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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.
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its March 2026 report to Congress, recommending that states disclose hourly wages for home‑ and community‑based service (HCBS) workers. The proposal aims to give states clearer data for setting effective HCBS payment rates. The report also covers Medicaid’s role in behavioral health, youth justice, and child‑welfare systems, but the wage‑transparency recommendation is the headline. By mandating wage reporting, MACPAC seeks to strengthen the HCBS workforce and improve care affordability.
Fairview Health Services announced the selection of Workday’s cloud suite to replace legacy systems across human resources, finance, and supply chain. The move consolidates three core functions onto a single AI‑powered platform, promising real‑time analytics and automated workflows. Workday will...
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, secured historic collective bargaining agreements covering all five unions at its Pascagoula yard. The contracts deliver an immediate base wage increase of at least 18% and total wage growth of 35%‑47% through...
On March 9, 2026 the New York Department of Health released updated guidance clarifying wage‑parity compliance deadlines for home‑care providers through 2025 and beyond. The guidance fixes previous uncertainty by setting firm LS300 reporting dates for 2025 (May 31, 2026) and establishing annual LS301 audit...
Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie is spearheading a campaign against what she calls “fat cats” in the federal public service and “pigs in gravy” among university vice‑chancellors. She argues that senior bureaucrats and university leaders earn salaries at least twice those...
Lever unveiled a suite of design enhancements aimed at streamlining the recruiting workflow. The updates include a modernized interface with higher contrast and cleaner navigation, a drag‑and‑drop job posting editor, smarter application‑question controls, and a refreshed Automations Hub with search...
Lever announced a suite of product upgrades aimed at streamlining the hiring workflow. The enhancements include AI‑driven candidate ranking, a real‑time analytics dashboard, integrated interview scheduling, and a revamped mobile app. Lever says these tools reduce manual effort and provide...
A LiveCareer survey of over 1,000 U.S. workers finds that 25% of job seekers have ghosted a potential employer at some stage of the hiring process. The most common trigger is accepting another offer, but 39% say a perceived unfair...
The February 2026 appellate roundup highlights several pivotal employment‑law decisions. The Fifth Circuit affirmed that overtime liability hinges on an employer’s actual or constructive knowledge of hours worked, rejecting a contractor’s claim of unlimited‑hour entitlement. The Sixth Circuit required age‑discrimination...
The accounting sector saw a wave of senior appointments in March 2026, including RSM’s hiring of Joseph Taiano as Chief Marketing Officer, Maxwell Locke & Ritter’s selection of Lesley Hargraves as its next Leading Partner, and Ascend’s creation of a COO role filled by Evie Woodforde....
The article outlines four practical steps for leaders to stop avoiding conflict and give effective feedback. It urges managers to drop the “butt‑sandwich” approach, treat feedback as a professional matter, speak directly without soft‑shoeing, and lead by example with candor....
Sidley, the sixth‑ranked firm on the 2025 Am Law 100, announced an income‑partner tier that creates a nonequity partnership level. The move follows a wave of Biglaw firms—starting with Cravath’s salaried partner tier in 2023 and later Paul Weiss, WilmerHale, and...
Women in federal service continue to lag behind men in retirement security despite the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Caregiving responsibilities and career breaks reduce creditable service years, leading to smaller pensions and lower Thrift Savings Plan balances. Organizations such...
CVS Health has become the first U.S. company to receive a menopause‑friendly accreditation from consultancy Midovia. The program adds manager training, peer support, enhanced benefits, and clinician education to address menopause‑related health and productivity issues for its largely female workforce....
Littler’s latest Lounge episode examines the EU Pay Transparency Directive as it takes shape across member states. The discussion outlines new recruiting disclosures, employee pay‑information rights, and varying reporting thresholds that firms must navigate. Hosts emphasize the need for precise...
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed that the state Whistleblower Act shields employees even when they are involved in the wrongdoing they report, as held in Galvin v. Roxbury Community College. Thomas Galvin, the college’s chief compliance officer, was terminated after...
An employee’s casual practice of numerology is causing discomfort among team members who view it as pseudoscience. The article advises managers to handle the issue privately, focusing on the behavior’s impact rather than the belief itself. It recommends open‑ended dialogue,...
The HirED Report is a new monthly newsletter targeting HR leaders in K‑12 education. It addresses the acute teacher shortage, burnout crisis, and shifting workforce expectations that make district HR a high‑stakes function. The brief promises zero‑fluff, actionable insights and...
A new IWG report surveying over 2,000 UK female office workers finds that hybrid and flexible work arrangements are reshaping women’s career trajectories. Two‑thirds of respondents say hybrid work positively influences their careers, with the effect strongest among millennials and...
ActivTrak’s 2026 State of the Workplace report, analyzing 443 million hours across 1,111 organizations, reveals AI usage soaring to 80% of employees and an eight‑fold rise in time spent on AI tools. Instead of shrinking workloads, AI is accelerating work speed...
When management says: "We value people who burn the midnight oil." They are glorifying the hustle. Staying late is treated as the ultimate sign of commitment. THE REALITY AND HOW TO PUSH BACK:
In this episode, host Mike Stahl talks with Ryan Seamers, founder of Aegis Risk and a leading expert on self‑funded health plans and medical stop‑loss insurance. They discuss the 2026 stop‑loss renewal cycle, noting a sharp premium increase driven by...
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $1.08 million for 24 warehouse workers at Expresso Forwarding Inc. and its affiliate after uncovering pay rates as low as $2.03 per hour in Mexican pesos, breaching federal minimum‑wage and overtime rules. The settlement mandates...
Everyone’s asking the wrong question about AI and jobs. The issue isn’t what AI will replace. It’s how leaders will redesign work so humans and AI create outcomes neither could achieve alone. Companies that use AI to cut costs may...
Researchers at Binghamton University, led by Associate Professor Tiffany Keller Hansbrough, are using a $1 million U.S. Army grant to conduct five studies aimed at making performance evaluations more accurate. The team argues that vague, memory‑based questions encourage "gap‑filling" and produce...
Hundreds of faculty, staff, and students gathered at Portland Community College campuses to launch a historic strike over wages. Demonstrators at four sites, including the Cascade campus, carried signs demanding a living wage and cost‑of‑living adjustments. The strike follows nearly...
This: “Your customer knows even less about these models than you do. You need to start guiding them toward the most ambitious version of their future. If you're in an industry that really values its employee base, paint a picture...
how HR sleeps after posting a job they already planned to fill internally anyway https://t.co/m81ts7r23O
California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act mandates paid sick leave for all employees, granting at least 24 hours of accrued leave and protecting workers from retaliation if adverse action follows leave within 30 days. Employers frequently ask how to prevent...
#CIOChat Q3: Algorithmic management raises real leadership questions: fairness, transparency, escalation paths, and accountability when the system makes a bad call. What guardrails or governance models are you putting in place so algorithms guide work without undermining trust? https://t.co/PL1IMUxQJf
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Chad Tetreault, Zscaler’s Public Sector CTO for AI Strategy and Governance, outlined how federal agencies can modernize their AI workforce training. He argued that conventional classroom models lag behind AI’s rapid evolution, recommending "prompt‑athons" to democratize skill acquisition. Hands‑on, mission‑driven...
Atlassian announced it will eliminate 1,600 positions, about a tenth of its global workforce, as part of a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence. Founder Mike Cannon‑Brookes said AI is reshaping the skill mix required across the company, prompting the cuts....
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration issued four new guidance documents aimed at improving registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs). Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) welcomed the changes, citing greater flexibility for sponsors, reduced regulatory burdens, and alignment with...
South Dakota Senate voted down House Bill 1209, which would have mandated employers with more than 25 staff to verify new hires through the federal E‑Verify system within ten days. The measure, originally passed by the House, faced amendments and...
HR leaders are urged to equip managers with concrete training and documentation for merit‑raise conversations, according to Salary.com’s Sean Luitjens. By providing office‑hour style sessions, one‑page compensation philosophies, and FAQ sheets, managers can answer why raises are modest, how budgets...
Family‑friendly policies have expanded to support dual‑career couples and parents, but they still overlook the growing segment of single, childless workers. Today, 46% of U.S. adults are unmarried and 29% live alone, yet HR benefits remain rooted in amatonormative assumptions....
Business leaders across North America and Europe intend to speed up global hiring, even as nearly half report severe difficulty attracting and retaining international talent. Employee engagement is a growing pain point, with 69% citing challenges such as turnover, cultural...
The Ethical Supply Chain Program (ESCP) announced a record uptake of its Family‑Friendly Factory initiative. Participation surged among apparel and textile manufacturers in China and Vietnam. The 2025 Worker Well‑Being Impact Report links the program to efforts to mitigate labour...
U.S. oil and gas hiring remains disciplined, with firms prioritizing margin protection over headcount expansion, according to Birmingham Group CEO Brian Binke. Companies focus on optimization, maintenance and targeted buildouts, adding talent only where it directly improves efficiency or reduces...
RemoFirst, an Employer of Record platform operating in over 185 countries, announced a new integration with BambooHR. The connector syncs employee records from BambooHR directly into RemoFirst, cutting manual data entry and speeding up onboarding. The self‑serve integration activates in...
The federal government introduced a 3.8% special pay increase for law‑enforcement personnel, while most other GS employees receive only a 1% raise. Retirees who left on December 31 may see their annual‑leave lump‑sum paid at the prior year’s salary, with a...
Retail training traditionally protects associates from failure, resulting in low on‑floor competence despite high completion rates from video and microlearning modules. The article argues that real skill development requires repeated attempts, specific feedback, and a non‑moving performance standard. SalesRX+ introduced...
On 18 February 2026 an employment tribunal dismissed a former Google engineer’s claim that the company operated a “boys’ club” that disadvantaged women. The ex‑employee alleged gender bias, unequal pay and blocked promotions, but the tribunal concluded the evidence did...
L2 Brands has been awarded Fair Labor Accreditation by the Fair Labor Association after a multi‑year review of its social‑compliance systems. The accreditation recognizes the company’s efforts to improve worker wellbeing across its supply chain, which includes 18 contract factories...
A new Express Employment Professionals‑Harris Poll shows 82% of Canadian job seekers and 86% of hiring managers view networking as critical for landing roles, with 45% saying its importance has risen over the past decade. Respondents rely on a mix...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s latest data shows women now comprise 55% of UK lawyers but only 35% of equity partners, with parity at salaried partner level (49%). Representation of disabled solicitors has risen to 8%, still well below the 17%...
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HotelData’s 2025 Labor Costs & Trends report shows U.S. hotel wages rising sharply, with wage cost per occupied room (CPOR) climbing 12.8% year‑over‑year to $48.32. The acceleration intensified in Q4, where wage CPOR jumped 21.1% YoY, while hours per occupied...
Had no idea it’s National Working Moms Day, or that working moms even get a day. Regular reminder that the greatest needle mover for working mothers is working from home. Incentivize employers to offer work from home as a benefit...
