The new AI Leadership Council looks to uncover data about AI and women, and offer practical frameworks that can open up opportunities for women in the workforce.
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The benefits can also help fill the gaps created by shrinking major medical coverage, insurers say.
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California passed a bill barring employers from using AI to track employee emotions or neural data at work.
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The EU AI Act does not care where your company is headquartered; companies will have to abide by the rules when it comes to fair hiring.
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L’Oréal’s global talent acquisition lead says employers must create room for growth, experimentation and belonging.
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Date & Time: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
Explore the challenges organizations face in identifying future leaders, how a new generation of AI is helping close those gaps, why rich behavioral data from employee recognition provides a stronger picture of how leadership emerges across an organization, and how AI can transform these signals into actionable insights.
The post Beyond Hiring: Solving HR’s Leadership Crisis appeared first on HR Executive.
As insurers consider AI risk, it's useful to look at how advanced analytics evolved in insurance.
The post Who owns the risk when the machine makes a mistake? appeared first on HR Executive.
Employers are adding more to benefits plans and employees aren’t using it. That's money leaking out of the plan.
The post Benefits debt: The liability employers create before open enrollment appeared first on HR Executive.
Two of the biggest workplace issues in recent years are highlighting the value of human skills.
The post AI and remote work put the spotlight on interpersonal skills appeared first on HR Executive.
The chief people officer helped grow the organization from 130 employees to more than 1,400, while annual recurring revenue jumped from $10 million to $320 million.
The post Guiding HiBob through high growth: HR Leader of Distinction Nirit Peled-Muntz appeared first on HR Executive.
Payroll is essentially becoming unbundled, split into layers, enabled by tech and repackaged by solution providers
The post Fintech is helping shift global payroll away from traditional processing appeared first on HR Executive.
As part of Volkswagen's Future Plan 2030, the cuts would bring the total by the end of the decade to 100,000 and cloud four plants' future.
The post Volkswagen agrees to cut 100,000 jobs in restructuring plan appeared first on HR Executive.
About 450 employees signed a petition calling on the insurance giant to walk back its decision to cut coverage for the popular weight loss drug.
The post After Cigna dropped GLP-1 coverage, employees started a petition appeared first on HR Executive.
New research argues that remote work and always-on digital tools have outgrown the standard definition of presenteeism and proposes eight distinct forms of it.
The post Remote working is reshaping presenteeism, study finds appeared first on HR Executive.
A new report finds that employees who use AI at work are more concerned about their jobs than those who don’t use the technology.
The post 3 out of 4 gen AI users fear for their job security appeared first on HR Executive.
AI hiring issues don't come from rogue algorithms; instead, they may occur when a hiring team uses an AI system but doesn't completely understand it.
The post Recruiting and hiring: Where AI delegation meets exposure and exclusion appeared first on HR Executive.
Deploying AI is the part most organizations have mastered. One Asian bank shows why the human shift, not the technology, decides whether adoption sticks.
The post ‘You cannot sue an AI’: Why adoption comes down to people, not platforms appeared first on HR Executive.
However, nearly two-thirds of employers cite employee education as the most common HSA concern while just half provide HSA education only during open enrollment.
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Job cuts were up between July and August but significantly lower than this time last year. What does this signal for HR?
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The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost program is part of the machinery inside many employers' prescription benefits.
The post Employers gain opportunity to shape CMS drug cost survey program appeared first on HR Executive.
Employee engagement varies by generation, with Gen X and millennials reporting lower shift-work sentiment while Gen Z shows mixed results.
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How can organizations navigate sustained disruption without worsening employee disengagement? Psychological capital begins to explain this.
The post Psychological capital is a business advantage. Here’s why it matters appeared first on HR Executive.
According to Marsh, the jump is the highest since 2003, and is being driven by a number of factors—from healthcare consolidation to GLP-1s.
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Uber lays off 3,300 employees in its third 2026 restructuring, cutting management layers and reinforcing its in-office policy.
The post Uber cuts 10% of workforce, tightens return-to-office rules appeared first on HR Executive.
Regulators will hold off from punishing employers that made a reasonable effort to follow the rules.
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This HR head removed a quarter of his managers, then watched employees redesign how skill, not time in role, earns pay and growth at work.
The post How Match Group’s CPO rebuilt talent growth after flattening the org appeared first on HR Executive.
Sometimes, performance management systems miss workers who are unchallenged and need a chance; managers should be aware of it.
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CHRO appointments rose in 2025, but S&P 500 firms are increasingly hiring experienced outsiders instead of promoting first-timers.
The post CHROs are increasingly external hires at large companies, index shows appeared first on HR Executive.
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
Join Maven’s Chief Medical Officer and Chief Revenue Officer for an AMA examining how the proposed maternity billing changes could affect employer healthcare costs, 2027 benefits planning and the strategies organizations use to manage maternity care.
The post Countdown to Unbundling: What You Need to Know for 2027 appeared first on HR Executive.
Jim McGee, chief people officer at health network Akido, shares how the organization navigated physician resistance to AI adoption, and what other industries can learn.
The post Adoption lessons from the nation’s first AI-native health system appeared first on HR Executive.
Without behavioral AI literacy, AI may not replace human thinking, but if we are not intentional, people may slowly choose to do less of it.
The post What happens when people stop thinking: The case for behavioral AI literacy appeared first on HR Executive.
HR has the highest 'downleveling' rate of any industry tracked, with senior job seekers applying below their level and losing pay.
The post Nearly 3 in 4 HR job seekers are looking for roles below their career level appeared first on HR Executive.
The employee benefits market is increasingly shaped by trends that include regulatory volatility, shifting compliance priorities, accelerated cost pressures and ever-evolving workplace demands.
The post Healthcare costs, AI adoption drive employee benefits strategy appeared first on HR Executive.
Recent research finds that individual contributors increasingly want to avoid moving into management. How can HR turn the trend around?
The post Why more young workers are saying ‘no thanks’ to becoming managers appeared first on HR Executive.
New survey finds Gen Z wants global careers, cross-border work and even outer space experience. Here's the retention risk to watch.
The post What Gen Z means when they say they want a global career appeared first on HR Executive.
Organizations have long treated resilience as the ability to recover from a discrete shock. Athenais Sivaloganthan of International SOS argues that the definition no longer fits.
The post When disruption is the operating environment, ‘bouncing back’ isn’t the whole job appeared first on HR Executive.
The real timeline behind a European company's first U.S. hire, and why it might take longer than founders expect.
The post 4 hurdles European companies face with their first U.S. hire appeared first on HR Executive.
HR must be able to identify talent and connect workers with opportunities they may never have otherwise considered. This is where AI can help.
The post How AI can help workers move between job opportunities appeared first on HR Executive.
Glassdoor data shows employee sentiment on AI has turned negative, linking workplace adoption to fears over jobs, trust and leadership.
The post Workers are turning more critical of AI, and leadership is part of the problem appeared first on HR Executive.
Cornerstone Chief People Officer Carina Cortez explains how workforce readiness is more than a skills problem. It’s a leadership challenge that includes employee experience, organizational change, tech adoption, and aligning people with business strategy.
The post Ready or Not: The Skills Strategies and Stakes of the AI Workforce series: Episode #2 appeared first on HR Executive.
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
Join Virta providers and business leaders for a candid, ask-me-anything session addressing the questions benefits professionals are still trying to answer as they evaluate and refine their organizations’ GLP-1 strategies.
The post GLP-1s: What 10+ years of experience prescribing them reveals appeared first on HR Executive.
Although the data shows that workplace wellbeing has become an accepted business priority, companies struggle to translate it into measurable outcomes.
The post Workplace wellbeing: The awareness gap has closed. The execution gap persists appeared first on HR Executive.
New survey data shows why employee trust falls during layoffs and AI change, and what Meta, IBM and Oracle reveal about fixing it.
The post 80% of workers doubt leadership’s motives, new survey finds appeared first on HR Executive.
A lot of AI is built around knowledge workers, but 80% of workers are on the frontline. How do you reach them?
The post The frontline is HR’s biggest AI blind spot appeared first on HR Executive.
New research finds that almost 40% of employees are concerned their co-workers have a competitive advantage because of better AI skills.
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Service providers that "underperform" or fail to attract enough users could be replaced, according to new Business Group on Health survey data.
The post Big employers shop for new health benefits vendors appeared first on HR Executive.
An emerging delayed retirement trend is requiring HR to deploy creative talent strategies across generations.
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Forty-four percent of health plan and health system leaders are considered AI scalers who expand and integrate AI capabilities across an entire organization.
The post Health leaders scale AI faster than they measure it, survey finds appeared first on HR Executive.
Gates calls for jobs reserved for humans and a tax on AI tokens and robots in a new essay on AI's workforce impact.
The post Bill Gates’ new AI plan: tax robots, protect some jobs for people appeared first on HR Executive.
For self-funded employers, pharmacy benefit decisions that used to be relatively contained are now directly affecting stop-loss exposure and renewal pricing.
The post Why pharmacy benefits are now a stop-loss decision appeared first on HR Executive.
Spoken words have declined 28% since 2005, new research finds, raising questions about connection as workplace messaging rises.
The post What a 20-year drop in spoken words means for workplace connection appeared first on HR Executive.
New hires name five onboarding frustrations, from repeat forms to lost documents. See what employees say HR keeps getting wrong.
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Despite average balances reaching a new high, few account holders contributed the maximum amount.
The post Average HSA balances hit record high appeared first on HR Executive.
Recruiters report they're getting more qualified candidates through AI resume screening but still worry the tech is cutting some applicants out too early.
The post AI resume screening is creating a ‘visibility gap’ for recruiters appeared first on HR Executive.
Fair workweek rules were written to protect workers, but it turns out they protect margins too.
The post The business case for fair workweek compliance appeared first on HR Executive.
IEEE predicts AI will shift from text to voice and video within years, and HR tech products are already following suit.
The post The next frontier of HR tech: Voice, video and multimodal AI appeared first on HR Executive.
The researchers think using a "Medicare for All" system to eliminate health insurance and health plans would cut the net effect to 11%.
The post Universal health would cut U.S. provider revenue 21%, researchers predict appeared first on HR Executive.
Recent data show a shift in the dominant workforce health risk and a more complicated picture of disengagement than the numbers suggest.
The post The workforce risk that doesn’t show up in your engagement survey appeared first on HR Executive.
Layoff numbers hide the real shift. Jason Averbook explains why HR leaders should manage workforce skills, not headcount, in 2026.
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A recent panel discussed how, as job candidates use AI to prepare more effectively, the old issue of hiring fraud becomes harder to stop.
The post AI didn’t invent hiring fraud. It made it harder to see appeared first on HR Executive.
A study of nine workplace-monitoring apps found worker data shared with Facebook, Google and Microsoft, often without clear disclosure.
The post Privacy risk? Employee-monitoring apps sharing worker data with Big Tech appeared first on HR Executive.
New research from Streamline AI finds that slow legal workflows are affecting revenue, deal timelines and business momentum, with 66% of professionals saying they bypass formal legal channels to keep projects moving.
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Fintech is showing up as a rewards and recognition solution, addressing multiple use cases beyond traditional financial wellness.
The post Why fintech’s advances have made it a hidden talent enabler for workers appeared first on HR Executive.
New research shows AI talent remains concentrated in the U.S., as job postings requiring AI skills rise worldwide.
The post The U.S. leads AI talent by a mile, but the gap is narrowing appeared first on HR Executive.
This projection marks the fourth consecutive year of elevated health care cost trends approaching double digits and extends one of the most sustained periods of health care inflation employers have faced in decades.
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Orgs are upping their AI spend while slashing L&D budgets, leaving many employees to pay for their own AI upskilling, which many are doing to support a move to a new organization.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET
Join bestselling author and workplace connection expert Erica Dhawan for an insightful conversation on what truly drives retention and how to improve employee retention in today’s evolving workplace. Drawing on extensive research, real-world case studies and her groundbreaking “four laws of digital body language,” Dhawan challenges conventional assumptions about employee engagement and explores the everyday leadership behaviors that create stronger relationships, higher trust and lasting loyalty.
The post Employee Retention Strategies: How Leaders Create Workplaces Where Employees Feel Valued appeared first on HR Executive.
Madeline Laurano, a judge for Top HR Products, says some of the strongest submissions were solving problems many HR leaders haven't even articulated yet.
The post 2026 Top HR Products recap: What this year’s judging revealed about where the market is going appeared first on HR Executive.
A JobLeads survey finds 'competitive salary' can actually mean higher salary in most cases especially in management and engineering work.
The post ‘Competitive salary’ isn’t the red flag jobseekers think it is, research finds appeared first on HR Executive.
The NAIC's ERISA and Alternative Health Coverage Working Group has formed a regulator-only group that intends to start drafting a level-funded plan guidance document soon.
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As AI reshapes work, HR and IT face new accountability questions. Here's what Gartner recommends CHROs and CIOs do now.
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Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET
If you want to add an exciting new dimension of leadership to your organization's culture, this webcast is one you won’t want to miss.
The post Boosting Performance Without the Burnout: Talking Tech, Benefits and the Science of Excellence With Dr. Greg Wells appeared first on HR Executive.
Employees worked alongside leaders to redefine company values and, ultimately, fuel company culture at the rapidly growing organization.
The post How Kate Farms brought values, culture co-creation to life appeared first on HR Executive.
A federal judge in California ruled Otter's meeting assistant could be an independent third party that recorded and retained data for profit.
The post Otter.ai ruling puts AI meeting assistants on the hook for consent appeared first on HR Executive.
"Employers have invested heavily in retirement programs, but the next challenge is proving these programs are moving employees closer to retirement readiness," said Chris West of WTW.
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Fake videos and images of well-known public figures were involved in over half of all reported deepfake incidents in 2025.
The post Deepfake scams are surging: What HR can do appeared first on HR Executive.
When employees start questioning the viability of their role, declining morale and company culture affect more than HR, but the entire business.
The post What today’s employees need more than perks appeared first on HR Executive.
As the entry level becomes leaner, norms for advancement and development are changing, which is heightening the risk for unprepared and under-resourced managers.
The post The ‘career diamond’: HR’s next competitive liability appeared first on HR Executive.
Three ways to connect the HR practices you already own to the behaviors that matter most for organizational change.
The post HR leaders already have the tools to make organizational change stick appeared first on HR Executive.
Look into the states where direct regulation exists, where related but more limited laws have been enacted, and where legislation remains pending only.
The post State vs. federal AI law: The map (and takeaways) every HR executive needs to study today appeared first on HR Executive.
Ransomware remains a dominant concern, though hackers' tactics are shifting as artificial intelligence reshapes this landscape.
The post 5 ways hackers are targeting employers’ systems appeared first on HR Executive.
The median allowance is $459 per covered life, the HRA Council reports.
The post Employers are offering cash-for-coverage plans to at least 500K appeared first on HR Executive.
New research finds that just 6% of leaders say their middle managers companywide are ready to lead change.
The post ‘Great Flattening’ is shrinking management without preparing those who remain appeared first on HR Executive.
Artificial intelligence is giving criminals new ways to make old scams faster, cheaper and far more convincing.
The post 10 ways criminals are using AI to fuel fraud appeared first on HR Executive.
Anthropic's CEO calls AI backlash a "crisis of trust." Here's what SB 53 and Claude's new watermark mean for HR leaders.
The post Anthropic’s trust reckoning raises questions for workplace AI policy appeared first on HR Executive.
As Samsung reskills its workforce from the top down, Samsung Indonesia’s Christine Josephine shares why leadership makes change believable and what it takes to make it stick.
The post Samsung trained employees on AI. Did anything actually change? appeared first on HR Executive.
AI investment has been built around quantitative technology while it's evaluated with qualitative HR metrics, a gap that costs billions.
The post Why 95% of AI investments fail the CFO test appeared first on HR Executive.
Despite high levels of confidence, managers report gaps in AI readiness, change management, employee support and other critical leadership capabilities.
The post New research reveals leadership readiness gap amid rapid workplace change appeared first on HR Executive.
"AI is quickly becoming part of how work gets done, but these findings show workers do not want it to have the final say in workplace decisions," said Keith Spencer, career expert at Resume Now.
The post AI isn’t replacing human decision-making at work just yet appeared first on HR Executive.
A new study based on proprietary data from Heidrick & Struggles highlights what organizations are looking for in interim leaders and experts as technology and other factors reshape organizational strategy.
The post Demand for this leadership skill has spiked 350% since last year appeared first on HR Executive.
EEOC hearing highlights arguments for and against ending EEO-1 reporting, offering HR leaders a closer look at what’s at stake in that rule.
The post EEOC hearing reveals split over proposed end to EEO-1 reporting appeared first on HR Executive.
"One thing that work has taught me is that transformation almost never happens by accident," writes Mary Faulkner. And financial wellness is no exception.
The post Financial wellness is a transformation, too appeared first on HR Executive.
Users are spending as much effort managing workplace AI as they are benefiting from it, according to new research from HERE Enterprise.
The post Toggle tax: Workplace AI often creates as much work as it saves appeared first on HR Executive.
Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET
If you want to add an exciting new dimension of leadership to your organization's culture, this webcast is one you won’t want to miss.
The post Unreasonable Hospitality Author Will Guidara on Transformative Leadership and People-First Culture appeared first on HR Executive.
Date & Time: Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
In this session, we’ll share insights from UKG research capturing the voices of thousands of frontline employees around the world. Discover what matters most to today’s frontline workforce, how AI and workplace technologies are shaping their day-to-day experiences, and where expectations are evolving across pay, scheduling, well-being, recognition, and flexibility.
The post Ready or Not: The Skills Strategies and Stakes of the AI Workforce series: Episode #1 appeared first on HR Executive.
While companies are diving in full on to adopt AI, workers are a bit slower in taking up the cause, and the result will be telling.
The post Employees are navigating AI disruption in the dark appeared first on HR Executive.
A study from Princeton University and the University of Chicago found that large language models can develop new stereotypes during repeated hiring decision-making, even when the groups have no underlying differences. “In this paper, we argue that removing existing biases is only one aspect of the problem,” the authors wrote. “Like people, LLMs can also […]
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Date & Time: Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
In this session, we’ll share insights from UKG research capturing the voices of thousands of frontline employees around the world. Discover what matters most to today’s frontline workforce, how AI and workplace technologies are shaping their day-to-day experiences, and where expectations are evolving across pay, scheduling, well-being, recognition, and flexibility.
The post Frontline Perspectives: Turning Workforce Insights into Action appeared first on HR Executive.
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm ET
Hear from Workhuman’s own Cam Moore, VP of Strategy & Operations, and Niamh Hoey, Senior Product Manager, to learn how organizations can rethink work anniversaries as strategic opportunities to strengthen belonging and reinforce culture.
The post Making Service Milestones Matter: Transforming Work Anniversaries into Meaningful Employee Experiences appeared first on HR Executive.
An internal document advises some job applicants on sidestepping AI screening tools, highlighting ongoing trust issues between employees and employers over AI-powered hiring processes.
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