Digging Deep: The Costs of Payroll Errors With Steve Boese
In a September 2026 updated report, EY found the average cost per payroll error increased from $291 to $339....
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Great HR Isn’t Loud #shorts
Is your HR impact visible, or does it look like nothing happened? The best HR work happens quietly: people...
Can You Blame an Employee for Ending Religious Accommodation Talks When You Offered No Alternative?
A resignation letter can look like a tidy ending. This one left the school defending what happened before it arrived. TL;DR: A school’s invitation to discuss alternatives left an employee’s Sabbath conflict unresolved. Her accommodation and retaliation claims survived because a jury could find her resignation was forced. 📄 Read
‘Organisational drift’ may underlie workplace tensions, report says
Report says tensions over AI, engagement and office returns may stem from people drifting apart
Work from home in the spotlight as UK civil servant allegedly held five jobs at once
Is it a welfare state gone mad? As a London jury hears the case, the more useful lesson for...
Netflix to cut about 1,000 jobs, including HR roles
This is the biggest round of job cuts at the streaming giant since 2022
Applicant’s hostile HR emails destroyed his fair chance hiring claim
The emails that replaced rehabilitation evidence made all the difference
Power plant worker’s unanswered job offer dooms termination fight
Two years of accommodations, 35 job postings, and one offer he never answered
Pay raise to pink slip: pregnant worker’s claim revives at appeal
She got a raise, announced her pregnancy, then lost her job within three months
Walmart worker’s Chief of Staff title fails corporate officer test
She ran the division head’s office – but the bylaws didn’t know her name
7 HR Digital Transformation Challenges HR Leaders Must Tackle
Challenges in digital HR transformation go well beyond ‘just’ software and implementation issues. Employee resistance, for instance, affects 39%...
When Do Remote Employees Count as One Worksite Under WARN’s Layoff-Notice Law?
Your employees work from kitchen tables across the country. Before eliminating their jobs, you may need to figure out which tables count together. TL;DR: Courts disagree about how federal WARN’s layoff-notice requirements apply to fully remote employees. A Florida employer won this case, but working from home does not establish
Job hugging still widespread despite career trade-offs, report finds
Job-hugging employees feel stuck with limited career growth opportunities
OpenAI engineer charged with bugging executive conference room
An engineer allegedly hid a recording device in an executive meeting room, raising hard questions for people leaders on...
Workplace stress hits all-time high in 2026
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Employee advocates: how HR can win staff over without a mandate
Forcing staff to post rarely works. A LinkedIn strategist explains how onboarding, leadership and a social media policy build...