Most UK Employers Unprepared for Employment Rights Act as 64% of Workers Receive Rotas with No Audit Trail, UKG Finds
UK research by UKG shows 64% of frontline workers receive rota updates via informal channels lacking audit trails, exposing employers to compliance risk under the Employment Rights Act 2025. The new law mandates reasonable notice and compensation for last‑minute schedule changes, tightening rules on zero‑hour contracts. Survey of 2,014 employees reveals 59% expect at least one‑week notice, yet only 23% receive compensation for short‑notice cancellations. Companies still using spreadsheets or ad‑hoc messaging risk penalties and talent loss.
Spotted Zebra Launches AI Interview Agent: Bringing Skills Science to Every Candidate Conversation at Enterprise Scale
Spotted Zebra unveiled its AI Interview Agent, an enterprise‑grade hiring tool that conducts live, adaptive two‑way interviews using validated Role Skills Profiles. The platform delivers transparent, evidence‑based scores with audit trails, operates 24/7 on any device, and meets ISO 42001 and...
Desperate for Skilled Workers, a Furniture Maker Looks to Apprenticeships for Relief
Virco Manufacturing in Arkansas is using a three‑year, paid apprenticeship program to upskill internal workers like tool‑and‑die apprentice Caleb Moss, addressing a growing shortage of skilled labor in U.S. manufacturing. The Trump administration’s 2025 executive order targets 1 million active apprenticeships,...
‘Innovative’ | How Sky Will Blend External Talent & Internal Mobility to Drive Business Resilience
Sky is confronting the looming global skills disruption by combining external hiring with a strong focus on internal talent mobility, as outlined by Group Director Eugene Chin. The World Economic Forum predicts that 22 % of jobs will be disrupted by...
More Employers Than Ever Are Contributing to Workers’ 401(k) Plans
New ICI and ISS Market Intelligence research shows that 91% of large 401(k) plans offered employer contributions in 2023, up from 85% in 2007. Employer matching accounted for $181 billion, roughly 35% of total contributions to these plans. Plan fees have...
Malaysia’s Best Digital Learning Providers Recognised in 2025
At the HR Vendors of the Year Awards 2025 in Malaysia, the Best Digital Learning Providers category highlighted leading employee‑development platforms. Think Codex captured Gold, SOCO earned Silver, and EQWIP took Bronze, each judged on technology, content quality and customization....
PwC Planning to Increase the Number of Graduates It Takes On
PwC UK will increase its graduate intake next year after trimming numbers last year due to a weak economy, not artificial intelligence concerns. The firm cut graduate roles from 1,500 to 1,300 in 2023, but received 60,000 applications for 2,000...
Data Sovereignty for Employees: The “Worker-Owned” Data Lake
Employee data sovereignty is emerging as a movement that lets workers own a portable, verifiable digital record of their performance reviews, project outcomes, certifications, and endorsements. By storing these credentials in a personal, encrypted data lake—often powered by decentralized identity...
PlanSource Certified as a Great Place to Work® for Fourth Consecutive Year
PlanSource has earned Great Place to Work® certification for the fourth straight year, a distinction driven entirely by employee feedback. The survey revealed 95% of staff feel treated fairly regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation, while 87% cite strong...
Workers Lose £28 Billion a Year to Unpaid Overtime, TUC Warns
The Trades Union Congress reports that UK workers lost £28.5 billion to unpaid overtime in 2025, affecting roughly 3.5 million employees – about one in eight of the workforce. On average, each affected worker forfeits 6.8 hours weekly, translating to a personal loss...
Interest in Apprenticeships on the Rise in UK
National searches for apprenticeships and vocational training rose 9% in 2025, with the strongest demand in Yorkshire and the Humber, the North East and the East Midlands. Early‑career specialist Helen Russell notes a cultural shift as adults increasingly pursue earn‑while‑you‑learn...
NJ Court Expands School District Liability for Alleged Teacher Sexual Abuse
New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled that public school districts can face vicarious liability for teachers’ alleged sexual abuse, even when the conduct occurs outside the traditional scope of employment. The decision overturns prior rulings that granted broad immunity under the...
Court Tosses Fired DEIA Officer's Lawsuit over Trump DEI Order
U.S. District Court for D.C. dismissed all four claims filed by Neonu Jewell, former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Development Finance Corporation, after her termination following President Trump's executive order to dismantle federal DEIA programs. The order led...
Employee Sues MSC Cruises for Denying Remote Work It Once Approved
A former MSC Cruises director alleges the cruise line approved her remote work in late 2024 without any paperwork, then later denied the same arrangement as a disability accommodation, triggering a federal lawsuit. The complaint cites race and disability discrimination,...
The Advice Managers Give that Shapes Entire Careers
The article highlights how brief, informal managerial advice can become a career‑defining compass for professionals. It showcases three senior HR leaders—Praveen Purohit, Vinod Rai, and Rajeev Singh—who credit simple lessons such as staying in a role to learn deeply, showing...
GenAI to Hit Women's Jobs More than Men's, ILO Warns
The International Labour Organisation warns that generative AI will disproportionately affect women’s jobs, citing occupational segregation, under‑representation in STEM, and embedded gender bias as key drivers. Women are exposed to GenAI in 88% of countries, and female‑dominated occupations are almost...
Why Is SC Reviewing EPF Rules for Foreign Workers?
The Supreme Court of India has agreed to review whether foreign employees must contribute to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) under the 1952 scheme after LG Electronics challenged the mandatory contribution rule. The dispute centers on Paragraph 83 of the...
Comings & Goings
BNP Paribas Real Estate and Strutt & Parker announced 95 UK promotions effective March 1, 2026, spanning senior director to associate levels and highlighting the firms’ integration progress. The promotions cover commercial, residential and rural specialties across major cities, reinforcing a talent‑first strategy....
Employer Liable for Psych Injury After "Unreasonable" Staffing Decisions
Queensland’s Industrial Relations Commission ruled that an employer was liable for a psychological injury after it replaced a full‑time executive support officer’s colleague with two untrained casual workers, creating an unreasonable workload. The employee, who resigned in October 2022, claimed...
Is A PEO The Secret Ingredient Your Restaurant Has Been Missing?
Restaurant operators face chronic staffing shortages, complex compliance, and safety risks that drain time and profit. A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) offers co‑employment services, handling payroll, benefits, tax administration, and risk management. By leveraging the scale of a PEO, independent...
Reframing Leadership Underpinned Employer's Hybrid Success
A four‑year study of mid‑size Italian firm LARI shows that reframing leadership as a trust‑based, outcome‑oriented practice boosted its hybrid work performance. Researchers found that treating technology as a social infrastructure, rather than merely an operational tool, deepened collaboration. Led...
HR Firm Urges More Action to Bring Neets Into Employment
Global recruitment firm Gi Group is urging employers and policymakers to stop excluding 16‑24‑year‑olds classified as NEET from job opportunities, warning that the “experience trap” perpetuates long‑term disengagement. The latest figures show 957,000 NEETs in the UK in Q4 2025, a...
From the Outside In: How International Manager Rotations Narrow the Gender Pay Gap and Change Cultural Norms
The study by Minni et al. shows that exposure to foreign managers with progressive gender attitudes reduces the gender pay gap within teams by 4.9 percentage points, an 18% decline, without lowering men’s wages. Using rotation data from a large...
NBCUniversal and ABM Industries Rehire More Than 100 Union Janitors, Averting Major Protest
NBCUniversal and its facilities contractor ABM Industries agreed to rehire more than 100 union janitors they had dismissed earlier this week. The layoffs, affecting night‑shift workers at Universal City Plaza, DreamWorks and the Universal Studios Lot, sparked a planned SEIU‑USWW...
LinkedIn Tests Out AI-Powered Interview Screening
LinkedIn is testing an AI‑powered interview screening tool for Hiring Pro users. The feature lets recruiters invite up to 40 candidates to complete an AI‑generated audio or video interview, with questions and ideal answers tailored to the role. Candidates’ responses...
Nearly 20% Americans Lack Paid Sick Leave. What Allyson Felix Is Doing
A new Theraflu‑backed campaign, “The Right to Rest and Recover,” featuring Olympian Allyson Felix, highlights that nearly one‑fifth of American private‑sector workers lack paid sick leave. A Theraflu‑Wakefield Research survey found 80% of caregiver respondents cannot afford a sick day,...
AI Glasses Enter the Workplace: FAQs For Employers
AI‑enabled smart glasses are moving from novelty to workplace tool, offering hands‑free data capture and AI assistance. Their ability to record audio, video, and biometric data silently raises consent, privacy, and security concerns. Employers must navigate NLRA scrutiny of recording...
600 Workers Reach Labor Deal with Kaiser
The International Union of Operating Engineers reached a tentative contract with Kaiser Permanente covering about 600 maintenance workers across Southern California, the Mid‑Atlantic and Colorado. The agreement, involving IUOE Locals 501, 99 and 1, provides a 21.5% wage increase over...
Phenom Set to Go After Public Sector HR Software Market
Phenom announced FedRAMP authorization, clearing the path to sell its AI‑driven talent platform to U.S. federal, state and local agencies. The company is positioning its new WorkOps suite and Hypercell operating model to address the $8 billion domestic public‑sector HR market,...
3 Healthcare Roles Bucking Hiring Trends for Younger Workers
A Stanford study using ADP payroll data finds that workers aged 22‑25 in occupations most exposed to generative AI saw a 16% relative employment decline, while older workers in the same roles remained stable. By contrast, younger workers in healthcare...
Overwhelming Support for WFH
A poll commissioned by the Australian Services Union shows that 87% of Australian workers back a formal right to work from home, with 60% favoring remote work as the default for any eligible office role. The survey also reveals that...
SEC Issues New Guidance Under Rule 701 for Employee Equity Compensation
On March 6, 2026 the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) for Rule 701 equity compensation plans. The guidance raises the enhanced‑disclosure threshold to $10 million and clarifies that all employees receiving equity must receive the...
2026 Round Up for New York Employers
On April 16, 2026, Littler hosted a two‑hour Breakfast Briefing for New York employers at the Hilton Long Island. The session addressed a wave of state‑mandated changes covering pre‑hire credit checks, mandatory Narcan stocking, updated minimum‑wage and overtime rates, new...
MACPAC Recommends Increase in Wage Transparency for Home- and Community-Based Service Workers
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its March 2026 report to Congress, recommending that states disclose hourly wages for home‑ and community‑based service (HCBS) workers. The proposal aims to give states clearer data for setting effective HCBS...
Fairview Health Services Selects Workday to Modernize HR, Finance, and Supply Chain on One AI-Powered Platform
Fairview Health Services announced the selection of Workday’s cloud suite to replace legacy systems across human resources, finance, and supply chain. The move consolidates three core functions onto a single AI‑powered platform, promising real‑time analytics and automated workflows. Workday will...
Ingalls Shipbuilders Get Largest Single Wage Increase in Yard’s History
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, secured historic collective bargaining agreements covering all five unions at its Pascagoula yard. The contracts deliver an immediate base wage increase of at least 18% and total wage growth of 35%‑47% through...
New York Department of Health Issues Updated Guidance on Wage Parity Compliance Forms and Certification Submission Dates
On March 9, 2026 the New York Department of Health released updated guidance clarifying wage‑parity compliance deadlines for home‑care providers through 2025 and beyond. The guidance fixes previous uncertainty by setting firm LS300 reporting dates for 2025 (May 31, 2026) and establishing annual LS301 audit...
Senator Wants to Clip the Wings of Fat Cats and Pigs in Gravy
Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie is spearheading a campaign against what she calls “fat cats” in the federal public service and “pigs in gravy” among university vice‑chancellors. She argues that senior bureaucrats and university leaders earn salaries at least twice those...
Leveling Up: What the Latest Lever Product Enhancements Mean for Your Team
Lever unveiled a suite of design enhancements aimed at streamlining the recruiting workflow. The updates include a modernized interface with higher contrast and cleaner navigation, a drag‑and‑drop job posting editor, smarter application‑question controls, and a refreshed Automations Hub with search...
Leveling Up: What the Latest Lever Product Enhancements Mean for Your Team
Lever announced a suite of product upgrades aimed at streamlining the hiring workflow. The enhancements include AI‑driven candidate ranking, a real‑time analytics dashboard, integrated interview scheduling, and a revamped mobile app. Lever says these tools reduce manual effort and provide...
One in Four Job Seekers Have Ghosted a Potential Employer
A LiveCareer survey of over 1,000 U.S. workers finds that 25% of job seekers have ghosted a potential employer at some stage of the hiring process. The most common trigger is accepting another offer, but 39% say a perceived unfair...
Littler Lightbulb – February 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup
The February 2026 appellate roundup highlights several pivotal employment‑law decisions. The Fifth Circuit affirmed that overtime liability hinges on an employer’s actual or constructive knowledge of hours worked, rejecting a contractor’s claim of unlimited‑hour entitlement. The Sixth Circuit required age‑discrimination...
Professionals on the Move – March 2026 Part I
The accounting sector saw a wave of senior appointments in March 2026, including RSM’s hiring of Joseph Taiano as Chief Marketing Officer, Maxwell Locke & Ritter’s selection of Lesley Hargraves as its next Leading Partner, and Ascend’s creation of a COO role filled by Evie Woodforde....
4 Keys to Overcoming Conflict and Giving Good Feedback
The article outlines four practical steps for leaders to stop avoiding conflict and give effective feedback. It urges managers to drop the “butt‑sandwich” approach, treat feedback as a professional matter, speak directly without soft‑shoeing, and lead by example with candor....
Top Biglaw Firm Debuts Nonequity Partnership Tier, Moving Goalposts Just A Bit Further
Sidley, the sixth‑ranked firm on the 2025 Am Law 100, announced an income‑partner tier that creates a nonequity partnership level. The move follows a wave of Biglaw firms—starting with Cravath’s salaried partner tier in 2023 and later Paul Weiss, WilmerHale, and...
Women in Federal Service Still Face Retirement Gaps
Women in federal service continue to lag behind men in retirement security despite the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Caregiving responsibilities and career breaks reduce creditable service years, leading to smaller pensions and lower Thrift Savings Plan balances. Organizations such...
CVS Health Joins International Movement to Become Menopause Accredited
CVS Health has become the first U.S. company to receive a menopause‑friendly accreditation from consultancy Midovia. The program adds manager training, peer support, enhanced benefits, and clinician education to address menopause‑related health and productivity issues for its largely female workforce....
Littler Lounge: Unpacking the EU Pay Transparency Directive
Littler’s latest Lounge episode examines the EU Pay Transparency Directive as it takes shape across member states. The discussion outlines new recruiting disclosures, employee pay‑information rights, and varying reporting thresholds that firms must navigate. Hosts emphasize the need for precise...
SJC Affirms Whistleblower Protection for Employees Involved in the Wrongdoing They Report
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed that the state Whistleblower Act shields employees even when they are involved in the wrongdoing they report, as held in Galvin v. Roxbury Community College. Thomas Galvin, the college’s chief compliance officer, was terminated after...
My Colleague Does Numerology at Work. How Do I Avoid a Jackie O-Style Blow-Up?
An employee’s casual practice of numerology is causing discomfort among team members who view it as pseudoscience. The article advises managers to handle the issue privately, focusing on the behavior’s impact rather than the belief itself. It recommends open‑ended dialogue,...