Malaysia Employers See Strong Work Ethic and Productivity Gains From OKU Workers: DOSM's New Report
The Department of Statistics Malaysia released a 2025 study showing that 81% of employers view the work ethic of persons with disabilities (OKU) as comparable to other staff, and 71.9% report productivity and innovation gains. Currently, 22% of firms employ OKU workers, and 47.5% intend to keep hiring them. Major hurdles include a shortage of suitable candidates (78.6%) and the cost of workplace modifications (63.3%). Over 90% of employers back clearer hiring guidelines and tailored training.
Industry Insider: Zuellig Pharma’s Victoria Herrero on the Race to Close Healthcare’s Skills Gap
Zuellig Pharma’s Chief People and Sustainability Officer Victoria Herrero says the biggest challenge in Asian healthcare is not talent scarcity but the urgent need to reskill teams for digital transformation. She emphasizes aligning people strategies with sustainability goals to create...
Labor & Employment APAC Roundtable - July 2026
Littler’s APAC team will host a Labor & Employment Roundtable on July 9, 2026 at its Singapore office, 10 Collyer Quay. The two‑hour, in‑person session will review the most significant 2026 labor‑law developments across Australia, New Zealand, India, Korea and China. Speakers include senior Littler...
DOL Provides Guidance Related to Pre-Shift Work, Limits on the De Minimis Doctrine, and Timekeeping Rounding Practices
On May 28, 2026 the U.S. Department of Labor issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026‑8, clarifying how hospitals must treat pre‑shift activities, waiting time, the de minimis doctrine, and time‑keeping rounding under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The DOL ruled that tasks integral...
Powering Global Growth: Jack Link’s Implements UKG with HRchitect
Jack Link’s, the global snack‑food producer, partnered with HRchitect to deploy an integrated UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) platform across its worldwide operations. The implementation consolidates HR, payroll and workforce‑management data into a single system, boosting operational efficiency and scalability as the company expands...
The Basics Of A Short-Term Incentive Plan
A short‑term incentive plan (STIP) is a cash‑based compensation vehicle that rewards employees for achieving predefined performance goals within a fiscal year. The article outlines the core components of a STIP, including target payout percentages, performance metrics, eligibility rules, and...
BlackForce Announces Vision to Build the Financial Infrastructure for Human Capital
BlackForce unveiled a new AI‑powered platform that treats skills, talent and future earnings as measurable financial assets. The six‑pillar ecosystem spans education, financing, career placement, venture incubation, mentorship and study‑abroad programs, aiming to replace traditional tuition‑debt models with outcome‑based funding....
HubEngage Launches AI Surveys and Microlearning to Cut HR Costs and Boost Employee Experience
HubEngage introduced two AI‑powered features—AI Surveys and AI Microlearning—to streamline HR tasks for frontline and distributed workforces. AI Surveys generate short pulse checks and automatically analyze sentiment across 40+ topics, reducing a 100‑hour effort for a 500‑person firm to minutes....
Dee Dee Cox: Creating Clear Pathways for Women
Dee Dee Cox, Vice President of Human Resources Development at Old Dominion Freight Line, was named the 2025 Influential Woman in Trucking by the Women In Trucking Association. Over her 17‑year tenure, she expanded OD’s HR team from a single employee to...
Flutterwave Promotes 25% of Its Global Workforce in Talent Retention Move
Flutterwave announced that it promoted roughly 25% of its global workforce, elevating over 100 employees as part of a talent‑retention drive marking its tenth year of operations. The company introduced cost‑of‑living adjustments, tax support for Nigerian staff, and a one‑time...
ZipRecruiter Launches New Recruiter Outreach Automation
ZipRecruiter introduced Smart Outreach, an AI‑driven automation that turns a job description into a series of personalized messages sent to candidates. The feature integrates with its Resume Database, which houses more than 50 million active job seekers, and can dispatch up...
Rethinking Bereavement Leave: Why 3 Days Is Often Not Enough
South Africa’s Basic Conditions of Employment Act limits paid bereavement leave to three days for immediate family, leaving many workers without adequate time to grieve, travel, or handle funeral logistics. A 2026 Empathy Workplace Benefits Report found 95% of employees...
AI in HR Is Moving Faster than the Rules. So What Now?
AI adoption in human resources is outpacing the development of regulatory guidance. Senior HR executives report that AI tools are already embedded in recruiting platforms, performance management, and workforce analytics. While enthusiasm is high, the lack of clear rules raises...
PageUp Expands Partner Ecosystem with Flockity, Vouch, and Certn to Drive Authentic, Integrated Hiring
PageUp, a global talent acquisition platform, announced three new strategic integrations with Flockity, Vouch, and Certn. The partnerships add influencer‑driven job marketing, AI‑powered video branding, and embedded global background screening directly into PageUp’s Clinch and ATS solutions. These tools let...
One Year Countdown to P11D: The Move to Payrolling Benefits
The UK government will require all employers to payroll employee benefits, including Benefit‑in‑Kind, from April 2027, effectively ending the traditional P11D filing. Real‑time reporting will deduct tax directly from pay, demanding payroll systems integrate with HMRC and other HR/finance tools. Organizations...
Engagement Surveys Might Just Be Lulling Us to Sleep
Engagement surveys have become a staple for measuring employee sentiment, yet they often capture comfort rather than true contribution, leaving many workplaces disengaged. Josh Block argues that the data‑driven approach masks deeper cultural issues, calling the prevailing mindset a "Me‑Cycle"...
Apotex Appoints Bina Gill as Director-HR
Apotex Inc. has named Bina Gill as its new human resources director, reinforcing the company’s leadership as it scales its global pharmaceutical operations. Gill brings over a decade of experience in talent management, leadership development, and culture transformation from roles...
Small Businesses Are Driving the Future of 401(k) Adoption
Small businesses are now the primary drivers of 401(k) adoption, extending retirement access to 5.6 million workers and delivering an 80% surge among firms with fewer than 10 employees. This rapid growth forces payroll functions to evolve beyond simple wage processing,...
How Vision Benefits Impact Whole-Person Health and Your Bottom Line
Employers facing projected 6.5‑9% rises in health‑plan costs are turning to vision coverage as a low‑cost, high‑impact benefit. Routine eye exams not only correct vision but also screen for more than 270 systemic conditions, enabling early treatment and cost avoidance....
Mind the Gap: The Building Control Recruitment Crisis Facing UK Local Authorities
Local authority building control teams in England and Wales are confronting a severe talent shortage as demand for inspections surges under the Building Safety Act. Mandatory registration and four‑year revalidation have prompted many seasoned inspectors to retire early or leave...
Geek Central Accused of Employee Payment Failure by Fair Work Ombudsman
Computer retailer Geek Central and its owner Daniel Capozzi are before a Melbourne court after the Fair Work Ombudsman alleged systematic underpayment of a part‑time employee from 2015 to 2023. The regulator says Capozzi failed to pay minimum wages, leave...
Your Tech Stack Is Your Recruiting Strategy (Whether You Know It or Not)
Kevin Henderson argues that an insurer’s tech stack is now a de‑facto recruiting tool, linking engineering culture directly to AI talent acquisition. The world’s ten largest insurers command 56% of the industry’s AI professionals, highlighting a talent concentration that outpaces...
Why It’s Time to Bin Recommendation Letters in Science Job Applications
The article argues that requiring multiple recommendation letters at the initial stage of scientific job applications is an outdated practice that blocks qualified candidates, especially early‑career researchers. Historically, letters verified credentials, but today tools like Google Scholar, ORCID and PubMed...
Eva Longoria Says This Quality Is More Important than an Ivy League Education: 'Do You Have the Capacity to Figure...
Eva Longoria says resourcefulness matters more than an Ivy League degree, insisting that the ability to figure things out is the key leadership trait. She recounts lessons from directing "Desperate Housewives," rejecting the notion that the director is always right...
BCG, Bain and Alvarez to Ramp up Entry Level Hiring Despite AI Fears
UK’s three largest consultancies—Bain, Alvarez & Marsal, and BCG—are increasing graduate hiring despite industry fears that AI will cut entry‑level roles. Bain aims to boost graduate intake by 25% year‑over‑year, targeting triple‑digit numbers. Alvarez & Marsal is forging campus alliances in the...
Preparing Benefits For the Next Wave: Gene Therapy Medications
Employers are confronting a new pharmacy‑cost challenge as gene‑therapy drugs—priced in the hundreds of thousands to millions per treatment—gain traction. Utilization of these therapies rose 42% and per‑member‑per‑year spend doubled between 2022 and 2024, according to a 300‑million‑person data set....
Bill Nye: Companies Say There’s a Skills Gap. They’re Wrong — and Students Can Prove It
Bill Nye argues that the widely cited "skills gap" is a myth, pointing to K‑12 teams in the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition that rapidly develop real‑world solutions such as a micro‑gap thermal diode for data‑center energy use, AI‑driven pesticide‑free drones, and...
‘No Substitute for Harmony in the Workplace’ – CDC Chief
Clark Development Corp. President Agnes VST Devanadera addressed 144 HR practitioners from 66 locator companies, stressing that workplace conflict can be a catalyst for stronger relationships when managed constructively. She highlighted that harmonious environments resolve roughly 60% of issues, urging...
UK-Based Rockstar Games North Workers Formally Announce Union
Rockstar Games’ Edinburgh studio and its satellite offices across the UK have officially formed a union under the Independent Workers of Great Britain. The union reached the 10 % membership threshold that triggers legal recognition after months of organizing around return‑to‑office...
Union Warns NSF’s Return-to-Office Push Dismisses Disability Accommodations
The National Science Foundation is moving staff to a new headquarters and, according to the AFGE union, is insisting that all employees report to the office regardless of existing disability accommodations. Management says the medical necessity of telework and other...
6 Common FLSA Mistakes Employers Continue to Make
Employers continue to stumble over the Fair Labor Standards Act, exposing themselves to costly overtime and misclassification claims. Common errors include failing to add non‑discretionary bonuses to the regular rate, treating biweekly pay periods as the overtime clock, assuming salaried...
Allegheny County Considers Requiring Employers Provide Paid Parental Leave
Allegheny County’s Board of Health unanimously voted to seek public comment on expanding its paid‑sick‑leave rules and adding a county‑wide paid parental‑leave mandate. The proposal would require all employers in the county to provide up to 18 weeks of fully...
Florida Ruling Makes Whistleblower Retaliation Claims Harder for Fired Workers
The Florida Supreme Court issued a decision on May 28, 2026 that raises the burden for employees to succeed on whistle‑blower retaliation claims. The court ruled that a plaintiff must prove the challenged conduct actually violates a law, not merely...
Court Says Late Paychecks Do Not Violate Oregon's Minimum-Wage Law
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that paying wages a few days late does not constitute a violation of the state’s minimum‑wage law. The case stemmed from a McMenamins server who claimed a delayed paycheck reduced his effective hourly rate...
Join the SAP SuccessFactors AI User Group
SAP has introduced a new SuccessFactors AI User Group, a global, customer‑only community for HR professionals. The group provides a GDPR‑protected forum where members can exchange best practices, ask questions, and receive direct guidance from SAP HCM AI experts. It...
Beyond Retirement: What Employers Need to Know About China’s New Rules for Over-Age Employees
On May 10, 2025 Chinese regulators issued the Interim Measures on the Protection of Basic Rights and Interests of Over‑Age Workers, effective July 1, 2026. The rules require employers to formalize engagements with workers beyond statutory retirement ages through written contracts, enforce minimum‑wage and...
Pixelology Labs and RecruitmentBricks Forge Strategic GTM Partnership to Expand AI Hiring Across Global Markets
Pixelology Labs, a Kochi‑based product and GTM consulting firm, has signed a strategic partnership with RecruitmentBricks, an AI hiring platform startup, to bring intelligent recruitment automation to APAC, the GCC, the United Kingdom and Europe. The agreement, sealed on May...
How SMEs Can Improve Staff Retention With Better Employee Benefits
UK small and medium‑sized enterprises are prioritising staff retention as turnover threatens productivity and client continuity. While salary remains important, SMEs are expanding benefits, flexible work, and career development to keep talent. Group health insurance, once a perk for large...
NBFC UGRO Dismisses Concerns Raised by Proxy Advisory Firm over Its MD Salary
UGRO, an MSME‑focused NBFC, rejected a proxy advisory firm’s call to vote against the re‑appointment and compensation of MD Shachindra Nath. The company says the proposed pay, validated by Aon, is at or below the market median, and that the variable‑pay...
Managers Aren't Ready for the New Era of Pay Transparency
A new Aon Pay Transparency Pulse Survey of over 1,000 firms reveals that only 8% of managers feel highly prepared for compensation‑related conversations, while 51% report low or no readiness. The study shows 84% view manager unpreparedness as the biggest...
SC Confirms Railway Staff Equal to Central Govt Employees
India’s Supreme Court ruled that railway employees are civil servants equivalent to other Central government staff, granting them the right to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal for service disputes. The bench, led by Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma,...
Podcast | CPO, UP Fitness: How We Rebuilt Our EVP to Prepare for Global Growth
Ultimate Performance Fitness, founded in 2009, has grown from a UK‑based private‑training gym to a global operation with locations in North America, the Middle East and Australia. After its 2024 acquisition, Chief People Officer Keniro Miller overhauled the company’s employee...
Workday and Google Cloud Expand Strategic Partnership to Bring AI Agents for HR and Finance Into Employees’ Daily Workflows
Workday and Google Cloud have deepened their partnership by embedding Workday's Sana Self‑Service Agent directly into Google Gemini Enterprise. Gemini becomes the default AI model for Sana, enabling employees to query HR and finance data with built‑in security and policy...
Gi Group Launches Employee Assistance Programme for Temporary Workers
Gi Group has launched an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for its roughly 8,000 temporary workers in the UK, providing mental‑health and financial support through booklets, helplines and a shopping‑discount platform. This initiative runs counter to a broader trend where EAP...
Dalcour Maclaren Reports Reduced Gender Pay Gap & 50:50 Workforce Split for 2nd Year Running
Dalcour Maclaren, a UK utilities and infrastructure consultancy, announced its 2024/25 gender‑pay report showing a mean hourly gap of 11.41%, down from 12.52% and below the UK average of 14‑15%. The firm also achieved a 50:50 gender split across its...
How Safety Certification Gaps Are Affecting Skilled Trade Recruitment
Employers in skilled trades are struggling to fill leadership roles because safety certifications, such as OSHA 30‑hour training, are often missing or unclear in job ads. Candidates may have strong hands‑on skills but lack documented safety credentials, leading to wasted...
Unpaid Wage Claims ‘Hit Eight-Year High’ as Business Failures Rise
Claims for unpaid wages in the UK have surged to a record £57 million ($72 million) for 2025/26, the highest in eight years, according to Insolvency Service data obtained by Nockolds. The agency also paid out a total of £472 million ($599 million) to...
HRForecast 2026: High-Performing Cultures Will Be Disciplined, Not Relentless – Mona Cheriyan, Former President & Group Head HR, Thomas Cook
Mona Cheriyan, former HR chief at Thomas Cook, warns that high‑performing organisations in 2026 will be defined by disciplined work design rather than loud slogans. She outlines five signals: internal mobility will become talent‑exporting marketplaces, burnout will be measured by impact...
Redcliffe Labs Appoints Vijay TS as Chief People Officer
Redcliffe Labs has hired Vijay TS as its new chief people officer, bringing over two decades of HR leadership to the fast‑growing biotech firm. Vijay’s career spans senior roles at Hyundai Motor India, Birlasoft, DuPont, Chegg and most recently CureBay....
SentinelOne to Cut 10% of Workforce Amid Rising Competition
SentinelOne will lay off roughly 300 employees, about 10% of its global workforce, as competition from Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike intensifies. The cuts come despite the company reaching $1 billion in annual revenue and projecting 20% growth to $1.2 billion this...