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Culture, creativity, AI | Spotify's new CHRO has 3 priorities to avoid 'mediocrity'
Spotify's new CHRO pledged to 'continue nurturing' Spotify's most creative...
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'Trust is fragile' | Tech execs are eager for robots at work. Is HR ready?
Concerns about safety, security, and staff preparedness persist as tech leaders embrace workplace...
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'Unlock new levels' | CHROs at IBM & Cisco call for AI overhaul of HR
Top HR executives from tech giants IBM and Cisco have offered reflections on their workplace AI adoption...
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2003 - 2025 | RIP Skype: End of iconic online call platform prompts internal comms tool rethink
Microsoft has officially brought the curtain down on Skype, completing a phased transition...
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'Move with urgency' | AI to replace contractors at Duolingo, CEO confirms
Duolingo has set out plans to reduce its reliance on contractors as it shifts to...
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'Significant risk' | Just how widespread is covert AI usage at work? Quite a lot, it turns out
Employers face growing exposure to compliance breaches and reputational harm...
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'Labor-focused' | Starbucks CEO orders more hiring & less automation to curb sales slump
Efforts to replace staff with more technology have failed to tackle Starbucks' waning financial...
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New roles | 'Every worker' will need to become an AI agent boss, Microsoft predicts
Microsoft has forecasted the rise of the 'agent boss,' a new breed of employee responsible for managing...
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‘Paranoid’ | Automattic watermarked internal comms to catch out press leaks, employees claim
One employee said the alleged watermarking has left staff paranoid and demoralized...
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'Flying blind' | DOGE axes gov HR data team covering 2 million federal workers
A team that handled HR data for over 2 million federal workers has been subject to major job cuts...
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Hiring | Mastercard screens candidates on a 'decency quotient,' outgoing CPO reveals
Mastercard's former CPO said the firm looks to hear 'humanity' during interview...
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'Interrogate data' | Amazon founder Bezos warns leaders against overreliance on 'faulty' performance metrics
Jeff Bezos has revealed he once personally dialled the company's customer service...
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Employee activism | Protests at Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebrations over leads to sackings
The dismissals raise questions for HR leaders over corporate responses to politically...
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AI résumés | Fake IT workers from North Korea infiltrate multiple Fortune 500 firms
Thousands of fake IT workers from North Korea have infiltrated US companies, using...
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‘Baseline’ | Shopify CEO to staff: Prove work can't be done by AI before you hire a human
Shopify staff must show why they “cannot get what they want done using AI” before...
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Negative or positive? | Major perception gap over impact of AI on workforce, research finds
Opinions differ sharply on whether the outcome of AI in the workforce will be positive...
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Unverified | Fake LinkedIn CEO stunt raises questions about candidate credentialing
The stunt raises questions of how employers can ensure accuracy in validating professional...
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8 years of delays | Pentagon axes failed HR software project that cost over $300m
A memo said further investment in the HR tech project would be 'throwing more good...
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80% growth | HR Grapevine's US expansion sees record-breaking start to 2025
HR Grapevine's US website is off to a record-breaking start in 2025, with more...
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‘Forced joy’ | Culture, leadership, & bonus concerns led to staff exodus at Tiffany, report claims
The Bloomberg report includes claims of 'phantom bonuses' and attempts to 'force'...
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Deep trouble? | What is all the fuss about DeepSeek and why does it matter to HR?
Just 48 hours ago, very few people had even heard of DeepSeek, and fewer still knew...
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World Economic Forum | Report reveals key trends that will shape the Future of Jobs by 2030
Broadening digital access is poised to be the most transformative trend for businesses...
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In-N-out & NVIDIA | 'Employees' Choice': Glassdoor reveals its 2025 Best Places to Work ratings
Bain & Company has claimed the top spot in Glassdoor's 17th annual Employees' Choice...
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Job security | 'People' magazine owner Dotdash lays off over 100 employees - months after agreeing to OpenAI 'strategic partnership'
143 people - around 4% of its workforce - are set to be laid off, the publisher...
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RTO rethink | Amazon has a new 'badge data' strategy for monitoring employee office attendance
The company has ditched labels like “inconsistent badger” and “zero...
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'Nudgetech' & more | Gartner report reveals the nine challenges HR leaders will face in 2025
HR leaders are in for a difficult year, facing challenges that demand innovative...
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Future of work | Artificial intelligence roles top LinkedIn's US 'Jobs On The Rise' report
Artificial intelligence is dominating the US job market, with LinkedIn's 2025 “Jobs...
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'Ethical concerns' | Brain monitoring at work is coming - but it's a double-edged sword, says neurotechnology expert
A leading neurotechnology expert says brain monitoring technology could soon be in...
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‘Remote-first is essential’ | Binance CEO: Rigid in-office mandates like Amazon's are bad for recruitment & innovation
“A globally distributed workforce allows us to recruit better people and serve...
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‘AI agents’ | OpenAI CEO: We could be working alongside virtual employees by the end of 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the first AI agent 'employees' may “join the workforce”...
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‘We fought’ | Citigroup MDs question controversial approach to end-of-year performance reviews
Citigroup says it embraces 'meritocracy,' but some claim it leads to...
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‘Too much harassment’ | Walmart pilots body cameras for staff, reportedly to improve workplace safety
A document appears to tell staff to record incidents and report them in an 'ethics...
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‘As late as May’ | Amazon delays return-to-office for some staff due to insufficient office space
A report from Business Insider revealed some employees have been notified about the...
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