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.
Why Geo-Blocking Is the Essential Next Step for Every Job Board
Job boards are increasingly adopting geo‑blocking to limit traffic to target markets. A recent case study of UK healthcare portal Nurses.co.uk shows that blocking foreign visitors eliminated 82% of global users, raising domestic traffic share to 98%. The move was driven by the desire to improve relevance, reduce operational costs, and meet data‑privacy obligations. Industry observers suggest geo‑blocking could become a standard optimization for niche employment platforms.
Applied Launches New Benefits Innovation
Applied Systems unveiled a new Benefits experience within its Applied Epic platform, consolidating benefits workflows, automation, and AI‑driven pre‑fill into a single hub. The upgrade expands last year’s Benefits Overview with full plan‑management, renewal, and enrollment capabilities, making Epic the...
District Court Reinforces Role of Article III Standing Limits in Post-Cunningham ERISA Litigation
A federal district court in North Carolina dismissed a 401(k) plan participants’ prohibited‑transaction and fiduciary‑breach claims against Bayada Home Health Care, finding they lacked Article III standing and presented only speculative allegations. The plaintiffs failed to show that advisory or record‑keeping...
Syncx Unveils AI-Driven Staffing Enhancements
Syncx announced a wave of platform enhancements and AI‑driven capabilities that will roll out from February 23 through March. The VMS interface has been refreshed and performance boosted up to 60 percent in critical workflows while preserving existing user processes. Felix, the...
Episode 59 - How Clinical Insight Drives Better Pharmacy Outcomes with Employers Health
In this episode, Kevin Wenceslau, Director of Clinical Solutions at Employers Health, explains how their clinical team uses evidence‑based insight to shape pharmacy benefit strategies for employers. He highlights their proactive utilization management—building custom clinical edits, collaborating with PBMs, and...
Job Seekers Paying Recruiters: The New Hiring Reality
What if everything you believed about how hiring works… was only half the story? The job market has always had rules. Apply. Interview. Get picked. Simple, right? But something is quietly changing beneath the surface — and it's making a...
Upcoming Panel on Gender Identity and Workplace Protections with Former EEOC General Counsel
An upcoming ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting in Nashville will feature a panel on “Bostock, Executive Orders and the Evolving Framework for Gender Identity Discrimination.” The discussion, moderated by Meta’s Nicole Groves Bridgeforth, includes former EEOC General Counsel...
Humand Secures $66 Million Series A to Revolutionize the “Deskless” Workforce with AI
Humand announced a $66 million Series A round, co‑led by Kaszek and Goodwater Capital, to accelerate its AI‑powered platform for the 2.7 billion deskless workers worldwide. The San Francisco‑based startup positions its mobile‑first operating system as a social‑network‑style hub where frontline employees can request...
Transforming Recruiting with Transparency
The recruiting industry’s reliance on opaque ATS and post‑apply AI screening creates widespread candidate ghosting and legal exposure. Candidates often skip jobs where they expect no feedback, with 80% of well‑matched talent opting out, leading to noisy, low‑quality applicant pools....
As Tax Filing Opens, Awareness Gap Risks Millions of Canadians Missing Out on Work-From-Home Tax Claims
The 2025 Canadian tax filing season begins as new Employment Hero data reveals a sizable awareness gap around work‑from‑home (WFH) expense claims. While 26% of Canadians worked remotely at least half the time for four consecutive weeks—making them eligible for...
How to Optimize the Revenue Cycle Workforce in 2026
Health systems face margin pressure, rising patient cost responsibility, and payer complexity, prompting a shift in revenue cycle workforce design for 2026. Integrating AI-driven automation with a strategically aligned global workforce and robust governance can improve denial management, clean claim...
Candidates in the Loop | Doug Berg From Match2
Doug Berg of Match2 highlighted the systemic flaws in today’s recruiting process, noting that candidates often receive no response after applying. In a recent example, a job seeker applied to 100 positions and heard back from only 44, while the...
Candidates in the Loop | Doug Berg From Match2
In this episode, Chris Russell talks with Doug Berg of Match2 about the flaws of post‑apply AI screening and the need for a pre‑apply, candidate‑centric approach. Berg explains Match2’s universal candidate profile, which lets job seekers create a portable, consent‑based...
Hybrid Work Boosts Productivity and Work‑life Balance
I’m not sure I would have been successful in 2018 as an SDR if it wasn’t in office. Fresh out of college, I had no idea what I was doing. How to open Salesforce, make a dial, what to say, how...
Research Reveals Which UK Towns Have the Largest Gender Pay Gaps
HR software firm Ciphr analysed ONS data and identified the UK towns with the widest gender pay gaps for full‑time workers. Eighty‑eight percent of large towns show a gap, and more than half exceed 7 %. Bracknell tops the list with...
Why Does HR Make It So Hard To Fire People? - Part 2
In this episode, Mark and Sarah dissect why managers often feel blocked by HR when trying to terminate underperforming employees. They explain that HR’s reluctance is usually not a blanket opposition but a legal safeguard requiring concrete, contemporaneous documentation of...
How to Fix Canada’s Start-Up Visa
Canada’s Start‑up Visa (SUV) was launched a decade ago to lure world‑class entrepreneurs, but chronic delays have turned it into a bottleneck. By the end of 2025 processing times stretched between ten and thirty‑five years, prompting the federal government to...
Eroded Driver Standards Driving Fatal Truck Accidents Up
Fatal accidents involving heavy duty trucks have doubled on a per mile basis since 2010. This is despite all of the technology and systems implemented that should make trucking safer: anti lock brakes, trailer side guards, collision avoidance systems, automatic transmissions. Many...
Build, Buy, Borrow or Bot? Making Faster, Smarter Workforce Decisions
HR leaders face accelerating capability gaps as growth initiatives outpace traditional planning cycles. The article proposes a four‑lever model—build, buy, borrow, or bot—guided by a three‑step sense‑surface‑select framework to bring speed and consistency to workforce decisions. It outlines how to...
AI Success Requires Human Transformation, Not Just Technology
Why do so many organizations report AI adoption, yet see limited returns? New data suggests it’s not just execution. Fear of becoming less relevant, or even replaced, leads employees to “use” AI without truly embracing it. The real shift? Treat AI...
Are You Leveraging the Diverse Talent on Your Board?
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge surveyed 30 veteran directors—half Black and 40% women—who collectively serve on boards valued at $18 trillion. The research shows that while board diversity promises richer problem‑solving, many committees lack psychological safety, limiting the impact of varied...
Asda Opticians Announces Store Investment and Strengthens Leadership Team
Asda Opticians is committing £2.5 million to upgrade its optical estate, refit 18 stores and modernise diagnostic equipment. The investment also funds a new suite of technical, leadership and personal‑development training, plus a third Level 6 Dispensing Optician apprenticeship cohort beginning September 2026....
AND Digital Partners with HowNow to Boost Consultant Capability
AND Digital partnered with skills‑first learning platform HowNow in early 2023 to streamline its learning and development operations. By integrating LinkedIn Learning and creating practice‑specific pathways, the firm cut content curation time by roughly 50% and slashed onboarding administration by...
Why Do Clients Make Recruiters Compete?
Clients continue to issue contingent, multi‑listed recruitment orders, believing that a resume race yields better talent. The article argues this approach commoditises hiring, prioritises speed over quality, and shifts risk onto recruiters. It advocates moving to exclusive or retained briefs...
The Fix for Compliance: Culture, Tech and Accountability
A new HR Executive report highlights that U.S. compliance programs are lagging in data‑analytics adoption, limiting their ability to build resilient, future‑proof processes. The study points to a three‑pillar solution—culture, technology, and accountability—to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Researchers...
The Fix for Compliance: Culture, Tech and Accountability
LRN’s new report finds only 34% of U.S. organizations use data analytics to assess compliance effectiveness, despite rising AI investments. Most compliance programs still focus on basic activity metrics like training completion, offering limited insight into underlying risk or cultural...
Savvy Games Group Signs MoU with AUBH to Strengthen Student Training in Games and Interactive Entertainment
Savvy Games Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the American University of Bahrain under its Savvy Academy talent‑development program. The MoU will enable Media and Design students to undertake internships, studio visits and hands‑on projects that mirror professional...
Avoid the Trap of Golden Handcuffs After You Sell
In this episode, Jacob Oros interviews serial entrepreneur James Gardner about his experience selling a manufacturing business and staying on as part of the acquiring company—a situation he describes as "golden handcuffs." Gardner shares how the post‑sale transition felt restrictive,...
Clifford Chance Retains 76% of Spring Qualifying Trainees
Clifford Chance announced that 38 of its 50 spring‑seat trainees have accepted newly qualified positions, delivering a 76% retention rate. The firm received 47 applications for NQ roles, extended 39 offers and saw 38 accepted. Clifford Chance recruits up to...
Best Places to Work Certification Recognizes Asia-Pacific Organizations for Workplace Excellence
The Best Places to Work Certification Program has honored 15 Asia‑Pacific companies for exemplary workplace culture, strong employee engagement, and innovative HR practices. The assessment focuses on leadership effectiveness, employee experience, and overall culture, highlighting firms that make employees feel...
Jobs Digest: Reshuffles at Xbox and Unity Plus Moves at Rovio, Hoyoverse, Google, Stillfront and More
Microsoft Gaming announced a top‑level reshuffle, with former CoreAI president Asha Sharma taking over as EVP and CEO and veteran Matt Booty becoming EVP and chief content officer. Unity added Bernard Kim to its board while co‑founder David Helgason and...
IT Grads Find Opportunity at Home Affairs Departments
Amazon Web Services has placed 20 unemployed IT graduates in Gauteng home affairs offices through the Youth Employment Services (YES) programme. The graduates will receive foundational AWS cloud training, certification, mentorship and compensation through December, directly supporting the department's digital...
RemotePass Launches SpendCards to Eliminate Reimbursement Chaos for Global Teams
RemotePass, a global HR and payroll platform, introduced SpendCards, corporate cards tailored for distributed workforces in over 150 countries. The solution gives finance teams instant visibility, automated limits, real‑time categorization and eliminates cross‑border reimbursement tax liabilities. Employees can spend without...
Northwell Temporarily Closes Beds, Cuts Jobs at Long Island Rehabilitation Facility
Northwell Health announced the temporary closure of a 30‑bed unit at its Orzac Center for Rehabilitation in Valley Stream, resulting in the layoff of more than 30 union workers, including licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants and physical therapists. The...
How to Hire Great Talent Other Companies Screen Out
Companies often overlook high‑performing candidates because they rely on conventional credentials and automated filters. The article outlines practical strategies—such as blind resume reviews, skills‑based assessments, and partnerships with community talent pipelines—to surface talent that traditional hiring screens miss. It also...
How Much Is AI Hurting Entry-Level Hiring?
A Stanford working paper reports a 16% employment decline for 22‑ to 25‑year‑olds in AI‑exposed roles such as software engineering and customer service since ChatGPT’s release. The findings have become a reference point in the AI‑jobs debate. However, two senior...
Invite Input: The Habit that Turns Silence Into Solutions
The article introduces the "Invite Input" habit, a core element of the Synergystack™ Team Development System, to combat Fear of Speaking Up (FOSU) in organizations. It outlines five practical steps—signaling safety, making specific asks, asking early, building input infrastructure, and...
Trade Union: “The Last Word Has Not yet Been Spoken” On DB Cargo Layoffs
DB Cargo, Deutsche Bahn’s freight subsidiary, will cut 6,200 jobs – about half its staff – as part of a restructuring aimed at profitability by the end of 2026. The plan, led by CEO Bernhard Osburg, targets the single‑wagonload segment,...
Du and Federal Youth Authority Power Next-Gen Talent for Digital Economy Success
du concluded its Youth Council Retreat 2026, bringing together the telecom’s youth representatives, senior executives and the Federal Youth Authority. A fireside chat between CEO Fahad Al Hassawi and Chief People & Impact Officer Fatema Al Afeefi gave emerging talent...
Learn to Direct AI, Not Fear Job Loss
AI is not replacing your job. It is replacing your tasks. Read AI runs customer support for millions with 5 people, and Lucidya shifts agents into supervision and business roles while AI handles notes and calls. $200M in deals moved through AI systems,...
Data Center Staffing: The Hidden Bottleneck for AI Success
The Most Limiting #AI Success Factor Maybe… #DataCenter Staffing (Why #AIDC recruiting is so difficult) @DrJohnSullivan https://t.co/XrhHIFDeWe #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
Nitun Mohanty Is the New VP-HR, Lighthouse Canton
Nitun Mohanty has been appointed Vice President of Human Resources at Lighthouse Canton, a global investment institution expanding across APAC. She arrives from First Citizens India, where she led global HR operations for the India GCC, and brings over a...
AI Job Futures Mirror Early Deep Learning Uncertainty
Figuring out what the trends will be for AI and employment feels like figuring out how deep learning might influence computer vision in ~2010 - clearly, something significant will happen, but there is very little data out of which you...
HR Examines $15K Reverse Recruiting Model
$15K to land a job? What HR can make of ‘#ReverseRecruiting’ @HR_Exec https://t.co/WiJQnzc2w6 #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
The BYOAI Trap
The 2026 L&D Global Sentiment Survey reveals that AI interest has peaked, yet practitioners are increasingly using personal, unmanaged AI tools to meet “doing more with less” pressures. Over 40,000 words of respondent commentary highlight rising concerns about redundancies and...
Top Recruiting Trends Unveiled in Issue 256 of This Week, In Recruiting
Check out the latest article in my newsletter: This Week, In Recruiting - Issue 256 https://t.co/XcJqoF4avU
88% of HR Leaders Still Miss AI Business Value
Gartner says that 88% of HR leaders have NOT achieved business value from AI. It begs the question: what are my fellow HR peeps doing? How is it possible to NOT gain any business value? It's almost more impressive than...
Smoking and Vaping Breaks ‘Cost Hours of Working Time Each Week’
A new Alternix analysis shows vaping now consumes about five percent of a typical work week, with one in five vapers spending more than two hours on nicotine breaks. Younger employees, especially those aged 18‑24, are the most intensive users,...
DWP Tech and STEM Placement Applications Close This Week
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Digital is accepting applications for its University Leavers Engineering Programme, a two‑year placement that blends hands‑on software and infrastructure engineering with leadership training and a master’s qualification. Launched in April 2025, the scheme operates...
41% of Organizations Have Hired a Fake Candidate
A GetReal Security survey reveals that 41 % of IT, cybersecurity, risk and fraud leaders admit their firms have hired and onboarded a fraudulent candidate, underscoring AI‑driven identity attacks’ real‑world impact. The same study shows 88 % of organizations encounter deep‑fake or...