aiming for roles that design, manage, or direct...
Okaying a Premium Problem: When Voluntary Benefits Become Involuntary Lawsuits
In this episode, Ropes & Gray attorneys discuss a wave of new ERISA class actions targeting voluntary benefit plans such as accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance. The plaintiffs argue that employers and their brokers have breached fiduciary duties...
Why Pet Insurance Is Becoming an Expected Benefit
Pet insurance is shifting from an optional perk to a core employee benefit. Millennials and Gen Z view pets as family members and are demanding coverage directly. Employers recognize that pet insurance bolsters financial wellness and talent retention, while administration fits...
Human-in-the-Loop: AI vs Judgment on Brainfood Live
Ai recommendation vs Human judgement - what does it really mean to be a human-in-the-loop? Doing this debate on Brainfood Live this Friday