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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 behaviorsâstaying silent, silencing others, and not listeningâthat strongly predict rising harassment levels. Despite widespread antiâharassment policies, these silence signals keep misconduct entrenched, urging leaders to tackle cultural barriers to reporting.
A Massachusetts federal court denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging that a preâhire "Workstyle Assessment" functions as an unlawful lie detector. The assessment asked candidates to rate statements on planning, persistence, reliability and emotional awareness, and the employer claimed it could detect deceptive or fabricated responses. The court held that, at the pleading stage, these allegations plausibly fit the stateâs broad Lie Detector Statute, which covers any written test used to verify honesty. The case now proceeds, signaling heightened legal risk for similar hiring tools.
HR data appears in four out of five cyber breaches, highlighting the sectorâs vulnerability. As HR platforms become central to employee information ecosystems, vendor security directly impacts corporate risk. A structured evaluationâstarting with dataâflow mapping, compliance verification, and baseline controlsâhelps...
PraveenâŻVoona, after more than 15âŻyears at Airbus, has joined ABB as the People & Culture Business Partner for ABB Robotics in India and the Middle EastâAfrica region. Voona holds a BTech in Electronics and Telecommunications and an MBA in HRM,...
Block announced a 40% workforce reduction, framing the move as an AIâdriven efficiency push. The cut follows highâprofile restructurings by Elon Musk at Twitter and Andy Jassyâs officeâreturn mandate, which together expanded the range of acceptable corporate actions. Analysts warn...
Employers often rely on isolated claims or EAP call counts, which dramatically understate the true scale of behavioral health issues in the workforce. By aggregating medical, pharmacy, and EAP dataâand even website analyticsâcompanies can capture both prevalence and cost, revealing...
Recruitment fraud is emerging as a critical enterprise security threat, driven by AIâpowered social engineering that can convincingly impersonate recruiters and hiring workflows. Labor market volatility, highlighted by 1.17âŻmillion U.S. job cuts in 2025, has amplified the urgency and exposure...
South Africaâs green transition is boosting employment, with green jobs rising from 12.4% of the labour force in 2022 to 14.8% in 2024. Growth is concentrated in utilities, mining, construction and finance, driven by government procurement and sustainableâfinance policies. However,...
Australian game developer Halfbrick, known for Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, announced it is cutting 41 jobs. The layoffs include redundancies in its Australian operations and the termination of several international engagements. The cuts come as the studio navigates a...
SAP announced a new global bonus structure that ties rewards to performance, but senior managers can still receive stockâbased incentives even when targets are missed. Junior and midâlevel employees face higher thresholds, prompting widespread dissatisfaction. The company has set aside...
Vocalbeats.AI, a Singaporeâbased AI audio firm, launched the Vocalbeats.AI Scholarship at the National University of Singapore for students in the School of Computing and the College of Design and Engineering starting in 2026. Recipients will receive priority access to internships,...
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) announced an expanded workforce development program in partnership with Verizon, launching in early April. The grantâbacked initiative offers noâcost training in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and core IT skills to eligible New Jersey residents. Participants...
Learning and Development leaders must acquire AI literacy to remain competitive as artificial intelligence reshapes how work is performed. Over half of L&D professionals already view AI as a strategic advantage, but the goal is to enhance learning effectiveness, not...
The shift to remote and hybrid work has turned employee productivity tracking into a highâtech practice, ranging from keystroke logging to AIâdriven analytics. Leaders argue that transparent, outcomeâfocused metrics can enhance accountability, while critics warn that covert surveillance erodes morale...
Cybersecurity leaders face mounting workforce challenges as skill gaps, burnout, and unpredictable threat spikes strain limited budgets. CISOs like Stephen Ford and Jon France emphasize dataâdriven staffing, AIâaugmented workflows, and earlyâcareer pipelines to sustain teams. The 2025 ISC2 study shows...
The Institute of Grocery Distribution warns that the UK food sectorâs workforce crisis is deepening, with 4.1âŻmillion employees facing mounting labour shortages and skill gaps. Unemployment has risen by over 650âŻ000 since 2022, while nearly one million young people remain...
Higherâeducation IT leaders can sustain staff growth despite tight budgets by adopting lowâcost professionalâdevelopment tactics. Strategies include carving out dedicated learning time, crafting individual development plans, and leveraging free online courses, vendor training, and internal mentoring circles. Emphasizing a culture...
The Federal Circuit Court awarded a former UAE consulate employee more than $203,000 after finding the Melbourne office forced her to express breastmilk in a storeroom and treated her poorly. The court upheld her claims of discrimination, adverse action, and...
In this episode, host Dave Stachowiak talks with Rebecca Hinds, an expert on organizational behavior and author of *Your Best Meeting Ever*, about how to measure meeting effectiveness. They explore why meetings are often sabotaged, the pitfalls of relying solely...
HSBC announced a $3.9âŻbillion staff bonus pool, 10% larger than the previous year and the biggest in over a decade. The increase follows strongerâthanâexpected results, with preâtax profit of $29.9âŻbillion beating forecasts despite a 7% decline and $5âŻbillion in oneâoff...
The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) ordered privateâsector firms to shift staff to remote work for three days, from 1â3âŻMarch, after Iranian missiles were intercepted over the country. The guidance excludes only essential workers whose roles require...
My OpenClaw did these: - In-person meeting with Google which led to invite to speak at Google event - Wrote X articles averaging 85k views - Increased conversion rates by 25% - Created AI recruiting challenge and first candidate we spoke with was already...
Salesforce's Agentic Work Unit: What you need to know https://t.co/v1a33p2CIY Salesforce has a new metric--Agentic Work Unit (AWU). The big question is whether enterprises will adopt it. @ldignan https://t.co/3tLyVHbws7
Hong Kongâs 2026 budget earmarks HK$222âŻmillion for reâemployment schemes and transforms the Employees Retraining Board into Upskill Hong Kong, pushing HR from administrative to strategic. The CHRO Series Hong Kong 2026, organized by HRM Asia, will translate these policies into...
The Fair Work Commission is seeing a surge in claim filings, putting pressure on HR teams to master increasingly complex dispute processes. HR Daily Premiumâs webcast offers a stepâbyâstep guide for handling claims from the initial strategic response through to...
In this episode, host Ryan Hawk chats with ErinâŻMcGoff, a bestâselling author, viral TikTok creator, and documentary filmmaker, about mastering workplace communicationâfrom answering "Tell me about yourself" to negotiating raises, crafting fiveâyear plans, and running effective meetings. Erin shares how...
Canva announced that it will integrate its recent AI acquisition, Leonardo.AI, into the main platform without any layoffs. The company refuted media reports suggesting redundancies, stating that the 150âperson Leonardo team will be reassigned to existing AI initiatives or new...
PhilTower MIDC became the first independent tower company in the Philippines to join the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP). The move ties its aggressive rollout of builtâtoâsuit towers to a formal workforce development framework, supporting the national âBuild...
A new Australian study using HILDA survey data and latent class analysis identified six distinct profiles of discouraged workers â people who want a job but have stopped looking. The groups range from young, lowâeducated men to older, wellâeducated women...
Melbourne will host two new TAFE Centres of Excellence, funded with $50.6âŻmillion from state and federal sources. The campuses will be located at Frankston and Moorabbin, raising the nationâs total VET excellence sites to 16. Minister for Skills and Training...
Final #buildinpublic thoughts on hiring an engineer Engineer will need to document as they go, like everyone else (including me). Updates might include: -> Reproduced the bug locally -> Found the issue: image resizer not handling SVGs correctly -> Tried a CSS fix first before...
A recent Verkada study of 1,000 professionals reveals a stark gap between leadersâ perception of psychological safety and employeesâ reality. While 69âŻ% of leaders feel safe and 67âŻ% believe their teams share that feeling, only 37âŻ% of workers actually feel...
Colombo & Hurd secured an Oâ1B visa for a Dominican Republic audio engineer who won a Latin GRAMMY, achieving approval in three months via premium processing. The petition used an agentâbased sponsor to reflect the professionalâs projectâbased work across multiple...
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GoodRx introduced GoodRx Employer Direct, a new service allowing employers to directly subsidize the manufacturerâsponsored price of highâcost brand medications such as GLPâ1 drugs without adding them to healthâplan formularies. The model, first piloted with retailer HyâVee, lets employers contribute...
The article argues that change initiatives fail not because ideas are flawed but because people resist. It debunks the notion that awareness and training alone drive adoption, citing research that knowledge shifts rarely change behavior. Change is a strategic conflict...
Southwest Airlines announced a companyâwide ban on smart glasses and other wearable devices capable of recording audio or video for all employees, both on and off duty. The policy targets corporate staff, frontline crew, and contractors to eliminate the risk...
Toxic culture kills small businesses. Stress, gossip, and hostility cut output by 20% and drive turnover that cost U.S. firms $223B in five years. Leaders who ignore bad behavior fuel burnout, distrust, and exits. You set the tone through direct feedback, clear roles,...
If genAI handles the grunt work, how can leaders develop an apprenticeship model? Leaders must: (1) Redesign Level-1 roles, (2) Pair talent with AI agents, (3) Make learning and reflection explicit, not accidental. #AI #Hiring #CIO #CHRO https://t.co/W7YbwP6jrL
Forma LMS is a free, openâsource learning management system designed for organizations seeking costâeffective training solutions. It allows administrators to create custom eâlearning environments, upload courses, and track learner progress with detailed reporting. The platform supports SCORM content, integrates with...
Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 490 https://t.co/zEshmedDB2 Skills Atrophy through AI overuse, Jack Dorsey firing 40% of Block, and how 'humans-in-the-loop' is a kop out... https://t.co/Lmt6dMFvC1
Executive education must evolve from occasional prestige courses to a continuous, capabilityâfocused architecture as AI, geopolitical shifts, and climate pressures compress the halfâlife of leadership skills. AI is no longer a peripheral tool; it demands boardâlevel fluency, strategic reframing, and...
A toxic culture will make you question your confidence before it ever questions its leadership.
Stanford, IDC, and Gartner are all signaling the same thing: entry-level tech jobs are shrinking and expectations are rising. See how Digital Trailblazers can respond with apprenticeships, reskilling, and AI-first delivery. #AI #CIO #CHRO https://t.co/O0K0QkTUyt
UN human rights experts have urged the United Kingdom to ensure that the ongoing review of Equality Act 2010 guidance complies with international humanârights standards and protects women, girls, and transgender people. Their call follows a 2025 Supreme Court ruling...
#PositivePsychology Driven Culture: Real-World Results @ABPsychologists https://t.co/JubHxUwZ3H #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
ÂJust because weÂre getting agentic AI doesnÂt mean that we can release thousands of people from our workforce and make that correlation. #AI #CIO #CXOTalk https://t.co/xTvbca0YxB
Block announced a 40% workforce reduction, cutting more than 4,000 jobs as it pivots toward artificialâintelligenceâdriven operations. CEO Jack Dorsey said AI tools have fundamentally altered how companies are built and run, prompting the restructuring. Despite the layoffs, the company...
Interesting read. Even as most big companies have put in place return-to-office mandates itâs still structurally easier for talent to pick where to live (a suburb of Denver or Dallas rather than NY/CA) than it used to be, and it...
Another engineer quit midway through a trial $9,000 a month and apparently keeping Linear updated as you go is too much Listed twice in job description Designed to facilitate remote work and fewer meetings
An Employer of Record (EOR) in Indonesia lets foreign firms hire local staff without forming a legal entity, handling payroll, tax, social security, work permits and termination compliance in 1â3 weeks. Providers such as Multiplier, AYP Group, PT Mitra Langgeng...
