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.
Express Delegation Still Means What It Says: Sixth Circuit Upholds DOL Home Care Rule After Loper Bright
On April 1 2026 the Sixth Circuit upheld the Department of Labor’s 2013 rule that requires third‑party home‑care agencies to pay overtime, even for live‑in caregivers caring for family members. The court ruled that Congress’s express delegation of authority to the DOL remains intact despite the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision. While the DOL has proposed rescinding the rule and suspended its enforcement, the appellate judgment preserves the rule’s applicability to providers in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. The decision reinforces the durability of regulations grounded in clear statutory delegation.
On the Move: Actum Adds Beck
Actum has hired former Trump 2024 campaign and Department of Energy transition team member Andy Beck as senior managing director in Washington, D.C., bringing deep federal‑policy experience to its consulting practice. Beck will advise clients on sectors where government funding...
Rockstar Games Faces Employee Burnout as GTA 6 Deadline Tightens
Rockstar Games employees say the push to meet a November 19 release for Grand Theft Auto VI has led to unpaid overtime, 3 AM workdays and mounting burnout. The revelations revive debate over crunch in the gaming sector and put pressure on parent...
IBM Study Shows 76% of Companies Add Chief AI Officer as CEOs Redesign C‑suite
IBM's latest Institute for Business Value survey of 2,000 CEOs reveals that 76% of organizations now have a Chief AI Officer, a jump from 26% in 2025. Executives say AI is reshaping decision‑making, governance and talent, prompting a wholesale redesign...
ServiceNow Leverages AI Control Tower to Boost HR Services Amid SaaS Downturn
ServiceNow is positioning its AI Control Tower, introduced in May 2025, as a way to modernize HR operations while the company battles a 52% stock decline and a broader SaaS slowdown. The platform lets enterprises orchestrate AI agents across functions,...
We Should Pay More for the Best Teachers
A new study by political scientists David Broockman and Josh Kalla finds that a centrist stance on teacher compensation—making it hard to fire teachers while rewarding high performers—significantly boosts a Democratic candidate’s vote share. The research compares this effect to...
Consulting Critical for Benefit Brokers
In this episode, host Peter Van Artryk talks with Tammy Shapiro, SVP and GM of Employee Benefits Solutions at Applied Systems, about how technology and automation are reshaping the employee benefits brokerage market. Shapiro explains the rise of "Broker 2.0,"...
The Feedback Gap at the Top (And Why It Spreads Faster Than You Think)
The article highlights a pervasive "feedback gap" among senior executives, where difficult accountability conversations are avoided or softened. It attributes the gap to a lack of training, complex reporting structures, and the natural desire to be liked. This silence at...
Can an Employee Sue for Failure to Accommodate a Disability She Said She Didn’t Have?
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a public employer after an employee with a history of transient ischemic attacks refused to request a disability accommodation and instead challenged an independent medical exam. The employee, who had worked over thirty...
Spring Cleaning for Your AI Tools
AI chatbots like Anthropic's Claude now retain a rolling memory of prior conversations, updating it every 24 hours to provide contextual continuity. Users can disable this memory, but doing so strips the model of useful context. Similar persistent‑memory features exist...
A Case Study for Redesigning Work for Longer Careers
U.S. life expectancy hit a record 79 years, prompting workers to extend their careers well past traditional retirement ages. People over 75 now represent the fastest‑growing segment of the American labor force, and a larger share are staying employed beyond...
SIS Plans Massive Hiring Push, Eyes 5 Lakh Workforce by 2030
SIS, a leading private security firm, plans to expand its workforce from 3.46 lakh to 5 lakh employees by 2030, adding roughly 1.54 lakh new hires. The growth targets heightened demand in healthcare, manufacturing, construction and e‑commerce logistics. Simplified Indian labour codes...
The CEE Startup Superpower: Cultural Weakness Becomes Competitive Edge
At the Startup Moldova Summit 2026, cultural expert Jaïr Halevi warned Central and Eastern European founders that neglecting company culture is a strategic blind spot. He likened culture to a tennis serve—founders control it while external market forces remain unpredictable....
When the CEO Leaves, What Happens Next?
New research from Robert Walters shows only 14% of UK firms have formal succession plans. CEO turnover is accelerating, with tech CEOs leaving 50% faster than the six‑year average and record resignations in 2022. 39% of organisations lack any plan,...
AI Tools Aren't Training; Real Competence Needs Practice
Professional athletes train most of the time to perform when it matters. Corporate teams perform all the time and get one AI workshop called “transformation.” What worries me is how often we confuse access with ability. Giving people AI tools is not the...
Payroll Errors Don’t Stay in Payroll
Payroll errors extend beyond a simple operational glitch, directly affecting employees’ financial stability and trust in their employer. A PayrollOrg survey found 49.1 % of workers would struggle to meet obligations after a late paycheck, while the BLS reports a 1.2 %...
Global Payroll Is a Strategic Problem. AI Is Finally Solving It.
Global payroll has long been treated as a fragmented, operational chore, relying on a patchwork of local vendors and costly reconciliation. Recent AI advances shift payroll from assistance to autonomous execution, delivering "zero‑click" processing that cuts workforce‑management expenses by roughly...
University of Michigan, Virginia Tech Among Colleges Seeking New Leaders
April 2026 saw a wave of leadership changes across U.S. higher education, including the University of Michigan pausing its presidential search after Kent Syverud disclosed a brain‑cancer diagnosis and Virginia Tech President Tim Sands announcing retirement amid political controversy. The University of Wyoming selected...
Berkshire Shareholders Reject Workforce Oversight Proposal, Back Leadership and Pay Plans
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders voted down a proposal demanding a detailed workforce‑oversight report, reaffirming the conglomerate’s decentralized management of its roughly 387,000 employees across 200 subsidiaries. The board, including Warren Buffett and Greg Abel, was fully re‑elected, and investors approved the...
Flat Hierarchy: Four Ways Companies Make It Work
The article defines a flat hierarchy as a shallow structure where a small top team oversees a network of autonomous teams, eliminating most middle‑management layers. It outlines four recurring archetypes—cell‑based, chain‑based, circle‑based, and micro‑enterprise structures—each organizing teams around geography, value‑chain...
MTN Loses Labour Bid over ‘Unremorseful’ Ex-Employee
MTN's attempt to appeal a Labour Court decision was rejected. The court dismissed MTN's argument that an employee who shows no remorse cannot be reinstated, noting the precedent cited (De Beers) was not applicable. The appeal concerned a November 2025 ruling...
National HR Policy, Post-Maternity Leave Allowance, and More: Malaysia's New Measures to Support Workers
Malaysia's Ministry of Human Resources endorsed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Labour Day announcements, unveiling the first National Human Resources Policy 2026‑2035 to coordinate skills, labour and social security. The government introduced a post‑maternity leave allowance of up to 30 extra...
Your AI CV Just Got You Rejected
A federal court in California authorized a collective‑action notice allowing anyone over 40 who applied through Workday’s AI hiring platform since September 2020 to join a class‑action lawsuit. The case, Mobley v. Workday, alleges that the AI system systematically down‑weights older,...
Zensai Introduces Human Success Agent for Microsoft Agent 365, Redefining AI-Driven Learning and Human Success in the Flow of Work
Zensai announced the general availability of its Human Success Agent, a partner AI agent built on Microsoft Agent 365. The solution embeds real‑time workforce performance, engagement and skill data directly into Microsoft 365 apps, leveraging Microsoft Entra for secure governance....
Aldi Employees in Brussels Went on Strike on Saturday
Aldi faced a fresh wave of strikes in the Brussels‑Halle‑Vilvoorde region on Saturday, with 22 of its 26 stores shutting down. Workers, represented by Setca and CNE, protested the retailer’s plan to open supermarkets on Sundays, fearing loss of their...
ABC Staff Accept Enterprise Agreement After Pay Dispute Strike
ABC staff voted overwhelmingly to accept a new enterprise agreement, ending a 24‑hour strike that was the broadcaster’s first in two decades. More than 90% of participants backed a 10.5% pay rise over three years, with back‑pay to October 2025,...
Alstom Launched a Program to Hire People with Disabilities
Alstom has launched its first long‑term internship program, ASPIRE, to hire people with learning disabilities at its Derby Litchurch Lane plant. The interns will work on the £60 million (≈ $76 million) CrossCountry Voyager train modernization project, refurbishing 312 carriages. The program partners...
Why SWIFT Is Too Slow for Your Global Workforce?
Traditional SWIFT‑based payroll can take five business days as payments bounce through multiple correspondent banks, incurring fees and eroding the amount received. Companies are turning to regulated stablecoins for payroll settlement, allowing funds to move directly on a blockchain in...
Meta Chooses GPUs Over Humans, Cuts 8,000 Jobs
Meta just traded 8,000 humans for GPU racks. And Zuckerberg said it out loud. Not restructuring. Not "rightsizing." Compute costs more than people now, so people go. ↳ Q1 revenue: $56B — up 33% ↳ Net income: $26.8B ↳ 2026 capex: up to $145B ↳...
Immigrant Enforcement Harms U.S. Workers, No Spillover Benefits
New @nberpubs: "Labor Market Impacts of ICE Activity in Trump 2.0" https://t.co/LiZXDgySdk "We find no evidence of positive spillover effects to U.S.-born workers and U.S.-born workers who work in immigrant-heavy sectors are harmed" 😲 https://t.co/XepXyVseyO
What Is Resume Fraud (and How to Detect It)?
Resume fraud has evolved from simple embellishments to AI‑generated, fully fabricated work histories that can be produced in seconds. Around 70% of workers admit to lying on their resumes, and 60% of those candidates still secure jobs, driving an estimated...
Samsung Biologics Estimates US$100 Million Strike Loss as Unions Press Demands
Samsung Biologics said the ongoing strike has already cost about $130 million, reflecting a partial disruption to its biologics production lines. Roughly half of its 2,861‑strong workforce has been on strike since April 28, demanding a 9.3% wage increase and a profit‑share...
How to Improve the Candidate Experience During AI Video Interviews
AI video interviews promise up to 50% faster hires and 40% lower costs, yet many candidates feel anxious, confused, and disengaged. The article argues that the technology alone isn’t enough; the candidate experience determines whether efficiency gains translate into better...
Faces of HR: Josh Skorupa on Knowing when to Pivot – or Kill – AI-Enabled Work that Creates No Value
Josh Skorupa, Head of Digital Transformation & Capability at Singapore’s GovTech, says AI is a foundational infrastructure, not a strategy. He urges leaders to focus on clear business outcomes and to halt AI projects that deliver no value. Skorupa’s experience...
Rethink Mid‑Career Training for Vanishing Job Roles
The mid-career pivot: Are you developing people for a career that no longer exists? @TrainingZone https://t.co/szfMpvyjuF #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Candidate Fraud: The Warning Signs HR Should Watch Out For
AI tools are enabling sophisticated candidate fraud, with Gartner predicting one in four applicants will be fake by 2028. HR leaders now confront coordinated fake submissions that include synthetic identities, deep‑fake video, and polished portfolios. Experts advise deploying automated verification...
Pros and Cons of a “Work-Friend Culture”
The article reflects on 25 years of workplace experience to weigh the pros and cons of a "work‑friend" culture. It recounts a long‑term colleague who became a boss and shifted from supportive to competitive, illustrating the risk of overly personal...
Understanding the Science Behind AI-Based Hiring Assessments
HireVue introduced Assessment Builder, an AI‑powered platform that lets recruiters quickly create scientifically validated hiring assessments for any role, from high‑volume positions to niche executive jobs. The tool parses job descriptions, generates role‑specific tests, and offers adjustable AI involvement, including...
Ciklum India Has Appointed Snigdha Joglekar as Head of HR
Ciklum India, a global digital solutions provider, has appointed Snijdha Joglekar as its new head of human resources. Joglekar arrives after a six‑year tenure at EXL and a 15‑year career that includes senior HR roles at Calsoft, Parkar Consulting, SELA...
Harassment Training Reveals Lingering Anti‑Jewish Slurs at Deloitte
Whenever I take a workplace harassment training, I think about the partner at Deloitte who said to the about-to-retire partner at Deloitte, "Look at us, just a bunch of Micks," and the about-to-retire partner looked at the first partner and...
Recruiters Turn to AI in Quest to Find the Perfect Connection
Recruiters are grappling with an “AI doom loop” as generative AI floods hiring pipelines with double the applications per job since 2022. While AI tools help automate résumé drafting, screening and even interview stages, they also dilute signal quality, making...
Confused by “Sexual Emojis” In Harassment Training
I'm doing an anti-harassment training for work and one made a comment about "sexual emojis" and... like do those exist? Are they talking about gifs?
Workday's $2B+ AI Shopping Spree: What It Means for HR Tech Buyers
Workday has spent more than $2 billion acquiring six AI‑focused HR startups—HiredScore, Evisort, Paradox, Flowise, Sana and Pipedream—within two years, mirroring similar moves by SAP and Oracle. The acquisitions aim to plug gaps in Workday’s recruiting, learning and employee‑experience suites, but...
More Managers Agree that AI Can Replace Employees, Report Finds
A Beautiful.ai report shows 35% of managers now believe replacing employees with AI tools is good for their companies, up from 23% a year earlier. The survey also found 42% think AI could be financially beneficial by replacing many workers,...
Hong Kong Raises Statutory Minimum Wage to HK$43.1 per Hour Effective 1 May 2026
Hong Kong will raise its statutory minimum wage to HK$43.1 per hour (about $5.5 USD) on 1 May 2026, up from HK$42.1. The new rate applies to all employment categories, including part‑time staff and workers with disabilities who can opt for a...
Why Maternity Leave Is an Investment in Our Future
Indonesia’s Law No. 4 of 2024 expands statutory maternity leave to three months, with extensions up to six months for medical reasons, but field research shows most women only receive the minimum. Financial strain, unclear compensation and job‑security fears push many...
Bharat Intelligence’s Phala Platform Helps Tribals Get Work
Bharat Intelligence’s Phala platform has formalised labour for 2,000 tribal workers across 10,000 acres of vineyards in Nashik, delivering an average net daily income of roughly $6. The agritech startup, co‑owned by over 22,500 farmers, matches skilled workers with time‑sensitive...
The Multifamily Operations Daily Huddle: What Turnover Is Actually Telling You
The article argues that employee turnover in multifamily operations is a diagnostic tool, not just an administrative task. Exit interviews contain insights about leadership, culture, and operational clarity that mirror the data used to analyze resident behavior. Companies with the...
BBC News to Cut Up to 2,000 Jobs in 15% Cost‑Saving Drive
BBC News announced plans to eliminate as many as 2,000 positions, roughly 15% of its staff, in a sweeping cost‑saving programme. The cuts come weeks before former Google executive Matt Brittin takes over as director‑general, underscoring financial pressure on the...
Chinese Court Bars AI‑Driven Layoffs, Citing Worker Rights
China's Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court ruled that a tech firm cannot dismiss an employee simply because an AI system replaced his duties, ordering compensation. The decision underscores a legal limit on using automation as a pretext for layoffs, a move...