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Linux Foundation: AI Hiring Up in Europe, Security Skills Lag Behind
A new Linux Foundation report shows European tech companies are adding AI roles faster than other positions, but face widening gaps in security expertise and AI-ready talent pipeline.
Your Comp Off Policy Is Hiding a Staffing Problem
Compensatory leave lets you trade overtime pay for time off—but frequent use signals understaffing, poor planning, or operational errors. Here's how to structure it fairly and spot what it reveals.
$250K Dunkin' Settlement Ends 'Must Be 100% Healed' Disability Policy
Dunkin' franchisees in Massachusetts agreed to pay $250,000 and scrap a policy that required employees with disabilities to be fully recovered before returning to work. Here's what the ADA settlement requires.
85% of workers burned out as bosses chase AI gains
BambooHR survey finds 85% of employees experience significant workplace stress, while 81% of leaders report productivity gains. The gap reveals what the company calls 'dignity debt'—treating people as means to output, not ends in themselves.
Kaiser's integrated model keeps health costs predictable
Kaiser Permanente combines insurance and care delivery under one roof, making employee health expenses easier to forecast. Learn how integrated coverage affects your budget.
Your engagement survey score means nothing without an action plan
Engagement surveys identify problems. What matters is what you do next. HR leaders are skipping the hard part: turning feedback into measurable change.
Uber cuts 23% of HR team, says AI isn't the reason
Uber is eliminating nearly a quarter of its People and Places division, citing overlapping responsibilities and organizational complexity. The company explicitly rules out AI automation as a driver.
Four types of ambiguity are silently draining your best people
HR teams measure role clarity but ignore priority, feedback, and future-state ambiguity — each with a distinct cognitive cost. Here's what to audit first.
North Korea's fake workers are hiring through your recruiter
Verizon's 2026 breach report details how state actors use stolen identities, AI-enhanced resumes and deepfake interviews to land remote tech jobs. Here's how to stop them.
Medicaid work rules could flood low-wage employers with chronically ill workers
New federal Medicaid requirements will push 4.4 to 5.4 million adults into work-seeking mode. Employers in affected regions may hire workers with higher chronic illness rates, raising workers' comp and disability plan costs.
56% of workers learn AI on their own as employers skip training
Most U.S. workers using AI daily get no formal employer training, relying instead on social media and peers. New data shows the compliance and security gap this creates.
Illinois NICU Leave Law: Payroll Must Track 10–20 Days Separately From FMLA
Illinois employers with 16+ staff now must provide unpaid leave for children in neonatal intensive care, effective June 1. Payroll needs new coding, tier classification, and sequencing rules to avoid compliance gaps.