Bruce Cohen – Building a Best-in-Class Performance Management System in 2026 and Beyond
In a new HRTech podcast, veteran HR leader Bruce Cohen outlines how organizations can build a best‑in‑class performance management system for 2026 and beyond. He argues that traditional annual reviews are obsolete and must be replaced with continuous, data‑driven feedback loops. Cohen highlights the role of AI‑powered tools in automating goal‑setting, real‑time performance analytics, and personalized coaching. The episode offers practical steps for leaders to align employee output with strategic business outcomes.
Construction Hiring Still Exceptionally Slow in March
The construction sector reported 224,000 job openings on March 31, according to ABC's analysis of the BLS JOLTS data. Openings increased by 23,000 from February but remain 54,000 below the same month last year, reflecting a persistently sluggish hiring environment....
STV’s Scotland Election Coverage to Be Hit by Strike Action over Pay
STV’s election coverage in Scotland will be disrupted as roughly 120 journalists and broadcast staff strike over a company‑wide pay freeze. The freeze follows a 6% revenue decline to £176.9 million (≈$225 million) and a 10% drop in ad sales to £89.3 million...
Beyond Mother’s Day: How Benefits Leaders Can Build a Culture that Supports Caregivers
Beyond Mother’s Day, benefits leaders are urged to embed caregiving support into everyday policy. By first mapping the real caregiving challenges—childcare, eldercare, reproductive leave—organizations can redesign benefits that avoid penalizing vesting schedules or retirement eligibility. Three levers—streamlined benefits, flexible work...
Gartner Warns AI-Driven Hiring Freeze Could Backfire by 2030
At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium in Orlando, analysts warned that pausing entry‑level hiring to accommodate AI could create talent shortages by 2030. Gartner's data shows 75% of supply‑chain firms that halted early‑career recruitment in 2026 will incur more than...
Arunachal Pradesh Raises DA and DR to 60%
The Arunachal Pradesh government approved a 2 percent increase in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR), raising the rate from 58 percent to 60 percent of basic pay and pension. The change, effective retroactively from 1 January 2026, will benefit more than 69,000 state...
Pay Transparency Is Now a ‘Dealbreaker’ for UK Workers, SD Worx Finds
SD Worx’s latest HR Pulse survey shows 72% of UK employees now view pay transparency as a critical factor when choosing or staying with an employer, while only 29% are familiar with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Employers appear more...
Cuts Are Coming: Is Now the Time to Upskill?
Tech firms report persistent skills gaps even as hiring slows, especially for early‑career talent. Global corporate training spend is projected to reach $440 billion in 2026, while UK employers cut training budgets to roughly half the level of their EU counterparts....
Emirates Pays Employees 20-Week Salary Bonus, Despite Tough Times
Emirates Group posted a record $6.6 billion profit for the 2023‑2024 fiscal year, its second consecutive year as the world’s most profitable airline. To celebrate, the carrier awarded all 130,000 employees a bonus equal to 20 weeks of basic salary –...
Why AI Interviews Are Losing 1 in 3 Candidates
AI-driven interview platforms are gaining traction, yet new research shows that one‑third of job seekers abandon the process when no human is present. Candidate discomfort spikes when firms fail to disclose AI usage, raising doubts about fairness and bias. The...
Ottawa Introduces New Regulations for Immigration and Citizenship Consultants
Canada’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship department announced new regulations that will take effect on July 15, 2026, expanding the authority of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC). The rules give the College stronger enforcement tools, higher penalties, and...
ReBIT Gets Deep P as Head of Talent Acquisition
Deep P has been appointed head of talent acquisition at ReBIT, the Reserve Bank of India’s wholly‑owned technology subsidiary. He joins after more than two decades of recruiting experience across IT, BFSI, ITeS and retail sectors, most recently serving as...
Costco, Sesame, IVI RMA Partner on Fertility Care Where Employers Often Fall Short
Costco, self‑pay marketplace Sesame, and global clinic IVI RMA have teamed up to offer a fertility‑care membership that bundles virtual expert guidance, diagnostic support and clinic referrals. The service costs $119 per month for the general public and $99 for Costco...
Match Group Slows Hiring as Company Pushes AI-Focused Workforce Strategy
Match Group announced it will slow hiring to reallocate resources toward building an AI‑native workforce. CFO Steven Bailey said the focus will be on employee training, internal AI tools, and technology upgrades rather than expanding headcount. The company posted Q1...
Ubisoft Took the Subsidies. Workers in Montreal and Halifax Took the Fall
Ubisoft trimmed its global workforce from 21,000 to 17,000 between 2022 and 2026 and abruptly shut its Halifax studio, laying off 71 employees just days after a 74% union‑support vote. The closure was justified as a lack of viable work,...
Faces of HR: How Kim Marsh Is Rebuilding the Blueprint for Modern Hiring
Kim Marsh, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at Pebl, is redefining hiring by treating each hire as a strategic business lever. Leveraging AI‑driven tools, she has slashed external agency spend by more than 80% while preserving talent quality. Marsh embeds...
Retaliatory Reference in Rice Cooker Dispute Rinses University of £264k
Aberystwyth University was ordered to pay former part‑time cleaner Ms Ong roughly £264,400 (about $336,000) after an employment tribunal found her dismissal unfair and the university’s reference to a prospective employer retaliatory. The judge highlighted procedural failures, including a vague suspension...
AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity Driving IT Jobs Demand, Says Foundit Report
The 2026 foundit IT Trends report shows India’s tech hiring is shifting from volume‑driven to value‑led, with AI/ML, cloud and cybersecurity accounting for roughly 65% of demand. The sector is projected to grow 6% year‑on‑year, creating about 132,000 new roles...
‘Businesses Should Make More Effort to Track Employee Confidence’
Culture Amp’s analysis of over 3,000 firms reveals a 19‑point drop in employee confidence in company success over the past five years. Employees who work for organisations that have tracked confidence continuously saw belief in three‑year success fall from 80%...
Cambridge Hires Moody’s Executive to Lead BridgePort RIA
Cambridge Investment Research’s BridgePort RIA appointed Clara Sierra, a former senior director at Moody’s Analytics, as Managing Director to oversee advisor experience, technology, operations, compliance and growth initiatives. She succeeds retiring founder Eddie Rollins, who launched the platform in 2024....
The Highest Paid Mortgage Executives in 2025
In 2025 Rocket Cos. CEO Varun Krishna topped the mortgage‑industry pay chart with $52.9 million in total compensation, largely driven by stock awards and a $5.2 million cash component. Other public mortgage leaders saw mixed results: United Wholesale Mortgage’s Mat Ishbia redirected $6 million in...
New National Research Partnership to Study Remote and Hybrid Work
The Western Development Commission and Atlantic Technological University have launched a two‑year, TU RISE‑funded research partnership called Connected Futures to examine how remote and hybrid work is reshaping Ireland’s economy, communities and wellbeing. Building on two decades of remote‑work surveys and...
Why Payers Must Lead the Charge for Better Employer-Sponsored Healthcare
Zelis’ State of the Healthcare Financial Experience report shows employers are moving beyond pure cost control, treating benefits as a strategic lever for talent attraction, productivity, and retention. Sixty percent of benefits leaders now rate employee satisfaction as “very important,”...
Asterix Health Raises £2.1m to Boost NHS Primary Care Hiring
Asterix Health announced a £2.1 million (≈$2.7 million) pre‑seed round to scale its remote‑GP platform for NHS primary‑care practices. Founded in 2024 by Julian Titz and Max Thilo after personal health battles, the startup will use the capital to onboard new NHS...
Overtime: Pay It If You Know About It
Two recent FLSA cases highlight how an employer’s actual or constructive knowledge of overtime determines liability. In Merritt v. Texas Farm Bureau, the court ruled the agency was not liable because it neither knew nor had a reasonable opportunity to...
16-Year Manager Sues ADP over Disability Accommodation Firing
ADP, the global HR services firm, is being sued by Angela Suber, a senior manager of 16 years, who claims she was fired weeks after the company approved her work‑from‑home accommodation for breathing‑related health issues. Suber alleges the termination followed...
Generating Documents via a Link in Custom MDF Objects in SAP SuccessFactors
HR teams using SAP SuccessFactors often face a cumbersome, multi‑step process to generate employee‑facing documents such as offer letters and salary certificates. A new approach embeds a clickable link directly within custom Metadata Framework (MDF) objects, invoking the Document Generation...
Australia Isn’t Losing Girls in STEM – It’s Losing Women
Australia’s STEM pipeline delivers qualified women, but the workforce retains only a fraction. Women comprise 27% of the STEM labor force, yet merely 15% of those with STEM degrees stay in related roles, and they hold just 12% of senior...
Lumina’s Aria Aims to Fix What Is Broken at the Top of the Hiring Funnel
Lumina has launched Aria, an AI hiring agent that replaces manual resume screening with asynchronous voice interviews, promising up to a fifty‑fold speed increase. The platform matches resumes to job descriptions, conducts structured interviews, and delivers three explainable scores—resume match,...
Fresh Graduates in Singapore Earn Higher Wages than in Most East Asian Economies: MOM
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower reported that fresh‑graduate median wages in 2023‑24 outpace most East Asian peers after purchasing‑power adjustments. Only Hong Kong registers a slightly higher figure. The wage gap reflects Singapore’s concentration of high‑value‑added sectors, multinational headquarters, and deep integration...
STAT+: What Was Lost at the FDA
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. oversaw the termination of roughly 3,500 FDA employees last year. The agency now targets hiring more than 3,200 scientists, reviewers, and investigators, but has added only about 350 staffers as of...
Talent Acquisition | Why Candidate Feedback Is Disappearing From Recruitment, and How It Can Return
Recruiters now face a flood of applications – a 286% year‑on‑year rise, with vacancies attracting 47‑280 candidates on average. This surge has led many firms to stop providing any feedback, creating a reputation risk as 70% of candidates say feedback...
Travel Trade Coordinator / VisitDenmark (London, Fixed-Term)
VisitDenmark is hiring a Travel Trade Coordinator for its London office on a fixed‑term contract from August 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. The role supports the Head of Travel Trade and a global team by coordinating B2B projects, updating the travel trade website...
‘Candidate Concierges’ | Is AI Really Changing the Role of Recruiters?
Artificial intelligence is reshaping recruitment, with 68% of professionals now using AI tools that save an average of three hours per week. However, a 43% surge in applicant volume over the past year has intensified screening pressures, prompting a shift...
'Shielded' | BBC Accused of 'Cover-Up' Over Alleged Assault on Female Colleague by Presenter
The BBC is under renewed scrutiny after a Mail on Sunday report alleges that a male presenter assaulted a female colleague in 2014, breaking her wrists. According to the article, senior BBC executives were aware of the incident but neither...
AI Is Exposing the Generational Fault Lines HR Has Been Ignoring
The article warns that rapid AI adoption is magnifying long‑standing generational tensions in U.S. workplaces. More than half of Gen Z workers and a third of Baby Boomers say age‑related conflict drives stress and burnout, contributing to the lowest employee‑engagement rate...
Malaysia Prioritises Talent Development to Support Semiconductor Industry Growth
At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026, Malaysia’s investment agency MIDA unveiled a talent‑centric strategy to shift the country’s semiconductor sector from assembly toward high‑value IC design, advanced packaging and smart manufacturing. The plan couples national programmes—such as the Special Taskforce‑Talent Facilitation,...
How the Right Tools and Training Enable Inclusion in Practice
The article argues that inclusive outcomes hinge on equipping managers with the right tools, training, and confidence, rather than treating inclusion as a standalone policy. It highlights how managers’ daily decisions shape culture, especially around neurodiversity and disability conversations. P&G...
Why Gender Wellbeing Inequality Should Concern Every Leader
The GLWS 2025 Gender Wellbeing Gap Report reveals that only 7.5% of women feel they are thriving at work and that overall work‑related wellbeing for women has dropped by more than half over the past decade. Seventy percent of women...
New Research Reveals “Credibility Gap” In Internal Comms: 94% Say It’s Respected, but only 30% Can Prove Business Impact
Award‑winning intranet provider Oak Engage’s new research shows a “credibility gap” in internal communications. While 94% of HR and communications leaders say the function is respected, only 30% can demonstrate measurable business impact. The survey of 250 UK professionals urges...
Cezanne HR Appoints Chief Product Officer to Drive Next Phase of Growth
Cezanne HR announced the appointment of Julie Lally as its new Chief Product Officer, a role created to steer the next phase of product growth. Lally arrives with more than 25 years of experience in HR and payroll technology, having...
People Moves: Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Names Anthony President of US Assure; CRC Group Adds to Specialty Team
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers promoted Amber Anthony to president of US Assure, separating the title from CEO Alan Ferguson. Anthony will keep her duties as chief marketing officer while overseeing marketing, sales and distribution. US Assure also named Steve Bristow...
AI-Skilled Professionals Earn up to 60% More as Firms Widen Pay Gap
AI‑skilled professionals in India are now earning 30‑60% more than peers in non‑AI technology roles, with salary hikes 1.5‑1.7 times the company average. Senior AI or machine‑learning positions command up to ₹60 lakh (≈ $70,000) a year, versus roughly ₹12 lakh (≈ $14,500) for legacy...
Reimagining Onboarding for Student Help Desk Teams
Purdue Northwest launched a campus‑wide onboarding program for student help‑desk staff, combining a formal course, mentorship, and real‑world practice. The initiative unites faculty and IT units from multiple Purdue campuses to teach core IT services, culture, and escalation processes. Early...
Civil Service Attendance Row Raises Questions over Remote Work Oversight
A Telegraph investigation uncovered that thousands of civil servants have not been in the office for more than six months, sparking concerns about remote‑work oversight in the public sector. The government responded that the figures represent a small fraction of...
UK Leads Europe on Salary Transparency as EU Pay Deadline Approaches
The UK now discloses salary information in 56% of job ads, outpacing the Netherlands, France and Ireland, according to Indeed data. This marks a drop from nearly two‑thirds of postings a year ago, suggesting momentum may be waning. Across Europe,...
‘AI Is Just Amplifying that Weakness’: The Dangers of Having AI Draft Difficult Conversations for You
AI‑generated emails are moving from novelty to routine, with LinkedIn’s CEO reporting daily use for high‑stakes messages and a recent ZeroBounce survey showing 25% of workers rely on AI for drafting or editing emails. While AI can polish tone and...
Caterpillar Opens Registration for Global Innovation Challenge
Caterpillar has opened registration for its Building the Future Workforce Challenge, a global innovation competition announced at CES 2026. The contest is part of a five‑year, $100 million pledge to develop future‑ready skills. Organizations worldwide can submit proposals by July 30, 2026, with pilots...
Burned Out Middle Manager? Try Fractional Work
Middle managers face mounting pressure from AI‑driven organizational flattening, layoffs and burnout. Fractional work—where managers split a full‑time role across multiple firms—offers a viable alternative. Companies gain flexible, scalable talent while managers can diversify income and avoid long‑term job insecurity....
LRG Strengthens Midlands Land Pipeline with New Graduate Hire
LRG has appointed Annabelle Pick, a first‑class Real Estate graduate from Nottingham Trent University, as a Graduate Land Consultant for its Midlands and South Yorkshire portfolio. Pick will handle site sourcing, planning research, bid management and reporting to landowners across...