Human Resources (HR) stories

Industrial engineer-turned-COO Stephanie Davis Neill explains how an operator mindset shapes adaptable, people-centred tech leadership.

BenchBee says UK IT consultancies waste GBP £3.06bn a year on idle staff, urging a shared-talent model inspired by government reforms.

PayFit extends its contextual HR AI copilot to 220,000 staff, promising personalised, confidential answers on pay, leave and contracts.

Recruiter Eursap urges job seekers to tailor AI-friendly CVs for 2026, prioritising targeted wording, skills placement and outcome-led bullets.

US survey finds many staff fear retaliation and uneven discipline for misconduct, with over three-quarters ready to quit if they feel unsafe.

Sage taps Augusta Labs’ embedded AI teams to turbocharge product development and accelerate its shift to an AI-first software model.

Payoneer snaps up Ireland’s Boundless to deepen its European workforce push and expand tools for hiring and paying cross-border teams.

AI has become the top corporate reputation fear for global leaders, yet most admit they are underprepared for its fast-rising risks.

Bitdefender warns of a global surge in fake job emails posing as Amazon, Carrefour and the NHS, stealing data, money and account logins.

New Zealand employers lean on internal salary scales for new roles, while market guides still dominate pay decisions for familiar positions.

Aspire embeds Deel’s Employer of Record tools to let startups hire, pay and manage overseas staff from a single cross-border finance platform.

Gen Z ‘lily padding’ is pushing UK employers to ditch rigid promotion ladders and design flexible, personalised career paths to retain staff.

Tech leaders tell Sadiq Khan to stop warning of AI ‘mass unemployment’, saying firms use it to boost productivity, not scrap jobs.

Elmo debuts Insights, an AI-native HR analytics tool that answers plain-English workforce questions in seconds, no data team required.

Singapore HR leaders are shifting from compliance to driving change, stakeholder engagement and wellbeing as core priorities.

Betterworks launches its AI-native NextGen platform, adding 400+ features to turn everyday performance data into real-time workforce insight.

Traxlo launches its pay-per-task gig labour platform in the UK, targeting grocery chains with task fees from GBP £3 to GBP £50.

Employment Hero launches a quarterly SMB Insight Engine to track Canadian small firms’ confidence amid hiring strain and burnout fears.

AINA secures USD $1 million seed funding to speed rollout of its AI hiring platform for recruiters and jobseekers battling application overload.

AI-powered intelligent video is helping global HR teams turn dispersed workforces into more connected, inclusive and engaged communities.