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.
Fall in Unemployment Likely to Be Short-Lived as Business Costs Set to Rise, Says the CIPD
The UK’s unemployment rate dropped in February, offering a brief respite from recent labour market gloom, according to the CIPD. However, senior economist James Cockett warns the decline is likely temporary as rising business costs loom. He cites heightened geopolitical uncertainty, new Employment Rights Act reforms and the latest National Minimum Wage increase as cost drivers. Pay growth has slipped to its lowest level since 2020, prompting workers to seek higher wages.
Why Your Job Title Is Not Your Identity with Jennifer Outlaw
In this episode of the HR Chat Show, leadership strategist and licensed clinical social worker Jennifer Outlaw discusses why a job title should not define one's identity. She shares how her motivations have shifted from seeking formal leadership to becoming...
Garnishments: Understanding Orders to Withhold Wages
Employers must act quickly when they receive a wage‑garnishment order, withholding the appropriate portion of an employee’s pay and remitting it to the creditor or agency. In Massachusetts, the law caps garnishments at the lesser of 15% of gross wages...
EBA Report Shows Persistent Gender Imbalance and Pay Gaps in EU Banking Leadership
The European Banking Authority released a benchmark covering more than 850 EU credit institutions and investment firms, showing that gender imbalance and pay gaps persist at senior‑management level as of 31 December 2024. Women hold only 12% of CEO positions and nearly...
7 Best Value Options for HR Outsourcing in Government Contracting
Government contractors face complex labor‑compliance, multi‑state, and audit requirements, making HR outsourcing a strategic lever. The article highlights seven providers—BOOST, Helios HR, ADP, Paychex, Insperity, TriNet, and G&A Partners—each offering distinct service models from fractional HR to full‑service PEO solutions....
Crosschq Launches Advanced Fraud Prevention and AI Fluency Modules in 360 Reference Checking Platform
Crosschq unveiled two new modules for its 360 reference‑checking platform: an advanced fraud‑prevention suite and AI‑fluency assessment tools. The fraud suite validates reference legitimacy, flags concerning signals, detects suspicious activity, and integrates ID.me identity verification to meet IAL2 standards. The...
Folks Launches All-in-One HR and Payroll Platform Designed for Canadian Businesses
Folks, a Canadian HR‑tech firm operating since 2010, unveiled an all‑in‑one HRIS that bundles recruitment, employee data, performance, time‑off, and fully compliant payroll. The platform is engineered for multi‑province organizations, automatically handling each province’s tax rules and Québec’s distinct regulations....
How to Build Influence at Work
Influence at work isn’t granted by a fancy title; it’s earned through everyday actions. The post outlines seven habits—becoming a go‑to expert, asking sharper questions, delivering clarity, collaborating across teams, fixing problems, delivering consistently, and easing others’ workloads—that help early‑...
Why Women in Tech Are Leaving, and How Better Leadership Could Stop the Exodus
New Akamai research shows 52% of women in UK tech leave because they don’t feel a sense of belonging, costing the economy roughly $2.5‑4.5 billion a year. A parallel McKinsey study finds 70% of women lack the leadership support needed to...
The Age of AI Means We Need to Throw Out Our Old KPIs and Replace Them with New Ones
The rise of generative AI is reshaping work, moving value from routine tasks to uniquely human imagination. Companies still rely on legacy KPIs such as inventory turnover and cost per lead, which reward extraction rather than creativity. Thought leaders propose...
Workplace Myths #4: Performance Reviews Actually Work
Annual performance reviews are widely regarded as broken, consuming massive managerial time without improving outcomes. Research shows they fail to boost performance, engagement, or accurate measurement, with managers spending roughly 210 hours per year on the process. Companies like Adobe...
Major Children’s Charity Accused of Attempting to ‘Derecognise’ Union
Children First, a Scottish children’s charity with 257 staff, announced a review of its employee‑voice framework, prompting Union Unite to allege a plan to derecognise the union. The charity refuted the claim, saying the review aims to modernise staff participation...
Andrew Yang on AI Job Disruption and Why Policy Is Falling Behind
In this Technovation episode, former presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang warns that AI-driven automation is rapidly displacing high‑skill jobs, reinforcing his long‑standing call for a universal basic income funded by taxing AI gains. He explains why policy has lagged—citing...
Marina Bay Sands Expands Scholarship Programme to Support Hospitality Talent
Marina Bay Sands and its parent, Las Vegas Sands, are investing more than S$2 million (about US$1.5 million) in a new Sands Hospitality Scholarship programme that runs from 2026 to 2029. The initiative will support over 160 Singaporean students studying hospitality or...
Before the Breakdown: How to Spot Burnout Before Crisis
Burnout develops silently, often disguised as high performance, before a crisis hits. HR leaders must recognize five early warning stages—from honeymoon disconnection to chronic cynicism—to intervene years before breakdown. Practical solutions include micro‑purpose alignment, priority clarity, boundary micro‑habits, and mental‑fitness...
How to Negotiate a Pay Raise or Starting Salary Using AI
Employees and job seekers are increasingly turning to AI tools like ChatGPT to research salaries, craft negotiation arguments, and rehearse scripts. However, studies show the model can overstate compensation—for example, quoting $100‑120k for a five‑year software engineer versus the $87k...
Life Sciences Still Falls Short on Pay Equity
The BioSpace 2026 U.S. Life Sciences Salary Report shows gender and racial/ethnic pay gaps remain entrenched in the industry. Female professionals earned 88% of male total compensation in 2025, while white/non‑Hispanic workers averaged $203,287, outpacing all other groups. Industry leaders...
'They Have a Duty' | More than 6 Million UK Managers Don't Have Mental Health Training
New research by RRC International shows that 6.1 million UK employees with line‑management duties lack mental‑health training. While one in four workers hold managerial accountability, a striking 71% have received no formal preparation for mental‑health conversations. The study, which draws on...
'Unacceptable' | HR Failings Criticised After Council Worker Exposed Himself to Colleagues
A Bridgend County Borough Council employee exposed himself to two female colleagues outside one of their homes, prompting a sexual harassment claim. The women filed an employment tribunal case alleging sexual harassment, sex‑related harassment, and direct sex discrimination. The tribunal...
‘Serious Risk’ | Wipers On! Why Employers Must Improve Visibility over Future Skills Needs
The article uses a driving‑visibility metaphor to warn employers that opaque talent pipelines threaten future performance. It argues that organizations must gain real‑time insight into emerging skill demands, rather than reacting after gaps appear. By adopting data‑driven workforce analytics and...
AI Is Already Leading to Fewer Jobs for Young People, Says Sunak
Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak warned that AI is flattening entry‑level job growth for young graduates, especially in law, accountancy and creative sectors. He urged the government to abolish National Insurance and replace it with a corporate profit tax...
7 Best Ethics And Compliance Learning Software For 2026
The ethics and compliance learning software market is set to reach $772 million in 2026 and $1.5 billion by 2035, growing at a 7.6% CAGR. A new guide ranks seven platforms—Absorb LMS, KnowBe4 Compliance Plus, Mineral, Litmos, EasyLlama, Continu and Ethena—based on...
A New “Expectation-to-Reality” Gap May Help Explain Canada’s Gender Pay Disparity
Canada’s gender pay gap remains stark, with women earning 88 cents per dollar in 2025, up from 82 cents in 1997. JobLeads analysis of 36,000 users shows women set salary ceilings 34% higher than men—$162,492 CAD (≈$120,200 USD) versus $121,488 CAD (≈$89,900 USD). Yet...
Best Employee Communications Software: My Top 5 Picks
The article identifies a gap between corporate messaging and employee reception, citing a 54 % moderate engagement rating in the 2026 Global State of Internal Communications report. It reviews over 20 platforms and highlights five purpose‑built employee communication tools—Connecteam, Workvivo, Assembly,...
Employee Deliberately Used "Unfounded Slurs" To Stop Performance Management
The Federal Circuit Court ruled that a senior program coordinator at Victoria’s Department of Transport and Planning fabricated occupational‑violence allegations to halt her performance‑management process. Judge Karl Blake found the complaint was made in bad faith and therefore did not...
Survey: CHRO Confidence Hits New High
The Conference Board’s Q1 2026 survey shows CHRO confidence climbing to a record 59, driven by a hiring upswing and stronger employee engagement. Nearly 60% of chief human‑resource officers plan to add staff over the next six months, up from 54%...
One Ship, Three Deaths: The Shocking Truth Behind Working Conditions on a Chinese Fishing Vessel
An Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) investigation has documented three deaths aboard the Chinese long‑line tuna vessel Tai Xiang 5, operated by state‑owned Shandong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries. Crew members, paid roughly US$300 a month, endured 16‑hour shifts, drank poor‑quality water, and ate nutrient‑deficient...
Inside The Standard's Bengaluru Bet: Building the AI-Ready Workforce of Tomorrow
The Standard opened a global capability centre in Bengaluru to accelerate AI‑driven modernization of its 119‑year‑old insurance platform. The centre will house AI engineering, cloud, data analytics, and API integration teams that support the recent Allstate Employer Voluntary Benefits acquisition....
"Childcare Disruption" A Key Driver of Unplanned Leave and Gender Inequality
Australian employers are underestimating how "childcare disruption" fuels unplanned leave, eroding productivity and employee retention. Kiddo CEO Rebecca Dredge warns that when external childcare fails, even flexible work policies collapse. The fallout hits women hardest, deepening gender‑inequality gaps in the...
Fourth Circuit Bars Employers From Contractually Shortening Federal Discrimination Deadlines
On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held in Thomas v. EOTech, LLC that employers cannot enforce contract clauses that shorten the statutory filing periods for Title VII and ADEA claims. The ruling curtails a...
Dow Appoints COO Karen Carter as CEO, with Jim Fitterling Staying on as Executive Chair
Dow announced that chief operating officer Karen Carter will become chief executive officer on July 1, with current CEO Jim Fitterling transitioning to executive chair. The move follows a multi‑year succession plan and comes as the chemicals giant navigates a volatile...
Cutting Casual Employee's Hours Was an Unfair Dismissal
The Fair Work Commission ruled that cutting a casual pharmacist’s schedule from five fortnightly shifts to a single three‑hour Saturday shift constituted an unfair dismissal. The employer justified the change by hiring a part‑time pharmacist with vaccine certification, a skill...
Flight Attendants Need Real Protections, Not Merger Promises
.@afa_cwa president: “Now, thousands of Flight Attendants and other frontline workers have their lives, paychecks, healthcare, homes, and retirement hanging in the balance. Let’s remember real people are hoping and praying for a lifeline. And no doubt they deserve it!...
AI Boosts Job Growth Yet Cuts Hiring Demand
Interesting, especially on job growth in AI exposed. Recruiters should have a read. AI definitely suppressing hiring demand though, that’s for real whenever out speak to anyone who has to make an ROI calculation on hire / fire
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Asia Leads by Example for Diversity in Cyber
The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) teamed with Infoblox to host the Hemisphere East Women in Cyber Security Summit in Canberra, spotlighting diversity initiatives across the Asia‑Pacific region. Megan Spielvogel, AISA’s general manager, highlighted how the organization leads by example...
Samsung Workers Threaten Strike over SK Hynix Pay Gap
JUST IN: Samsung workers are threatening a prolonged strike over the massive pay disparity with SK Hynix.
Invite Your Learning Partners: Who’s Navigating With You?
I've just shared the final part of the L&D Navigator: Raising islands together and would love to know who is already navigating with you, and who do you most need to bring on board? https://t.co/oQO6Ub6kFC #LearningChangemakers #TheLDLeader #learningleaders #futureoflearning
Business Insider Interviewed 12 Amazon Employees on How Layoffs, AI Mandates, and RTO Policies Are Reshaping Work and Culture There
Business Insider spoke with 12 current and former Amazon staff about sweeping changes at the tech giant. The company has eliminated over 57,000 corporate roles since its 2019‑2021 hiring surge, leaving survivors facing tighter performance reviews and heightened anxiety. Employees...
China Graduate Hiring Falls, AI Roles Surge
Caixin: "In China’s graduate job market, overall hiring volumes and average salaries are trending downward, faring worse than in 2024 and 2025. Yet, amid this widespread gloom, the demand for AI-related roles is surging." https://t.co/bSmIQdWGE5
Algorithms Soon Dictate Full‑Time Job Management and Pay
Algorithmically managed jobs include ride-sharing and gigs. But regular FT jobs may soon be guided by algorithms, with implications for salary negotiations and performance reviews. Hard-line management practices could be baked into algorithms. @forbes https://t.co/Uq3mI42LpF
Collective Agreement: Gateway Casinos Sarnia
Gateway Casinos and Teamsters Local Union 879 signed a new collective agreement on February 23 2026, covering security staff from April 1 2026 to March 31 2027. The contract sets a 90‑day probationary period, a 12‑month sunset clause for discipline, and outlines paid holidays, tiered vacation,...
B.C. Decision Highlights Risks of Casual Employment Practices in Hospitality
A British Columbia Supreme Court decision in DeCarlo v. Black + Blue awarded the former server $90,000 for wrongful dismissal, highlighting the financial danger of informal HR practices in hospitality. The court found the restaurant’s termination clause ambiguous, triggering a 14‑month common‑law...
O9 Solutions COO Calls for Intent Engineering to Replace OKRs in AI‑Driven Enterprises
Igor Rikalo, President and COO of o9 Solutions, says the rise of autonomous AI agents requires a shift from the decades‑old OKR system to a structured “intent engineering” framework. The proposal aims to align machine‑driven actions with corporate strategy, reshaping...
BMLL Adds Nine Commercial and Engineering Hires Under Nordic Capital Backing
BMLL Technologies announced nine new hires across partnerships, sales, revenue operations, finance and engineering, deepening its commercial push after Nordic Capital bought the firm last October. The hires, including a head of corporate development and senior sales directors, aim to...
UKG Launches Podcast on Smarter Workforce‑Tech Decisions as Growth Outpaces Systems
UKG released a new podcast episode titled “When Growth Outpaces Systems: Making Smarter Workforce Technology Decisions.” The episode targets HR and operations leaders seeking to align rapid business expansion with scalable, AI‑powered HR technology, and it underscores UKG’s recent recognitions...
Nestlé CEO Navratil Unveils 5‑Point Turnaround, Cuts 16,000 Jobs
Nestlé’s newly appointed chief executive, Phillipp Navratil, rolled out a five‑point turnaround plan that will eliminate roughly 16,000 positions – about 6% of the workforce – and concentrate the business on four core divisions. The move aims to deliver faster...
DIFC Declares Itself World’s First AI‑Native Financial Hub, Targeting $3.5 Bn Boost and 25,000 Jobs
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced today that it will operate as the world’s first AI‑native financial hub. The plan projects $3.5 bn in economic benefits and the creation of 25,000 jobs by embedding artificial intelligence into legal, regulatory, talent...
Amazon, TikTok, Warner Music Lead Creator Economy Hiring Surge
Amazon, TikTok and Warner Music Group posted the most creator‑economy jobs in the latest weekly radar, signaling a push to expand content distribution and partnership teams. The hiring wave also includes fashion‑beauty brands and influencer agencies, underscoring broader industry investment...
WPP Media and Six Rival Universities Disrupt Graduate Recruitment with IGNITION ’26
WPP Media has joined forces with six Australian universities to launch IGNITION ’26, a six‑week media‑strategy sprint that replaces traditional classroom assignments and CV screening. Undergraduate teams will create a cross‑channel campaign for the youth anti‑bullying charity Dolly’s Dream, with...
Meta Will Install Keystroke and Screenshot Tracking Software on Employee Computers to Train Its AI Models, with No Opt-Out Option
Meta is deploying a software suite called the Model Capability Initiative on U.S. employee and contractor laptops, silently logging keystrokes, mouse movements and capturing screenshots of work apps such as Gmail, GChat and its internal AI assistant Metamate. The data...