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.
The 3 Trials of Leadership in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how work gets done, with Salesforce reporting that AI now performs 30%‑50% of tasks in engineering, coding and support. The shift forces leaders to confront three core trials: integrating AI into existing processes, upskilling displaced talent, and establishing ethical governance. Marc Benioff’s remarks underscore that AI’s impact is no longer speculative but an operational reality. Executives must adapt their leadership style to balance automation benefits with human capital considerations.
The 3 Trials of Leadership in the Age of AI
AI is rapidly reshaping work, with Salesforce reporting that 30%‑50% of engineering, coding and support tasks are now performed by AI. Yet a Boston Consulting Group study finds 74% of companies still struggle to extract meaningful value after two years....
Research: When Corporate LGBTQ+ Allyship Only Happens in June
A series of six studies involving nearly 3,000 participants shows that corporate LGBTQ+ allyship messages released during Pride Month are perceived as significantly less authentic than identical messages released at other times. Field research at an LGBTQ+ bar, employee surveys...
What Sets Superteams Apart From the Rest
Ron Friedman’s research, based on surveys of thousands of workers, identified the top‑performing “super teams” – roughly 8% of all teams that earned perfect scores on effectiveness and industry comparison. These teams excel through three learnable strengths: superior management of...
Shambala Becomes UK’s First Employee-Owned Festival
Shambala Festival announced it will become the UK’s first employee‑owned festival, transferring ownership to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The original co‑founders are stepping away after 26 years, handing control to the staff who built the event. The shift is...
How to Build the Presence That Gets You Sponsored
Mariana Entiño’s third article in the Executive Communication series explains why high‑quality work alone rarely earns a promotion. She distinguishes sponsorship—senior leaders publicly championing a name—from mentorship, and shows that sponsors need concrete evidence of performance and presence. The piece...
CAB Conversations: What TA Pros Told Us (And What We’re Doing Next)
Employ held its latest Customer Advisory Board meeting, gathering talent acquisition leaders to discuss pressing challenges. Participants highlighted tool fatigue, the fleeting nature of AI fluency, the need for industry‑tailored hiring solutions, and rising concerns over candidate fraud. The discussion...
Why Your First Five Hires Make or Break Startup Execution
The article argues that a startup’s first five hires are far more than extra headcount—they form the execution architecture that will dictate decision flow, ownership, and scaling potential. Once these hires arrive, the founder’s sole control gives way to a...
Why Are Straight White Men Overrepresented in Positions of Power? | Steve Phillips
Steve Phillips argues that the persistent dominance of straight white American men in leadership is a systemic preference, not a merit‑based outcome. He introduces the acronym SWAMP (Straight White American Male Preference) and proposes SWAMP audits to quantify overrepresentation against...
The Collapse of the Managerial Empire
AI is dismantling the traditional middle‑management empire that has defined corporate hierarchies for fifty years. Gartner predicts 20 % of firms will use AI to cut more than half of supervisory roles, shifting focus from headcount to high‑impact leadership. The emerging...
As AI Layoff Regret Surges, Will Boomerang Employees Make a Comeback?
AI‑driven layoffs have surged, prompting HR leaders to reconsider how they treat departing staff. A Careerminds survey of 600 HR professionals found two‑thirds have rehired some laid‑off workers, with 36% bringing back more than half of them. Parallel research shows...
The Real Hiring Problem Isn’t Talent—It’s That You’re Measuring the Wrong Things
A recent McKinsey study shows one in five new hires in Europe quit before completing probation, highlighting a systemic mismatch between candidate capabilities and hiring expectations. The article argues that the real problem isn’t a lack of talent but flawed...
Why More U.S. Workers Are Hitting the Panic Button
Workplace safety is under heightened scrutiny as solo‑worker incidents surge, with nearly 70% of U.S. companies reporting an event in the last three years and a 9% rise in homicides—the highest in a decade. Several states, including New York and Washington,...
CAB Conversations: What TA Pros Told Us (And What We’re Doing Next)
Employ’s recent Customer Advisory Board brought together talent‑acquisition leaders to surface the real pain points they face. Participants highlighted an oversaturation of recruiting tools, the need for AI that integrates seamlessly and earns trust, and the fact that hiring processes...
On the Move: Vested Hires Ngy, Dalton-Borge, Fontana
Vested announced three senior hires: Sitha Ngy joins as Senior Creative Director from Deloitte Digital, Paul Dalton‑Borges becomes Managing Director of its London office after a stint at Four Agency Worldwide, and Adam Fontana is appointed Director of Digital Strategy...
Booth Unveils BoothOS: The First Platform to Source, Hire, Pay, and Manage Global Teams in 120+ Countries
Booth, a certified B‑Corporation, launched BoothOS, a unified platform that lets companies source, hire, onboard, pay and manage employees in more than 120 countries. The service combines Booth’s global recruiting expertise with Deel’s payroll and compliance infrastructure, delivering a single...
Royal Mail to Ask Part-Time Posties to Work More to Meet Letter Targets
Royal Mail will let part‑time postal workers pick up extra hours as part of a £500 million, five‑year overhaul aimed at improving its letter‑delivery performance. The carrier currently delivers only 75% of first‑class letters on time, well short of the 93%...
Answer DevOps Interview with STAR Methodology
Let’s say for example, I want to hire you as a DevOps/ platform engineer and you are asked, tell me about you and what project have you worked on recently? Please do not jump into this question without pausing, the...
Recognizing the Overlooked ‘Glue Work’ That Holds Organizations Together
Really great column by @sarahoconnor_ about the revaluation of skills once deemed less promotable such as “glue work” - worth reading if you are one of those people who has kept your organisation together and feel like you have been...
An Accelerator for Leadership Performance: Executive Coaching
Executive coaching has shifted from a remedial tool to a strategic performance accelerator for high‑performing organizations. Research shows an average 5.7‑times return on investment and 99% of clients report significant performance gains. Structured, goal‑aligned coaching shortens new‑leader ramp‑up, boosts team...
Gretchen Rubin Offers Habit‑Based Strategies to Beat All‑Day Meeting Fatigue
Habit author Gretchen Rubin told the Sydney Morning Herald how to stay engaged and avoid disconnection during back‑to‑back meetings, posting the advice on Facebook. Her advice centers on intentional breaks, purpose‑driven agendas, and micro‑habits that protect focus, sparking a broader...
T‑Mobile to Cut 326 Jobs in April, Expanding 2026 Workforce Reductions
T‑Mobile filed WARN notices for 326 positions in April, including 200 cuts at its Chattanooga call center, 75 in Austin and 51 in Denver. The layoffs follow a 2023 reduction of 5,000 staff and come as the carrier confronts slowing...
HRO Today Unveils CHRO of the Year Finalists Showcasing Retention, Diversity and AI Initiatives
HRO Today announced the slate of CHRO of the Year finalists, naming seven senior HR leaders whose programs delivered dramatic turnover reductions, record‑high diversity applicant pools and AI‑driven talent analytics. Their achievements illustrate how strategic HR is reshaping workforce stability...
Microbreaks: 1 Fast Tactic to Cut Stress, Boost Productivity | 2-Minute Video
HRMorning’s 3‑Point episode spotlights microbreaks—brief 30‑second to two‑minute pauses that reset the nervous system. Co‑CEO Jen Lee of Intradiem explains how deep‑breathing microbreaks interrupt stress accumulation and improve focus. She models the practice by starting meetings with a quick reset...
Re-Humanising the Workplace: Why Prevention, Support and Standards Matter More than Ever
A new UK government‑commissioned report warns that ill health and stress cost employers roughly £85 billion ($108 billion) in lost output each year, while the public sector bears an additional £47 billion ($60 billion) in welfare and NHS expenses. The analysis argues that stress...
Xiaomi Boosts EV Business with New Hires, Including First CTO Appointment
Xiaomi announced the creation of a chief technology officer role for its automotive division, appointing veteran engineer Hu Zhengnan as vice president and CTO, while naming former Tesla executive Song Gang as vice president and chief of staff. The moves...
Cognizant Unveils Skillspring AI Platform to Upskill Enterprise Workforce
Cognizant announced the launch of Skillspring™, an AI‑native, multimodal learning platform that maps skills to roles and projects. The service targets the $4.5 trillion of U.S. work tasks now handled by AI and the 93% of jobs already affected, promising faster...
Hybrid Work Beats Salary for Tech Talent, IWG Survey Finds
International Workplace Group’s latest research reveals that 37% of organisations now use hybrid working as their primary recruitment lever, edging out higher salary offers at 35%. The shift reflects growing competition for AI, data analytics and coding talent and signals...
American Airlines Will Start Scoring Flight Attendants, And It Won’t End Well
American Airlines is rolling out a new Me@Work program that will assign performance scores to flight attendants based on data from the past year. The metrics include passenger net promoter scores, operational contributions, and delays attributed to flight attendants. While...
Missed Payroll: Construction Company Ordered to Pay $468K in DOL Action
A Newport Beach contractor, SCA General Contracting Inc., was hit with a $468,505 consent judgment after the Department of Labor found it failed to pay 137 construction workers between November 2024 and November 2025. The violations included missed payroll, unpaid...
How Branded Workwear Is Influencing Candidate Perception and Employer Branding in 2026
Branded workwear is emerging as a tangible element of employer branding, influencing how candidates assess credibility and culture before receiving an offer. Companies are shifting from bulk, forecast‑driven ordering to on‑demand, flexible production to reduce waste and better match hiring...
Payscale Intelligence Cloud Sets New Standard in Compensation Intelligence
Payscale unveiled the Intelligence Cloud, a unified suite that merges compensation, talent acquisition, and finance data into a single platform. The solution delivers real‑time pay insights to managers, HR business partners, and executives, shifting compensation from a periodic, siloed task...
Cognizant Propels AI Workforce Training with Cognizant Skillspring™: New Talent Transformation Platform Designed to Accelerate Clients’ Workforce AI Readiness
Cognizant unveiled Skillspring™, an AI‑native, multimodal learning platform that embeds conversational tutoring directly into daily workflows. The solution links skill development to specific roles, projects and performance outcomes, and includes an AI Fluency Dashboard that tracks individual readiness in real...
NHS ‘at Risk of Collapse’ without More Focus on Diversity
A joint study by UCL and the University of Leicester warns that the NHS could collapse without a focused strategy to retain ethnically diverse staff, especially international workers. Surveys from 2021‑2024 show staff turnover intentions rising from 30% to 47%,...
He Complained. He Got Fired Six Days Later. The Employer Still Won. Here’s How.
A security supervisor in Oklahoma reported that his manager favored female employees, then was terminated six days later for alleged training failures and performance issues. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the employer because the...
The AI “Sandwich”: Why HR Teams Are Caught in the Middle
In this episode Tim Fisher talks with Josh Rod of HiBob about how AI is reshaping HR. They explain HiBob’s all‑in‑one HCM platform and why AI is a strategic priority for delivering real value rather than hype. The conversation highlights...
Tom Brady's New Play: Making GLP-1s Affordable for Healthcare Workers
Tom Brady, co‑owner of eMed, is launching an employer‑subsidized GLP‑1 program aimed at U.S. healthcare workers. Employers pay a fixed $25 per employee each month, while employees cover $99 for medication and 24/7 clinical support. eMed reports participants lose an...
Why It Pays to Play the Long Game on Advanced Primary Care
Employer‑sponsored insurance plans are seeing urgent‑care spending jump more than 50% between 2018 and 2022, signaling a shift toward fragmented, quick‑care services. In response, many employers are adopting advanced primary care models that emphasize prevention, chronic‑disease management, and sustained patient‑provider...
Column | How HR Can Handle Redundancies 'Humanely'
HR departments are confronting the fastest wave of redundancies in five years, forcing managers to balance strict legal compliance with human empathy. Experts argue that a purely checklist‑driven process can feel dehumanising, while overly compassionate approaches risk procedural complications. Thought...
Hindustan Power Ropes in Gopalji Mehrotra for CHRO
Hindustan Power has appointed Gopalji Mehrotra as its chief human resources officer, succeeding his recent tenure as CHRO at ACME Group. Mehrotra arrives with three decades of HR leadership across FMCG, manufacturing, pharma, automotive, IT, chemicals and energy sectors. His...
Top Google & Alison Courses to Master for Business Leaders & Recruiters
The post warns that recruiters and business leaders risk falling behind as competitors upskill in AI, cloud, and digital strategy. It highlights free or low‑cost courses from Google and Alison that address these skill gaps, and recommends using LearnWorlds as...
Maharashtra Govt, Semi-Govt Staff to Launch Indefinite Strike Tomorrow
Maharashtra’s government and semi‑government employees will begin an indefinite strike on 21 April, involving roughly 350,000 staff members. The protest stems from unmet promises on a revised pension scheme, leaving retirees without expected benefits. The Coordination Committee also demands filled vacancies,...
Jyoti Structures Offers 76 Roles in Campus Hiring
Jyoti Structures Ltd (JSL), a global EPC firm specializing in power transmission, announced the recruitment of 76 candidates from 16 engineering and management institutes across India. The hires span graduate engineer trainee, diploma engineer trainee, trainee surveyor and management trainee...
Unions to Take Centre Stage in Volkswagen’s Future
Volkswagen is deep in a multi‑year restructuring that has seen two CEOs come and go, a delayed scalable EV platform, and a potential 50,000‑job reduction in Germany. The company’s latest labor development is the United Auto Workers winning a mandate...
42% of Staff Admit to Working Under the Influence: HR Warned of May Bank Holiday “Presenteeism” Surge
A Rehabs UK report finds that 42% of British employees admit to working while hungover or under the influence, cutting their effectiveness by roughly 39%. The Institute of Alcohol Studies estimates the productivity loss costs the UK economy between £1.2 billion and...
You Don’t Have an AI Problem, You Have a Skills Problem
Artificial intelligence has moved from experiment to everyday tool, with 61% of UK organisations now allowing employees to use generative AI at work. Yet productivity gains are falling short—research shows firms are missing roughly 40% of the potential upside because...
Your Wellbeing Scores Look Great. That Might Be the Problem
Most corporate wellbeing programmes focus on attendance and satisfaction, not on real behavioural change. Research shows mild, uncontrollable stress impairs the pre‑frontal cortex, meaning parents can’t apply learned coping tools during high‑pressure moments like a chaotic morning. Deloitte finds 46%...
Introducing AI Fraud Detection Agent
Gem launched its AI Fraud Detection Agent, the third AI tool in its recruiting suite, to automatically assess inbound applications for fraud risk. The agent evaluates six data signals—resume metadata, email, phone, LinkedIn, person verification, and IP/device—and assigns a high,...
How to Detect AI-Generated Resumes
AI‑generated resumes have surged, with iHire reporting 29.3% of job seekers using AI tools in 2024. While 80% of hiring managers say they would reject such resumes outright, 83% of firms plan to rely on AI for screening, creating an...
Why Your Team Lacks Accountability (and How to Fix It)
The post argues that team accountability is a systemic issue, not a personal trait, and that managers often create dependency by micromanaging. It explains how over‑helping erodes ownership and outlines a four‑step framework—explicit ownership, redirecting questions, resisting rescue, and using...