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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 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled the discrimination lawsuit brought by enforcement manager Shweta Kandan after a jury trial ended in a mistrial. Kandan claimed the agency denied her a promotion to field director because of her sex, race and national origin, favoring a Black male colleague. The EEOC had sought summary judgment, arguing the promotion decision followed standard practice, but a federal judge allowed the case to proceed, finding a reasonable jury could see bias. The settlement resolves the case without further litigation.
On April 1, 2026, Littler hosted a one‑hour webinar titled “Don’t Be Fooled: What Employers Need to Know About False Claims Act Enforcement.” The session examined how recent FCA enforcement and settlement trends are expanding scrutiny of employers’ internal compliance programs and...
Attorney José Maymí‑González published an opinion piece clarifying who qualifies as “military” under military service leave statutes. The article outlines the USERRA definition, emphasizing active duty, reserve, and National Guard service, and applies it to Puerto Rican employers. It warns...
A new Jobs for the Future (JFF) survey released in early 2026 shows U.S. workers are now more likely to view artificial intelligence as a net‑negative force for jobs, wealth and quality of life. Early‑career employees feel the impact most,...
The Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council has been inactive, holding no meetings in 2025 and showing no plans for 2026. The 15‑member statutory panel, which must meet quarterly, lost five members at the end of 2025, leaving several vacancies...
The UK Home Office and Ministry of Justice have launched a returnship scheme that offers senior software developer positions to women who have been out of the workforce for 18 months or more. The scheme is part of a wider...
Thousands of K‑12 teachers across California have walked off the job, with strikes ongoing in Dublin and recent walkouts in Sacramento‑area districts. The unrest stems from a funding crunch as state aid, linked to declining enrollment, cannot keep pace with...
The UK government released new guidance on March 4, 2026 requiring large employers (250+ staff) to publish gender pay gap action plans that also address menopause support. The requirement stems from the Employment Rights Act 2025 and will become mandatory after a voluntary...
Audio Academy has announced its 2026 Mentoring Programme cohort, comprising 22 mid‑career professionals from across the UK radio and audio sector. The six‑month scheme pairs each mentee with a senior industry mentor, offering one‑to‑one guidance, seminars and leadership training. Supported...
Small and midsize firms are drowning in "tool sprawl" as HR, payroll and scheduling apps operate in isolation, creating data silos and costly manual reconciliation. The article argues that adding more software won’t solve the problem; instead, a single, integrated...
Monster’s Workaholics Report finds nearly half of U.S. full‑time employees identify as workaholics, with 75% logging more than 40 hours weekly. The survey attributes workaholic tendencies to employer expectations (47%) and personal ambition (44%), while 11% work over 60 hours....
Ireland’s National Institute for Bioprocess Research and Training (NIBRT) reports a persistent global shortage of biopharma manufacturing talent, especially engineers skilled in digital bioprocessing, automation and AI. The gap spans cell culture, downstream processing, aseptic manufacturing and quality functions, with...
American Airlines flight attendants have revived the red “WAR” pins from the W e A R e campaign, signaling renewed readiness to strike despite the National Mediation Board’s refusal to authorize one. The union publicly voted no confidence in CEO...
Torc Robotics has joined Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s Dock to Door Coalition under a one‑year Go Virginia Region 2 grant to shape training for autonomous Class 8 truck technicians and inspectors. The initiative will map workforce needs, identify curriculum gaps, and develop...
The 4:00 a.m. executive wake up call is a productivity myth, and it is actively driving physician burnout. As healthcare leaders and professionals, we often feel pressured to be online before dawn just to keep up with the inbox. But what...
The new federal Sustainable Development Strategy places systemic discrimination, gender‑based violence and Indigenous prosperity at the forefront, prompting Canadian employers to reassess their DEI priorities. Claude Balthazard argues that employees are skeptical of surface‑level messaging and expect clear, honest explanations...
FIPP is hosting a 60‑minute online workshop titled “Leading through relentless change” on 24 March at 3 pm GMT, aimed at media leaders grappling with platform shifts, AI disruption, restructures and low employee engagement. Speakers Mary Langan and Chris Kerwin, both seasoned executives from...
Women remain under‑represented in senior corporate leadership in Canada, occupying just 23.2 percent of board seats and 26.6 percent of officer roles in 2023, a modest rise from the previous year. More than half of all boards (50.3 percent) still have no female...
IEEE is scaling its virtual career fairs worldwide after a successful U.S. launch that attracted nearly 8,000 participants and showcased more than 500 AI, semiconductor, and power‑sector opportunities. The events, hosted on the vFairs platform, feature AI‑driven job matching, live...
KPMG has launched the AI Spark Innovation program for its U.S. advisory division, offering cash prizes that exceed typical year‑end bonuses. The awards target consultants who demonstrate tangible AI‑driven solutions, with a particular emphasis on junior staff. By tying payouts...
Story time: At my last company we got a new CHRO within his first month. He hired all his friends for 4 high paying critical positions. Im in HR Tech, so word got around, I found out they did...
Suburban Propane announced it will implement a cloud‑based human capital management (HCM) platform to replace its legacy HR systems. The new solution, provided by a leading HCM vendor, integrates payroll, talent acquisition, and analytics into a single SaaS suite. Deployment...
Lufthansa Cargo announced that it expects to operate nearly all scheduled freighter flights despite a two‑day cockpit crew strike on March 12‑13, 2026. The Vereinigung Cockpit union called the walk‑out affecting departures from Germany, though Middle‑East routes are exempt. Only...
Burger King is piloting an AI assistant called "Patty" that runs through employee headsets in drive‑thru lanes. The system listens for hospitality cues, logs service patterns and supplies real‑time recipe, inventory and equipment guidance. It also flags low stock or...
Early January, SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding rolled out an update to its Form I‑9 workflow, tightening validation of document uploads during the Section 2 completion stage. The enhancement closes a previously identified gap where uploads could bypass checks, improving compliance for U.S....
Los Angeles County’s Hotel Workers Protection Ordinance (HWPO) takes effect on April 1, 2026, with public housekeeping training requirements beginning October 1, 2026. The law mandates panic‑button devices for staff working alone, caps daily room‑cleaning workloads, and limits shifts to...
Persona unveiled a Candidate Verification solution that embeds identity checks directly into hiring workflows through integrations with Ashby, Greenhouse and Workday. The service matches government‑issued IDs to live selfies and layers device, behavioral and network signals to detect deepfakes and...
The article explains why leading innovators are redesigning offices to spark creativity. It highlights how artistic visuals, flexible layouts, and dedicated quiet zones reshape employee mindset. Companies invest in these environments not just for aesthetics but to foster collaboration, experimentation,...
On Tuesday the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA announced steps to terminate existing collective bargaining agreements, invoking President Trump’s Executive Order 14251 that cites national security concerns. DOE issued immediate termination notices to three major federal unions, while NASA...
In this episode of the HR Chat Show, host Bill Bannam talks with Tom McCarty, CEO of OrgChart, about the urgent need for organizations to build a solid, centralized people data foundation before attempting AI‑driven workforce redesign. McCarty highlights current...
Millennium expanded its equities team, hiring a veteran Citadel stockpicker and two additional equity traders, signaling aggressive talent acquisition amid market turbulence. Meanwhile, Linedata introduced Mosaic to streamline front‑office operations, and a HedgeWeek report highlighted stagnant female partner representation in...
A federal judge will decide whether the University of Pennsylvania must comply with an EEOC subpoena demanding detailed records on employees' Jewish affiliations. The EEOC is probing claims that antisemitic incidents have created a hostile work environment for faculty and...
WSJ: "One of the great hopes for AI—at least, among workers—is that it will ease workloads, freeing people up for more high-level, creative pursuits. So far, the opposite is happening, new data show...AI is increasing the speed, density and complexity...
I get at least one text a week from a CEO planning to cut staff. Not small companies. $20M, $200M, $400M businesses. Block just cut 40% of its workforce — 4,000 people. Gone. Harry Stebbings from 20VC is saying the same thing: at...
Rosewood Hotel Group announced a Global Parental Leave Policy that guarantees 16 weeks of fully paid leave for eligible associates worldwide, effective January 1, 2026. The gender‑neutral standard tops up any local entitlement that falls short of the 16‑week benchmark,...
The article defines a new "silver‑collar" workforce that blends digital analytics with hands‑on operational expertise, positioning humans as stewards of increasingly autonomous machines. Productivity is now measured by how effectively humans and AI collaborate, especially as machines execute decisions that...
The Florida House has reintroduced the Freedom of Conscience in the Workplace Act (HB 641), which would prohibit public employers, nonprofits and state‑funded private firms from providing nonbinary gender options, requiring correct pronoun usage, or mandating LGBTQ‑related training. The bill also...
TruScore has added three AI‑powered features—AI Feedback Insights, AI Executive Summaries, and AI Comment Summaries—to its 360‑degree feedback platform. The tools automatically analyze quantitative scores and open‑ended comments, delivering concise themes, strengths, blind‑spot alerts, and development priorities. Built on a...
Employers are re‑examining paid‑time‑off (PTO) policies as data shows fewer workers fully disconnect during vacations—dropping from 47 % in 2023 to 37 % in 2025, according to Dayforce. Experts argue that leadership modeling, clear communication protocols, and tech tools like automated out‑of‑office...
UF Health appointed Janice Walker as its inaugural chief nursing officer and introduced a seven‑day recruitment cycle to prevent losing qualified nurses. Walker frames slow hiring as a "never event," shifting the process from employer‑centric to candidate‑centric. The model relies...
Somewhere right now, an employee is sitting in an urgent care waiting room - not because they need urgent care, but because their company needs a piece of paper. That paper, costing them a co-pay and half the morning, will confirm...
DynaFile unveiled a new integration with Paylocity that automatically links employee data from the HRIS platform to its secure cloud‑based document management system. The connection routes onboarding forms, tax documents and other records directly into structured DynaFile folders, eliminating manual...
It was about 10-15 years ago I started hearing about managers needing to be coaches/mentors in tech. Outliers aside, this was a terrible expectation to set up. Managers rarely have the skillset/time for this and even if they do, there are too...
American Airlines Flight Attendants Union Brings Back Strike-Threat Pins — But Still Will Not Say What It Wants - View from the Wing https://t.co/j8JThVqVOa
Othership, a workplace intelligence platform, announced a partnership with ScaleHR, a strategic advisory firm serving over 30,000 Canadian HR leaders. The collaboration will deliver Othership’s data‑driven workspace optimization solution to ScaleHR’s network, helping organizations redesign work policies, lower real‑estate expenses,...
📚 In this episode, we talk about making professional development more engaging and easier to access. 🧩 Naomi Church shares strategies for using on demand tools to support ongoing learning. 🤝 I’m excited to partner with @jotform to share this bonus episode....
Choosing TriNet over JustWorks for price reasons was the most expensive decision we've ever made
On February 26, 2026 the Nevada Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Nevada’s prevailing‑wage statutes (NRS Chapter 338) provide no private right of action for employees to recover wages or overtime in court. The court held that disputes must be filed...
Sending employees abroad? This week proved why HR needs a plan @HR_Exec https://t.co/pkmsbX5P2S #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Phenom, a leader in applied AI, unveiled its 2026 Human Resources Awards at the IAMPHENOM conference in Philadelphia. The awards recognized organizations that leveraged AI and automation to accelerate hiring, improve retention, and enhance employee experiences across sectors such as...
