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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.
Tough Day is an AI‑powered behavioral support platform that equips employees and managers with on‑demand, confidential advice through its virtual assistant, Tuffy. The service targets high‑pressure workplace moments, helping users build resilience, manage stress, and communicate more effectively. By integrating directly with HR functions, the platform offers personalized guidance that can be accessed in real time. Founded by Katherine von Jan, Tough Day positions itself as a scalable alternative to traditional employee assistance programs.
🚨 Hiring Signal: Workday Workday spent $303M on restructuring while bringing founder Aneel Bhusri back as CEO. This usually signals organizational redesign and integration hiring. Why it matters: Workday recently acquired Paradox and Sana, creating demand for: • integration engineers • AI product managers • HR tech...
Big upgrades coming to Opendoor socials over the next few months. @Y_Malyarchuk just joined my team as the Social Media Lead. He brings experience working at TikTok, across startups and Fortune 500 companies, and already has bold ideas for where we...
Atlassian Corp. terminated software engineer Denise Unterwurzacher after she publicly called CEO Scott Farquhar a “rich jerk” and challenged recent title changes. At a March 3 hearing in Austin, a National Labor Relations Board attorney argued the firing violates the National...
The Department for Work and Pensions announced that several management‑focused apprenticeship standards – including level 3 team leader, level 5 operations manager, level 5 coaching professional, level 4 lead practitioner in adult care and the level 6 chartered manager – will be defunded. Labour frames...
The episode dives into Varsity Brands' implementation of Phenom's AI voice screening agent, Melissa, to tackle high‑volume hiring challenges after a reduction in recruiting staff. By automating initial candidate outreach and qualification, the tool cut scheduling delays, boosted interview acceptance...
In this episode, OPM Director Scott Cooper outlines a bold agenda to modernize federal hiring and build a high‑performance workforce. He highlights three core challenges: a demographic imbalance that leaves the federal workforce under‑represented among early‑career talent, outdated performance management...
Edward Jones cut CEO Penny Pennington’s 2025 compensation by 3.5% to $28.04 million, reflecting a 4% decline in profit margin despite a 6% rise in net income to nearly $2.1 billion. The reduction contrasts with pay hikes for other senior leaders, notably...
The January 2026 JOLTS report shows labor turnover stalled despite job openings rising to 6.9 million. Total hires held steady at 5.3 million and quits slipped to 3.1 million, while layoffs edged down, reinforcing a “no‑hire, no‑fire” environment. This follows a 2025 slowdown...
Founder-led companies are built differently. There’s a level of care that shows up in the details. In the long-term thinking. In the refusal to treat the job as permanent. At @shopify, we requalify for our roles every year. That level of care...
The rise of remote work has moved conflict from boardrooms to inboxes, video calls, and chat apps, demanding a digital‑first approach to resolution. Eight tactics are outlined, from crystal‑clear messaging and empathetic listening to selecting the right channel and establishing...
The post argues that most job seekers merely apply for positions instead of conducting a strategic job search. It defines job searching as a skill set involving targeted CVs, active LinkedIn use, recruiter‑focused interview prep, and savvy offer handling. To...
Taiwan's real regular wages surged 2.9% year‑over‑year in January, marking the fastest monthly increase in 11 years and the largest month‑on‑month gain in 16 years. After inflation adjustment, real wages rose 2.18%, the strongest pace since 2016, while the median...
Psyched to share our latest One Vision Podcast episode with @technicallymims , where we chat about his 2026 book “How to AI,” a practical guide aimed at the 90% who aren’t early adopters. We discuss the book’s “24 Laws of...
In 2026 HR has shifted from managing static personnel to orchestrating a dynamic, AI‑augmented ecosystem. Agentic AI now automates end‑to‑end processes, freeing leaders to focus on strategy, while skills‑based talent platforms replace traditional job titles with competency fragments. Well‑being is...
What ACTUALLY Makes A Difference In Advisor Satisfaction? Senior advisors occupy a uniquely high-impact role within advisory firms and develop portable skills. For firm owners, the challenge is not merely recruiting this talent… but also creating an environment and incentives...
xAI went from losing most of its founding members and other top technical staff to Elon recruiting the product leads from Cursor and other top talent. this should be interesting...
The International Bar Association’s new report, *Raising the Bar: Women in Law*, reveals that almost one in five women lawyers are contemplating leaving the profession, with 19% considering roles in academia or consulting. While 62% intend to stay at their...
A dangerous leadership mistake: Confusing engagement with organizational health. Issue #10: Shallow Roots: Why Engagement Scores Can Mislead Leaders https://t.co/GCviJSOGGN #employeeexperience #employeeengagement #culture #leadership https://t.co/oe6SOhV3gq
CEOs Say Employee Engagement and Retention Are Top Priorities - CX Journey™ https://t.co/08fWpgm6Hm #CEO #leadership #employeeexperience #employeeengagement https://t.co/ZKidQJlCBE
For Your Information, Inc., a SBA‑certified woman‑owned small business, secured a nearly $37 million contract from the U.S. Secret Service to provide human‑resources staffing support. The two‑year award, administered through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, obligates $7.12 million annually and was won...
What we think uncertainty means: Not knowing which jobs will replace the current ones. What it actually means: No longer knowing whether your current actions have any economic value.
SWISS is overstaffed by hundreds of flight attendants, and is offering employees a significant amount to resign. If there aren't enough volunteers, layoffs could happen as well. Here's what's going on. https://t.co/C8Gj1GnP2Z
At the ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting, panelists examined the EEOC’s recent Selina S. v. Driscoll decision, which reinterprets Title VII to allow federal agencies to restrict transgender employees from gender‑aligned facilities, overturning the 2015 Lusardi precedent. The...
Lin Junyang, a technical lead behind turning Alibaba's Qwen into one of world’s most popular open-source AI model series, has left the company in a sudden departure that rattled China’s AI sector and raised questions about talent retention inside one...
Question for your Monday meeting: "An OpenAI co-founder just showed white-collar pros are most exposed to AI disruption. If we applied that to our org, which roles are highest-exposure? Are we training them, or hoping nobody notices?"
Jim Knight’s article outlines how organizations can move beyond vague mission statements to quantifiable culture change. He lists core metrics—engagement, turnover, satisfaction, productivity, absenteeism, customer experience, and innovation—to gauge progress, and recommends tools such as surveys, focus groups, and real‑time...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has opened recruitment for a new chief construction and scientific adviser, a role that consolidates its interim construction adviser and chief scientific adviser functions in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy....
Warner Bros. Games Montréal, the studio behind Gotham Knights, appears to have laid off an unspecified number of employees late last week. At least three senior staff members—associate narrative director Ceri Young, level designer Camille Olivier Paquette, and associate producer...
An Inc.com column highlights a manager dealing with an employee whose chronic negativity stems from personal health and family tragedies. While the manager feels deep sympathy for the employee’s car accident, chronic disease, and loss, the employee’s attitude is lowering...
Printworks Manchester will observe Neurodiversity Celebration Week from March 16‑20 with sensory‑friendly initiatives. The venue will project calming Northern Lights visuals on its digital ceiling and launch a weekly Sunday sensory‑friendly hour with dimmed lighting and reduced audio. Additionally, 200...
The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s 2025 "Inclusion in the Recording Studio" report shows women’s share of Billboard Hot 100 artists stalled at 36.1%, while female songwriters dropped to 14.5% and women producers lingered at 4.4%. In contrast, artists from under‑represented ethnic...
Hiring in 2026 is increasingly difficult because baby boomers are staying longer while entry‑level roles shrink due to automation, leaving a thin pool of experienced mid‑level professionals. The article argues that the traditional definition of "mid‑level"—based on years of service—is...
HR leaders are redesigning hiring, culture, and performance frameworks to thrive in remote‑first and hybrid work models. Companies such as G‑P, GitLab, Rackspace, Cisco and Workleap illustrate how intentional playbooks, data‑driven office design, and periodic in‑person reunions sustain engagement. The...
Employee Benefit News has opened nominations for its 2026 Excellence in Benefits Awards, seeking to recognize benefit managers and HR leaders who delivered innovative wellness solutions in 2025. Candidates must submit their nominations by April 30, with winners announced on May 18...
The Flemish government has approved a draft decree that would fine companies failing to disclose pay information or that discriminate on gender, marking a partial rollout of the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Women in Belgium currently earn about seven percent...
The legal risks of AI-driven #recruitment and redundancy (and how to govern them properly) @HRZone https://t.co/EFZosuqPhM #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Betsy Lopez‑Riley, speaking ahead of SPARK HR 2026, argues that HR leaders should focus on eliminating uncertainty rather than simplifying complexity. She notes that people can manage intricate tasks, but unclear trade‑offs erode confidence during change. Lopez‑Riley will present sessions on immediate...
West Sussex County Council has pushed the Oracle Fusion HR and payroll rollout to October 2026, marking a five‑year delay and a cost explosion from the original £2.6 million estimate to roughly £41 million. The project, intended to replace an aging SAP system...
In 2025, ICE revived large‑scale worksite enforcement targeting I‑9 compliance, while the Department of Homeland Security dismantled key immigration programs, ending humanitarian parole, destabilizing TPS, and terminating automatic EAD extensions. Simultaneously, states such as Iowa and Ohio introduced mandatory E‑Verify...
Twelve Senate Democrats have sent a letter to the Social Security Administration demanding detailed answers about its recent practice of moving hundreds of employees from processing, technology and financial units to the agency’s phone line with only a few hours...
HR software firm Ciphr analyzed 756,000 UK Google searches for “interview questions” in the past year, highlighting widespread candidate anxiety. The most frequent query, “What questions should I ask the interviewer?”, averaged 17,520 monthly searches, underscoring a desire to control...
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has approved the Tripartite Cluster for Food Services’ recommendations to tighten the Progressive Wage Model. From 1 July 2026 the sector’s entry‑level wage rises to S$2,220 and will climb to S$2,500 by 2028, with annual increases of up...
Britain’s Low Pay Commission has been granted full flexibility to decide how quickly the 18‑20‑year‑old minimum wage will converge with the national living wage. The youth rate jumps to £10.85 per hour on 1 April, while the NLW for workers 21...
Speedy’s Framing LLC, a residential construction firm in Idaho, was ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor to pay $293,698 in back wages to 56 employees for failing to provide overtime premiums and for not compensating travel time. The Wage...
Middle managers are caught between unrealistic strategic goals and limited authority, forcing them to mask contradictions and hide capacity constraints. This isolation, termed Organizational Latchkey Syndrome, erodes psychological safety and turns emotional intelligence into a liability. The article argues that...
AT&T has launched an on‑site therapy benefit at 20 U.S. locations, offering confidential mental‑health sessions to both white‑collar and frontline employees. The program targets rising stress linked to AI disruption, political tension, and job‑security concerns, aiming to help staff manage...
Hertz staged a classic‑car show at its South Florida headquarters, inviting employees from corporate and field offices to display vehicles, vote on categories, and learn about new models from manufacturers. The two‑hour event blended personal passion with product education, creating...
Pleased to support the Talent & Careers Track at the Inclusive FinTech Forum. Afterward, Stephen was kind to invite Bob and myself to visit the @CarnegieMellon for an interactive session with students, where we explored tech leadership, careers, and inclusive...
President Ferdinand Marcos addressed more than 3,300 newly promoted teachers and school heads in Cebu, urging them to lead with empathy, skill, compassion, and integrity. He highlighted the Department of Education’s Expanded Career Progression (ECP) system, which aims to promote...
