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Know What's Happening in Human Resources
Workplace Harassment Persists as Silence Undermines Policies
A study of over 3,700 employees across five nations identified three core silence behaviors—staying silent, silencing others, and not listening—that strongly predict rising harassment levels. Despite widespread anti‑harassment policies, these silence signals keep misconduct entrenched, urging leaders to tackle cultural barriers to reporting.
British Airways will introduce a pilot incentive program that offers up to a 1% bonus on basic salary if collective fuel‑burn reductions meet a target of 60,000 tonnes of CO₂ below 2025 levels, slated to begin in 2027 after a BALPA vote. The scheme emphasizes more efficient taxi‑out procedures and tighter fuel‑load planning while maintaining mandatory safety reserves. It aims to curb one of the airline’s largest cost drivers amid volatile fuel prices and growing ESG pressure. Critics caution that shrinking fuel buffers could raise operational risk.
Hilary Badger, a branding leader in Asia, reflects on a career without female supervisors and urges companies to diversify leadership. She highlights how caregiving responsibilities limit women’s leadership pipelines and how perception of commitment hampers advancement. Badger’s “‘Til It’s Done”...
A recent Express Employment survey of 504 Canadian hiring managers and 502 job seekers finds networking is increasingly viewed as a business transaction. Seventy percent of managers and 76% of candidates say online platforms make interactions feel more transactional, while...
A GoodTime survey of 504 senior talent‑acquisition leaders found that 90% of companies missed their hiring goals, with AI‑generated fake candidates identified as the top hiring threat for 2026. Gartner warns that AI has turned recruiting into an arms race,...
Wall Street’s securities industry posted a record $49.2 billion bonus pool in 2025, a 9% rise over the prior year, while average bonuses climbed to $246,900. Pretax profits surged 30% to $65.1 billion, driven by strong trading, underwriting and asset‑management fees. Despite...
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and BDx Data Centers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a talent pipeline for Singapore’s digital infrastructure sector. The partnership will give ITE students hands‑on training at BDx’s AI‑ready SIN1 data‑center, embedding...
From 26 March 2026 asylum‑seeking doctors, nurses and other qualified health professionals who have waited at least 12 months for an initial asylum decision will be allowed to work in any role listed on the Appendix Skilled Occupations at RQF level 6 or above,...
Barcelona is positioning itself as a leading European innovation hub, leveraging a deep‑tech and life‑science specialization that now supports over 130,000 digital professionals, 33% of whom are foreign. The city hosts more than 203 global tech hubs, 9,600 foreign companies...
An employment tribunal in Watford ruled in favour of over 900 Addison Lee drivers, confirming they are workers entitled to minimum wage, holiday pay and other employment rights. The judgment establishes the principles for calculating compensation, which lawyers estimate will...
Radio Ink surveyed the Top 20 leaders in radio to uncover the traits they deem essential for the next generation of executives. The consensus emphasizes a deep love for radio, strong character, and a blend of creativity, curiosity, and collaboration....
Budapest’s public transport operator BKV announced that its 2025 gender pay analysis shows an average hourly wage gap of –6.8% and a median gap of –7.3%, indicating women earn slightly more than men. Bonus distribution is similarly balanced, with a...
The article argues that global payment infrastructure is a critical workforce strategy issue, not merely a finance function. It highlights how traditional wire transfers, currency conversion fees, and varied compliance requirements create costly friction for hiring contractors across borders. Modern...
Royal Mail postal workers allege they were instructed to conceal undelivered mail to make delivery targets appear met. The company defended its performance‑measurement system, but an employee described the practice as embarrassing and deceitful. The claims surfaced alongside a LinkedIn...
Kaveri Khullar, speaking for International Women’s Day, argues that confidence should emerge from participation rather than be a prerequisite for it. She highlights a persistent gap in female allyship, noting that women often focus on delivering results instead of uplifting...
Indu Mehta emphasizes that maintaining balance in organizations turns fairness into a sustainable principle rather than a situational response. She argues current workplace policies on harassment and safety are often too rigid, failing to reflect modern women’s lived realities. Mehta...
SINTTIA, representing nearly 7,000 workers at GM’s Silao plant, has tabled a 10% wage increase for the 2026‑2028 contract after initially demanding 20%. A worker vote is set for April 9‑10, with a strike deadline of April 15 if negotiations stall. Silao...
The Women and Equalities Committee heard that equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives are increasingly treated as corporate fashions rather than strategic imperatives. Experts such as the CIPD chief executive and academics urged a shift toward collective inclusion, cultural change...
A BioSpace survey of U.S. life‑science professionals shows 15% are looking for new jobs because they are unhappy with company leadership, compared with 9.1% citing dissatisfaction with their direct manager. Respect for CEOs remains flat at roughly 80%, while respect...
The post reveals how Kalshi is willing to pay up to $8,000,000 a year for a marketer who can deliver disruptive, viral growth, highlighting the failure of most firms to craft effective job descriptions. The author, a veteran hiring manager,...
The UK government has introduced new procurement rules requiring firms bidding for public contracts to demonstrate job creation, apprenticeships and local economic benefits. Contracts over £5 million (≈$6.4 million) will be assessed for social‑value commitments, and a Public Interest Test will apply...
JobLeads analysis shows UK women apply for jobs with salaries about $11,400 lower than men. Women’s upper salary expectations are $131,500 versus $149,900 for men, a 12% gap. Women also apply to roles with median $77,300 pay compared with $88,800...
ABC employees ended a historic 24‑hour strike – the broadcaster’s first in 20 years – but negotiations remain unresolved, leaving the threat of further action alive. Meanwhile, radio personality Kyle Sandilands filed a Federal Court suit against ARN, publicly revealing...
PsyMetrics unveiled its Healthcare Behavioral Assessment Suite, an AI‑driven psychometric platform aimed at curbing the chronic turnover in hospitals, clinics, and medical support services. The tool leverages 30 years of industrial‑organizational psychology data to map candidates' behavioral traits to the...
Culture Amp unveiled its Performance Culture Quadrant (PCQ), a diagnostic that maps a company’s engagement and performance confidence into four distinct culture states. Research covering 1,800 firms found that organizations in the "Peak Performance" state—high engagement and high confidence—outperformed peers,...
Everee has been named No. 11 on Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative Companies list in the Human Resources category, highlighting its rapid rise in payroll technology. The company’s 2025 milestones include a pay‑cycle‑free payroll system, real‑time gross‑to‑net processing across all states,...
Litmos released the “From Ladder to Lattice” report highlighting an emerging “AI ceiling” in workforce development. While 80.5% of HR leaders say they prioritize skills‑based growth, only 28.5% report AI‑driven learning shortening promotion timelines. Employees feel their newly acquired capabilities...
300k Comp sounds nice until they tell you that you have to move to the Bay Area.
Prudential Advisors' Western Territory vice president Moira Buckley was elected secretary of Finseca, the leading professional community for financial advisors. Her four‑year term will culminate in a presidency in 2028‑29, underscoring a strategic push toward broader, holistic advice and greater...
Paychex (PAYX) posted $1.8 billion in third‑quarter revenue, up 20% year over year, and returned $463 million to shareholders through stock repurchases. The results underscore accelerating demand for payroll and HR solutions as employers grapple with a cost‑of‑living squeeze.
Colorful Box Co. released Scale人事評価, an AI‑native cloud platform that automates the full HR evaluation cycle for small‑and‑medium enterprises. Developed in just two months using Anthropic’s Claude Code, the service offers a subscription starting at ¥10,000 (≈$66) per month and...
Culture Amp’s chief people officer, Justin Angsuwat, says AI‑powered people analytics is moving HR from descriptive reporting to prescriptive, real‑time guidance. He warns that firms without a solid data foundation risk $3 million‑plus losses, while early adopters can turn analytics into...
Microsoft executive vice president Charles Lamanna disclosed that tech job candidates are requesting daily AI token allocations worth $100 to several hundred dollars. The demand signals a shift toward AI usage becoming a core component of executive compensation and hiring...
Dianne C. Whitfield, chief human resources officer of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, sold 12,274 common shares for $839,000 between March 17 and March 19, 2026. The sale, tied to a mandatory "sell‑to‑cover" RSU vesting, reduced her direct holdings by roughly 26%. Analysts...
Mayer Brown employment partners Marine Hamon and Pauline Stadler dissect labor‑law challenges in cross‑border transactions between Germany and France. They detail works‑council consultation mandates, statutory timelines, employee‑transfer rules, and confidentiality duties that can shape carve‑outs and asset deals. The lawyers...
HR teams are increasingly adopting customer community platforms as strategic tools for employee engagement and brand building. These platforms enable peer‑to‑peer support, centralized knowledge sharing, and real‑time feedback, which boost satisfaction and reduce support costs. Gamified recognition and virtual events...
HR departments are increasingly adopting short explainer videos to convey policies, benefits, and training material. These videos translate technical or legal language into visual narratives that are easier for diverse workforces to grasp. By keeping content under two minutes, companies...
Meta has moved oversight of its internal “AI For Work” program to chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth, previously responsible for the company’s metaverse efforts. The initiative, formerly led by Guy Rosen, seeks to embed generative‑AI tools across Meta’s employee base...
A Red Flag in an interview that's a bit hard to spot. If the company barely offers any pushback on your salary requests that should be a gigantic red flag and sign they're toxic. Especially if there's a LARGE gap...
Hybrid work is now entrenched across Asia‑Pacific, but digital friction is eroding productivity. TeamViewer research shows employees lose an average of 1.33 workdays per month, and 42% of firms attribute revenue loss to IT inefficiencies. AI‑driven remote support and intelligent...
Russia’s State Duma passed amendments to the Labour Code that forbid employers from imposing a probation period on women who have children under three years old. The change expands an existing rule that covered mothers of children up to 1.5...
René Redzepi, the Danish chef who built Noma into a global benchmark for New Nordic cuisine, announced his resignation on March 12 after a New York Times report detailed abuse allegations. His departure has sparked an industry‑wide reckoning over the...
A new National Guardian review finds that roughly two‑thirds of temporary NHS staff in England feel they have no voice, with fear of losing shifts the primary deterrent to speaking up. Ethnic minority temps report even higher levels of silence,...
Property services firms announced three senior leadership changes. Savills appointed Luke Kearns, formerly of Knight Frank and Marsh & Parsons, as head of lettings in Edinburgh, aiming to grow portfolios amid a stabilising Scottish rental market. Cushman & Wakefield’s international partner Yvonne Court will retire...
Info-Tech Research Group released two new reports warning that accelerating AI workloads are exposing structural limits in enterprise application delivery and infrastructure operations. The findings highlight technical debt, skill shortages and integration complexity as the top barriers to scaling AI,...
HP announced AI‑enhanced upgrades to its Workforce Experience Platform (WXP) aimed at reducing device downtime and easing memory‑capacity constraints for enterprises and managed service providers. The new features include AI remediation, a workflow builder, custom data reports, Teams pulse notifications,...
The biggest lie corporate tells you about: 'The Dry Promotion'. They frame a new title without a pay raise as a massive opportunity. THE BLACK BOX REALITY:
“Thanks for interviewing 5 times and completing a project based on a real business need but we’re filling the role internally.” https://t.co/usN0WsWX4D
The UK National Minimum Wage will rise 4.1% in April, moving from £12.21 (≈ $15.3) to £12.71 (≈ $15.9) per hour. IRecruit4 founder Ashlea Fisher argues the increase can strengthen employee motivation, loyalty, and retention, especially when employers adopt the higher Living...
MrBeast’s Beast Industries Hires Hulu and Riot Games Alum Gaude Lydia Paez as Communications Chief https://t.co/MJLvnqJXMw via @variety
