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.
UBS to Cut 3,000 Swiss Jobs, Hire in India
UBS announced it will cut approximately 3,000 jobs in Switzerland later this year as it continues to integrate Credit Suisse. Simultaneously, the bank plans to create a comparable number of positions in Hyderabad, India, aiming to double its headcount there. The new roles will concentrate on technology, engineering and artificial intelligence to build a cost‑efficient, tech‑heavy operation. This workforce shift reflects UBS’s effort to streamline overlapping functions and capitalize on India’s deep talent pool.
Beyond the ‘Downstream’: Reframing Communication as the Core Infrastructure of Workforce Resilience
Rothman & Roman’s upcoming Communication Trend Report 2025 argues that communication is no longer a downstream soft skill but the core infrastructure of workforce resilience. The report highlights that upstream, transparent communication builds trust, reduces burnout, and is essential as...
Hippocratic AI Announces New Key Executive Appointments to Further Accelerate Growth
Hippocratic AI announced three senior executive hires—Dr. Anoop Sangha as Associate Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Eduardo Reis as Vice President of Strategy, and Niloy Sanyal as Chief Marketing Officer—to deepen clinical expertise, strategic AI leadership, and market reach. The appointments...
New Mandated Reporter Requirements for the Entertainment Industry in California
Effective Jan 1 2026, California AB 653 (CAMERA) expands mandated‑reporter duties to talent agents, managers and coaches who work with minors. These individuals must report suspected child abuse under CANRA, with failure constituting a misdemeanor. Employers in the entertainment sector must treat this...
Fractional Isn’t a Concession
Founders often treat fractional or modular support as a temporary budget fix, but the article argues it’s a strategic tool for scaling. Early hires wear multiple hats—marketing, finance, analytics—yet those broad skill sets can’t sustain growth when functions demand specialization....
Nevada Enacts New Workplace Protections for Employees Exposed to Wildfire Smoke
Nevada’s Senate Bill 260, effective Jan. 1, 2026, requires employers to protect outdoor workers from wildfire‑smoke exposure. Covered firms must create written mitigation programs, monitor Air Quality Index values, train staff in understandable languages, and set up two‑way communication for AQI alerts...
Buzzwords Hide Simple Tasks and Exploit Employees
What's your favorite corporate Buzzword? “Leverage” Translation: Use (but “use” sounds too simple for corporate). “Deliverables” Translation: Actual work, but fancier. “Bandwidth” Translation: Time and energy, as if you’re a computer instead of a human being. “Synergy” Translation: We’re merging teams, which...
Transitioning Remote Employees Back to the Office: 7 Key Insights for Global Employers
Employers worldwide are reassessing remote‑work policies, aiming to bring staff back to physical offices after years of pandemic‑induced flexibility. While U.S. at‑will employment permits unilateral mandates, many international jurisdictions treat long‑term remote work as an implied contractual term, requiring employee...
Recruiters Overlook Security While Demanding Identity Verification
I just saw a Recruiter say "people share their data with every app out there, I don't understand why adding extra security layers to the ATS asking people to verify their identity is a problem."
DEI Is Under Siege, but ERGs Have Largely Survived
After the 2024 election, many firms rolled back DEI programs and the Justice Department warned against employee resource groups. An HR Brew analysis of 52 companies found only 11 altered their ERG structures, with most keeping budgets intact. Practitioners report...
Development for Everyone: AI Coaching in Action with Kirsten Moorefield
AI coaching is emerging as a scalable solution for personalized employee development, moving beyond traditional high‑potential‑only models. In a Talent Development Leader podcast, Kirsten Moorefield, co‑founder of Cloverleaf, explains how AI‑driven coaches can level the playing field and deliver tailored...
When Leaders Misbehave, What Is HR’s Responsibility?
The article examines HR’s responsibility when senior leaders engage in misconduct, from romantic entanglements to financial fraud. It stresses that HR must launch disciplined investigations, document every detail, and follow established policies rather than improvise. When violations are severe, escalation...
Florida and Texas AGs Issue Sweeping Anti-DEI Opinions on MLK Day
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued coordinated opinions declaring that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs violate equal‑protection guarantees. Both opinions lean on the Supreme Court’s 2023 Students...
Delaware Supreme Court Says Employer Can Enforce Restrictive Covenants After Revoking Ex-Employee’s Equity
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a Chancery ruling and held that consideration for restrictive covenants is measured at the time the agreement is signed, not when it is enforced. In North American Fire Ultimate Holdings v. Doorly, the court affirmed...
How the Largest Health-Care Education Company in U.S. Is Addressing a Growing Jobs Gap
Covista, the former Adtalem Global Education, has rebranded to signal its exclusive focus on health‑care education amid a widening U.S. workforce gap. The company reports more than 24,000 health‑care graduates each year, accounting for roughly 10% of the nation’s nurses...
Medicare Fraud Reporting: Whistleblower Program Overview and Common Questions
The Medicare whistleblower program, grounded in the False Claims Act, allows private citizens to file qui‑tam lawsuits exposing fraudulent Medicare claims. Successful relators receive a share of recoveries, which have totaled tens of billions of dollars, while the government gains...
My Job Sent Police to My Home when I Was 2 Hours Late
A worker with three decades of attendance reported two extreme employer reactions to lateness: a one‑hour delay prompted a call to an emergency contact, and a two‑hour delay led the manager to request a police wellness check. Both actions far...
Lessons From IBM's Nine Year AI Journey
Since 2017 IBM has turned its HR function into a "Client Zero" lab, using internal AI prototypes before market release. The HR team applied an "eliminate, simplify, automate" mantra, even shutting down its phone line and email overnight to test...
Managing the Messy Middle: From AI Pilots to Business Impact
Over the past two years, companies have deployed AI tools across their workforces, launching large‑scale pilots and encouraging experimentation. While many organizations report localized productivity gains, most have not yet translated these pilots into measurable financial returns. A recent panel...
The Best Ideas for Redefining Work with AI
Rebecca Hinds, head of Glean’s Work AI Institute, distills findings from the AI Transformation 100 report into actionable ideas for reshaping the modern workplace. The report highlights AI‑augmented knowledge search, automated workflow bots, personalized learning assistants, real‑time analytics, and ethical...
From Output to Judgment: Redesigning Human Skills in the Age of AI
Organizations are confronting AI’s takeover of routine work by redefining the human capabilities that drive performance. Leading firms such as McKinsey and Dropbox are prioritizing learning agility, metacognition, and judgment, embedding these skills into hiring, development, and promotion processes. The...
Northern California Workplace Investigations Workshop
The Northern California Workplace Investigations Workshop offers HR, labor relations and in‑house counsel a half‑day, in‑person training on conducting lawful, defensible investigations. Participants will learn to design investigative plans, gather evidence, interview witnesses, handle privileged matters and social‑media issues, and...
The Converging C Suite: Why AI Demands New Leadership Partnerships
AI is reshaping the C‑suite by pulling human‑resources, technology, and business leaders into shared responsibility for AI transformation. Executives recognize that AI challenges are as much about people and culture as they are about algorithms and infrastructure. The article highlights...
Rootly | Your On-Call Team Is Burning Out: Here's How to See It Coming
Rootly launched On‑Call Health, a free open‑source platform that monitors on‑call responder workload. It aggregates observed data—incident volume, severity, after‑hours pages, commit patterns—and optional self‑reported check‑ins to compute a 0‑100 risk score. The tool emphasizes trend analysis over single snapshots,...
A New Addition to PTO: Heartbreak Leave
A recent Zety survey finds that one in three employees believes companies should offer dedicated “heartbreak leave” and many have already taken time off after a breakup. Younger workers, especially Gen Z and millennials, are most eager for the benefit, with...
Decades in HR, Still Discovering Leadership & Work
After 20+ years working in HR, I’m still learning: about leadership, people, and what actually helps work… work. I share those reflections in my monthly newsletter on HR, leadership, and the future of work. 📩 Scan the QR code to subscribe or...
Legislative Lowdown: PBMs Must Disclose Pricing Information to Health Plans, Workers
Congress passed a spending bill that forces pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to disclose detailed pricing information to group health plans starting in 2028‑2029. The law requires semiannual reports on drug spreads, net prices, rebates, and out‑of‑pocket costs, and mandates that...
Free HR Leadership Course From Top Global CHROs
💥 I just made my HR leadership course FREE. 20+ hours of content from world-class CHROs. 11 modules. Templates, frameworks, and real playbooks. Now completely open source. This course features leaders from Spotify, HubSpot, The Lego Group, Reddit, Asana, and more sharing...
When the Recruiter Stops Believing the Culture (and Candidates Can Tell)
The article defines "cultural drift" as the gap between a company’s proclaimed values and the behaviors that actually emerge, often surfacing after growth, re‑orgs, or leadership changes. Recruiters, as the first human touchpoint for candidates, notice this drift early, sensing...
Empathy Engineer: Is This the £110k Job of Your Dreams?
The tech sector is inventing high‑paying roles such as empathy engineer, a position that blends social, cultural and emotional insights with technology design and can command salaries up to £110,000. A Tide survey found that 80% of British job seekers...
Why Major Companies, Like Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic/Claude Are Hiring SEOs
The episode explores why tech giants like Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic are actively hiring SEO leaders, highlighting that these companies see SEO as essential for driving organic discoverability, traffic, and conversions across their AI-driven products. It explains that SEO is...
The Secret to Building an Elite Team
Strategy‑execution expert Pete Wilkinson warns that building an elite team requires the same relentless commitment as training for the Olympics. He outlines four "power habits"—focus, personal organisation, proactivity and self‑discipline—and stresses consistent goal‑cascading across the organisation. Wilkinson breaks the journey...
Littler Lightbulb – January 2026 Appellate Roundup
The January 2026 appellate roundup highlights several pivotal employment‑law decisions. The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court, holding that any amount of entertainment work qualifies a production company for the Multi‑employer Pension Plan Amendments Act exemption. The Fifth Circuit affirmed...
IRS Roundup- January 21 – February 9, 2026
The IRS issued several key updates between Jan 21 and Feb 9, 2026, including Notice 2026‑9 extending the deadline for IRA and pension plan amendments to Dec 31 2027, and Fact Sheet 2026‑2 outlining the rollout of fully electronic federal payments under Executive Order 14247. It opened applications...
Conducting Criminal Background Checks? What the Phath Decision Means for Employers
The Pennsylvania Third Circuit in Phath v. Central Transport clarified that the Criminal History Record Information Act (CHRIA) applies whenever an employer considers criminal history, even if the applicant volunteers the information. Employers must now evaluate any disclosed conviction for...
Report Reveals a Lack of Awareness and Poor Career Advice Is Impacting Apprenticeship Uptake
The In‑Comm Training Annual Barometer, surveying over 350 16‑ to 21‑year‑olds, shows apprenticeship consideration slipping to 80%, a 9% drop. More than half of respondents (54%) admit they know no local schemes, and only a third trust the government understands...
The Ripple Effect Of Leadership: Why There Are No Neutral Moments
Amid economic uncertainty, leaders’ everyday actions create ripple effects that define corporate culture. The article highlights Tony Hsieh’s practice of "WOW" moments, from offering new hires cash to personal thank‑you notes, as a model for intentional leadership. Gallup research backs...
Rising Health Costs Outpace Social Security for Retirees
Health inflation is projected at 5.8% annually, more than double the 2.4% Social Security cost‑of‑living adjustment. Medicare Part B and Advantage premiums jumped 9.7% for 2026, while Part D drug premiums have risen 50% since the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. The widening...
Why Tailored Resumes Fail: The Resume Slop Problem
Most resumes today are professional, polished…and pointless. Issue #172 breaks down Resume Slop and why “tailoring” your resume isn’t working. If you’re optimizing and still not getting interviews, this one’s for you. Read it here: https://www.jobseekingishard.com/p/172-resume-slop
CFPB Fires Employee Amid Alleged Retaliation over DOGE Meeting
Scoop–CFPB just fired employee @alexisgoldstein for allegedly disrupting & documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE https://t.co/StMLf6gCoc She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
Why the Balance of Power Has Shifted Back to Organizations—And Why That’s a Good Thing
In this episode Jacob discusses how the balance of power in the workplace is shifting back toward organizations, driven by AI and broader labor‑market trends such as résumé inflation and automation of white‑collar jobs. He explains that artificial intelligence creates...
AI Scales only when Workforce Skills Scale
When AI shifts from pilots to production, the workforce must evolve with it. @Microsoft’s education push in Brazil signals something bigger: AI adoption only scales when skills scale. Human capital is infrastructure. https://t.co/uchyiGIUEI #MicrosoftAITour #MicrosoftAmbassador @MSFT_Business
$15K to Land a Job? What HR Can Make of ‘Reverse Recruiting’
Job seekers are increasingly paying reverse‑recruiting firms anywhere from a few hundred dollars to over $15,000 to have professionals apply, optimize resumes and network on their behalf. Executive‑level packages cost $10,000‑$15,000 for candidates targeting $200K‑$400K salaries, while mid‑tier services charge...
Real Talk if You’re Looking for a Job at a Health Tech Startup | Out-Of-Pocket
The article offers candid advice for professionals targeting health‑tech startup jobs, emphasizing the trade‑off between flashy titles and actual compensation. It stresses the need for candidates to be opinionated, self‑aware of their performance level, and to leverage AI tools for...
Toronto Pearson Named One of Canada’s Best Employers
Toronto Pearson International Airport has been named to Forbes Canada’s Best Employers 2026 list for the third straight year, climbing five spots to rank 102nd among the nation’s top 300 workplaces. It is the only airport featured in the ranking,...
How HR Leaders Can Turn Pharmacy Transparency Into Real Leverage
The article explains why pharmacy‑benefit transparency has become a critical governance issue for HR leaders and outlines the hidden levers employers can use to improve cost control and participant outcomes. It highlights the complexity of PBM contracts, geographic fragmentation, and...
FSA Grace Period Closes In: 3 Tips to Help Employees Avoid Forfeitures
The March 15 deadline closes the 2025 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) grace period, the final window for employees to spend remaining tax‑free funds. On average, workers forfeit about $441 each year due to missed deadlines or unclear plan rules. HR...
Trade Union Reforms Under Employment Rights Act 2025 Set To Take Effect
The Employment Rights Act 2025’s first phase takes effect on 18 February 2026, introducing major trade‑union reforms. It switches political fund contributions to an opt‑out system while preserving existing opt‑outs. The Act also removes certain public‑sector reporting duties and streamlines industrial‑action notice requirements,...
Credibility Gives You A Voice
The article outlines seven practices that leaders can adopt to build credibility and amplify their influence. It emphasizes quiet, backstage work such as processing emotions, avoiding outbursts, focusing on ideas, analyzing success, growing personal capability, investigating issues before speaking, and...
When an Ultimatum Turns a “Resignation” Into a Jury Question
A federal court ruled that a pregnant employee’s resignation, prompted by a one‑day stay‑or‑leave ultimatum, could be treated as constructive discharge. The judge found that the rushed deadline, supervisor comments suggesting termination was inevitable, and internal discussions about maternity‑leave optics...