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.
CVs Are Not Struck Out of 401(k) Plans
The U.S. Department of Labor’s March rule proposal flagged contingent‑value securities (CVs) as a fiduciary concern for 401(k) plans, citing valuation and liquidity challenges. However, the guidance does not mandate that CVs be excluded from retirement portfolios. Plan sponsors can continue to offer CVs provided they implement rigorous oversight, transparent valuation methods, and clear participant disclosures. This approach preserves access to alternative‑asset exposure while managing regulatory risk.
How Teachers Can Get the Most Out of Their HR Office (Downloadable) (Opinion)
Anthony Graham, a former teacher turned school administrator, explains how educators can leverage their district HR office beyond basic payroll tasks. He clarifies legal and ethical boundaries that shape HR interactions, emphasizing confidentiality and compliance. The piece outlines practical steps...
How Transit Agencies Can Hire and Keep Front-Line Workers
The Urban Institute reports that U.S. transit agencies are facing a deepening labor shortage, with recruitment and retention of frontline workers lagging behind overall regional employment growth. Over 160,000 operators and 55,000 maintenance staff serve roughly 20 million daily rides, yet...
Do Employees in the Netherlands Have the Right to Determine Their Own Working Hours?
The Dutch Flexible Working Act (Wet flexibel werken) permits employees to request reduced weekly hours or a different distribution of those hours, provided employers respond at least one month before the change. In a recent Zwolle Subdistrict Court case, an...
MPs Launch New Inquiry on Flexible Working and Disability
The UK Women and Equalities Committee has launched a cross‑party inquiry into how flexible working arrangements affect disabled employees. MPs will examine why the post‑COVID shift toward remote and hybrid work has not narrowed the disability employment gap, which remains...
Inside the Department of Labor's Plan to Make American Workers AI-Ready
In this episode, Chief Innovation Officer Taylor Stockton of the U.S. Department of Labor explains the agency’s push to make American workers AI‑ready through a comprehensive AI literacy strategy. He outlines the department’s AI 101 text‑message course, the AI literacy...
Employees Are Engaged in 2026: HR, What Are You Doing to Keep the Momentum Going?
Employee engagement rose to 64.2% in 2025, the highest level in five years, according to McLean & Company’s survey of 250,000 workers. Intent to stay climbed to 79.7%, reflecting stronger retention amid peak economic uncertainty. The report highlights inclusion, culture,...
Legal | Three Weeks on From the April Employment Law Changes: The Gap Most UK SMEs Still Haven't Closed
Three weeks after the sweeping April 2026 UK employment law reforms, most small‑and‑medium enterprises (SMEs) are still struggling with the new statutory duty to retain six years of holiday‑record data. While many changes required simple policy tweaks, fragmented holiday records—spread...
HR May Be Relying on ‘Gut Instincts’ Amid Data Overload
Korn Ferry’s April 21 report finds that 71% of senior HR and C‑suite leaders are forced to rely on gut instincts because talent data is overwhelming and scattered across systems. While 84% of respondents juggle three to ten talent platforms, only...
6 Tips for Creating a Competitive Compensation Model
Businesses that ignore total‑reward strategies risk higher turnover and recruiting expenses. The article outlines six practical steps—starting with market‑based salary benchmarking, conducting regular pay‑equity audits, expanding compensation beyond base salary, designing flexible pay bands, leveraging external expertise, and maintaining transparency—to...
Elevance Health’s Affiliated Health Plans Deliver More Predictable, Lower Healthcare Costs for Small Businesses
Elevance Health’s affiliated plans are tackling rising small‑business health costs with two innovative models: Balanced Funding and Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs). Balanced Funding guarantees a fixed monthly payment while capping risk, rewarding employers when actual claims fall below expectations....
Menopause Is a Retention Problem. Accounting Firms Should Treat It Like One
Menopause is emerging as a hidden retention risk for accounting firms, with more than 53% of employees experiencing it considering early exit or reduced hours by age 55. The profession already suffers a gender pipeline gap—only 24% of partners at...
Your Job Application Is a Bar Kochba Game
Job seekers often assume hiring is a pure qualifications test, but the post argues the real decision hinges on an invisible “fit” picture the hiring manager already holds. Candidates must read subtle cues from the posting, reporting line, and interview...
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s Pay Package Tripled to $165 Million in 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s 2025 compensation surged to $165 million, driven by a $110 million one‑time stock‑option award tied to a split plan that was later abandoned. The split was scrapped after Paramount’s $81 billion hostile takeover of WBD won shareholder...
How to Build an Effective Hiring Process (5 Best Practices)
The article outlines how companies can accelerate hiring by standardizing each step of the recruitment workflow. It cites a 12‑year‑high talent shortage, with 45% of employers struggling to find talent, and shows that hiring cycles longer than 40 days increase...
Building On-Ramps to Union Apprenticeships
The data‑center boom is intensifying the shortage of skilled construction workers, prompting North America’s Building Trades Unions to partner with Microsoft and OpenAI on apprenticeship pipelines. TradesFutures, a union‑backed intermediary, enrolled 7,700 participants across more than 200 readiness programs in...
American Airlines Flight Attendants Are Now Raising Serious Concerns Over New Performance Tracking Measures… A New Dispute in the Making
American Airlines introduced a new performance‑tracking platform called “Me@Work,” which assigns each flight attendant an aggregate score based on metrics such as customer satisfaction, attendance, and safety reports. The rollout occurred without meaningful input from the Association of Professional Flight...
Oshkosh Area School District Announces Strategic Partnership with Edustaff to Strengthen Educator Staffing Solutions
The Oshkosh Area School District (OASD) has entered a strategic partnership with Edustaff, a leading educational staffing firm, to overhaul its substitute teacher and support‑staff recruitment. Edustaff will assume full responsibility for sourcing, credentialing, scheduling and compliance through its proprietary...
AI Gives You The Vocabulary. It Doesn’t Give You The Expertise via @Sejournal, @DuaneForrester
Hiring managers are noticing that candidates equipped with AI‑generated vocabularies often stumble when asked to reason through problems live. Independent research from Microsoft, the Swiss Business School and TestGorilla links heavy AI reliance to a measurable drop in critical‑thinking, especially...
Musculoskeletal Disorders Are Draining Employer Health Budgets — The Workplace Itself May Be the Cause
Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders now represent one of the largest cost drivers for employers, affecting roughly half of workers with company‑provided health plans. Up to $90 billion in avoidable expenses stem from surgeries—many of which are unnecessary—and recurring pain after treatment. The...
Study Finds AI Reliance for Personal Support Fuels Workplace Loneliness
Harvard Business Review researchers surveyed 1,545 U.S. knowledge workers and discovered that more than half of those who rely on AI for personal support feel lonely at work. The findings warn that growing AI anthropomorphism could erode coworker connections and...
Sage Rolls Out AI Agents to Automate Finance, HR and Operations Workflows
Sage unveiled a suite of task‑focused AI agents across its finance, HR and operations platforms at the Sage Future event in Atlanta on April 28, 2026. The agents, built into Sage Intacct, Sage HCM and Sage X3, are designed to...
Allison Wyatt Honored by Marquis Who's Who for Pioneering Nonprofit HR Leadership
Allison Wyatt, founder and CEO of Edgility Talent Partners, has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. The honor cites her 24‑year career shaping equitable, financially sustainable HR practices for mission‑driven nonprofits. The recognition underscores the growing visibility of...
HireClix Launches JobFlow AEO
HireClix introduced JobFlow AEO, an AI‑optimized recruitment marketing solution that structures career site content for discovery by AI‑powered search engines and large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. The platform adds schema‑enhanced pages, natural‑language answers, and analytics...
Nomad Health Evolves From Staffing Agency to AI Software Company
Nomad Health announced it is shifting from a healthcare staffing agency to an AI‑powered software platform, offering its proprietary operating system to mid‑market and enterprise staffing firms. The platform, built on more than 15,000 recruiter‑less placements and 11 million billed hours,...
Entitlement Label Flips: Older Generations Hold the Bias
When a young person asks for a raise before doing the work, older generations call it entitlement. But what if they're not the problem… we are? Dr. Eliza Filby (@dr_eliza_filby) is a contemporary historian and generations expert who has spent her...
In a Tight Job Market, Small Businesses May Offer Opportunities for New College Grads
In a tightening labor market, small businesses are emerging as a key hiring source for the 2026 college‑graduate class, with Gusto estimating nearly one million new‑grad positions. Average starting salaries at these firms rose to $65,734, modestly higher than last...
SPARK HR Day 2 Recap: Empathy Is the Name of the Game
Day 2 of the SPARK HR conference gathered senior HR leaders from Disney, Chick‑fil‑A, Meta and others to argue that empathy is the essential competency for modern HR. Speakers stressed that employee engagement depends on trust, compassion, stability and hope,...
10 Ways You Can Make Employee Onboarding Improvements
The article outlines ten actionable steps to overhaul employee onboarding, from pre‑boarding and 30/60/90‑day timelines to automated workflows and continuous feedback loops. It cites Gallup’s finding that only 12% of workers feel their companies excel at onboarding and highlights the...
#322 Graziano Cocco Performance Mental Coach - Lessons From Elite Sport for Hospitality Leaders
In this episode, Michael Tinser talks with performance mental coach Graziano Cocco, who blends elite sport psychology with hospitality leadership. Graziano shares his journey from front‑line restaurant work to coaching at Crystal Palace and other professional athletes, explaining how mental...
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s Pay Tripled in 2025 to $165 Million
Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav saw his total compensation soar to $165 million in 2025, roughly three times his prior payout. The bulk of the increase—$110 million—came from one‑time stock options granted for a now‑abandoned plan to split the company...
Averages Mask Reality: Who Really Benefits From Rising Wages?
The “average worker” is a statistical ghost. Useful on a spreadsheet. Dangerous in real life. Because when people say “wages are rising,” the first question should be: For whom? Averages can describe the economy. They can also erase the people living under it.🧵👇
Paid Trial Weeks: Avoid Asking Employed Candidates to Use Vacation
I always offer candidates a paid one week trial This is easy if they’re working freelance or between jobs But if they’re currently employed, is it reasonable to suggest they use holiday time?
New HR Tech From Klaar, uRecruits
Klaar announced a new compensation module that integrates Comprehensive’s benchmarking platform, bringing AI‑driven performance data directly into its compensation planning workflow. The integration replaces spreadsheet‑based cycles, supports multi‑currency and complex bonus structures, and aims to reduce recency bias in pay...
Use Signaling Theory to Attract Ideal Candidates
How can you clearly signal what your firm is really about? In this article, Daniel Yerger explains how to use signaling theory to describe the job in a way that attracts talented, relevant applicants: https://t.co/C6O1ONvC8p…listing-template/ https://t.co/oKdKPwK4SB
Tech Hiring Stays Strong; AI Fears Won’t Curb Demand
Despite AI-related job loss fears, tech hiring holds steady - and here are the most in-demand skills https://t.co/V3T3sLgZcq via @ZDNET
How AstraZeneca’s 17,000 AI-Certified Employees Are Helping It Reach a ‘Stretch Goal’ of $80 Billion in Revenue
AstraZeneca has certified over 17,000 employees in AI, requiring at least a silver‑level badge across a bronze‑silver‑gold framework. CFO Aradhana Sarin says finance will steer roughly 1,000 active AI pilots toward production to capture value. The company’s stretch goal is...
Investing in Young Men Through Apprenticeships Drives Real Change
Today is National Apprenticeships Day and I can't think of a better time to revisit a piece Zach Boren and I wrote last year on what investing in young men actually looks like⬇️
Future of Work: Robots, Talent, and Logistics
Listen to the Does Logistics Matter? Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. In Episode 22, Talent and Recruitment specialist Radu Palamariu of Alcott Global talks about: What the future of work will look like, and if robots will take over, and more... #SupplyChain...
Employers’ Bodies Call for More Dialogue on Union Access Rights
UK employer organisations have written to employment rights minister Kate Dearden urging tripartite talks on the new trade‑union access provisions in the Employment Rights Act 2025, which take effect in October 2026. They point to the successful November negotiations on unfair‑dismissal...
First‑time Managers Need Leadership Training, Not Just Management
Really enjoyed my chat with @JDevHR about what frontline managers need to succeed. We talked about why management and leadership are not the same thing and how orgs can better prepare first-time managers for success. Thanks to @UKGInc for having me. https://t.co/awnliqv4v2
Why the ‘AI Productivity Paradox’ Calls for HR’s Intervention
Seramount’s new report argues that the perceived drop in productivity from remote and hybrid work is actually a measurement issue, not a performance one. Leaders still rely on outdated, visibility‑based metrics while AI tools accelerate output without guaranteeing quality, creating...
Why the ‘AI Productivity Paradox’ Calls for HR’s Intervention
A new Seramount report argues that the perceived AI productivity slump in U.S. firms is less about remote work and more about flawed measurement methods. Leaders often mistake outdated metrics for genuine output loss, creating an "AI productivity paradox." The...
The Visibility Gap Holding You Back
A senior technical leader driving a high‑impact, IPO‑linked initiative struggled to secure a promotion because his influence was invisible to senior leadership. Despite expanding scope and cross‑team responsibilities, he lacked formal authority and feared upsetting other leaders. Coaching revealed that...
Financial Times Journalists in Dispute with Management over Plans for Office Days
Financial Times journalists have invoked the union dispute procedure after management announced a plan to require four days in the office by year‑end, up from the current three‑day hybrid model. The National Union of Journalists argues the proposal lacks justification,...
Specialty Drugs Now Consume over Half of Total Drug Spend
Specialty drugs now represent more than half of total prescription spending, despite treating a relatively small patient pool. A 2024 Pharmaceutical Strategies Group survey shows 43% of employers and health‑plan leaders cite managing specialty drug costs as their top priority,...
SPNI Elevates Manu Wadhwa to Strategic Advisory Role
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) announced that Chief Human Resources Officer Manu Wadhwa will become a Strategy Advisor effective July 1, 2026. In the new role she will partner with the leadership team on key strategic priorities, drawing on her seven‑year tenure...
Empathetic Leadership Can Make or Break AI Adoption
Empathetic leadership is emerging as a decisive factor in AI adoption, with research linking employee well‑being to higher productivity and innovation. While 59% of CEOs deem empathy non‑essential, surveys reveal a stark gap between executive confidence in AI benefits and...
Over Half of Brits Struggle with Workplace Motivation During Summer
A Jukebox Marketing survey finds that 51 % of British employees feel less motivated and less able to concentrate when temperatures rise, with the effect strongest among 18‑34‑year‑olds (57 %). Regional data shows Norwich and Plymouth at the top of the list,...
JPMorganChase, Alphabet, Microsoft: Why LinkedIn Tells Candidates to Bet on These Orgs
LinkedIn unveiled its 10th annual Top Companies list, ranking firms where employees enjoy the strongest prospects for career advancement. The rankings draw on millions of LinkedIn activity signals, including promotion rates, skill growth and employee tenure. JPMorgan Chase, Alphabet and...