Bad HR Isn’t the Real Problem. CEOs Who Blame HR for Their Decisions Are
P rofessor Dolores Umbridge, of the Harry Potter world, was the villain we most related to. We’ve all understood...
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Can a Sexual Harassment Claim Keep the Whole Lawsuit Out of Arbitration? Yes.
Your employee signed an agreement to arbitrate all employment disputes. But a single sexual harassment claim can bring an entire lawsuit, and every other claim with it, into court anyway. TL;DR: The Second Circuit joined the Sixth and Ninth Circuits in holding that properly invoking the federal law allowing sexual
Overtime Pay Calculator for HR + Free Excel Template
An overtime pay calculator helps HR and payroll teams check that every extra hour is paid correctly, and those...
AI broadens work rather than reducing it, study finds
Global survey finds AI expanding workloads while making work more collaborative
How are employees responding to changes at work?
Two-thirds of change leaders say staff quit because of their latest initiative, Deloitte finds
Do difficult personalities end up in HR? What the research shows
Organisational psychologist Patrick Dunlop says low honesty-humility, not job title, is the warning sign for leaders and people teams
Employee listening: AI reads your Slack but can’t say why
Sentiment analysis can spot a falling team mood but not its cause. Gartner, NYU and Conference Board experts explain...
Meta Muse AI stops sharing feature as corporate leaks exposed
Researchers found thousands of shared AI chats sitting in public internet records, among them employee absence data and a...
AI in hiring leaves most job seekers rejected without a conversation
Greenhouse data from 2,832 job seekers shows candidates will accept AI interviews, but only with human review and clear...
US wages trail inflation, but Canada’s squeeze looks worse
US wages are losing to prices, and Canada’s gap is wider. Lightcast and Randstad data show why 2027 pay...
Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused reduction
An internal memo links the cuts to annual reviews as the chipmaker shifts its business toward AI data centers
AI labs are giving everyone the same title. Does seniority still matter?
AI labs are embracing the title ‘member of technical staff’, raising questions about pay, recognition and how employers signal...
Worker sues Brown University over PIP issued day after leave
The plan promised 30 days to improve – Brown gave her 25
Four complaints, three firing reasons, zero action – worker sues JetBlue
She hand-held a colleague through his PIP – then got fast-tracked out the door
HR After Hours Presents: The 2026 Halloween Spooktacular
Mick and Hanna are back with our annual Halloween Spooktacular! This year, our dastardly duo takes you on a...
If You Want to Go Fast, You Need Great Brakes, with Christian Poensgen
Christian Poensgen earned his PhD studying stress and performance. Then he started a company right out of school and...