Salary budgets to remain stable in 2026, WTW finds
U.S. salary budgets are expected to remain stable in 2026 at 3.4%, the actual salary budget increase experienced last year, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday by…
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The hidden ‘tax’ of using AI: HR pros say they must often redo its output
Nearly 40% of productivity gains in the workplace due to artificial intelligence are being lost to rework and low-quality output, according to new research from enterprise AI platform Workday. The…
1 year into Trump 2.0, HR professionals are ‘caught in the middle’ of the DEI debate
One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, his diversity, equity and inclusion agenda continues to take shape. The shifts started on Inauguration Day: Trump rescinded a Biden-era mandate that…
Employer can’t enforce arbitration agreement manager never signed, 5th Circuit holds
An employer was unable to enforce employee arbitration agreements because a company representative never signed them, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Dec. 17 (Mertens, et al. v.…
Dairy farm stuck Mexican workers with laborer jobs, calling Americans ‘lazy,’ EEOC says
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Wednesday against United Pride Dairy, a dairy farm in Phillips, Wisconsin, alleging discrimination against three employees of Mexican origin and sexual…
Anti-DEI legal group asks EEOC to investigate Penguin Random House
In an open letter published Tuesday, conservative group America First Legal requested the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission open an investigation into alleged “unlawful hiring and promotion practices” at publisher…
Most executives say refusing to adopt AI poses bigger career threat to workers than AI itself
Across industries, senior executives say acquisition of artificial intelligence skills is essential for long-term career success, but workers still aren’t convinced, according to a Nov. 12 report from Kelly Services,…
Human recruiters ‘perfectly willing to accept’ AI’s biases, researcher says
Human recruiters largely adopt the biases of the artificial intelligence tools they use when selecting job candidates, researchers at the University of Washington found in a recent study detailed in…
‘Forever layoffs’ and RTO pressure: Employers hold the power again, Glassdoor says
The employee-employer power balance has shifted firmly to the employer, according to Glassdoor’s 2026 Worklife Trends report — and it has prompted employees to reexamine their engagement in turn. That…
