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  • Guest Column
  • 7 mins

CPO, Equinox | Craft, community, connection: The new competitive advantage for employers

Gretchen Koback Pursel, Global CPO at Equinox, argues that the companies that will win are not the ones that replace humans, but the ones that deploy humans more meaningfully...
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  • News
  • 4 mins

AI anxiety | Thousands of Google staff demand better protections against layoffs

A petition to CEO Sundar Pichai has received over 4,500 signatures, calling for provisions including guaranteed severance and a rethink of performance...
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  • News
  • 5 mins

‘Penalized’ | Meta sued over alleged use of discriminatory AI tools during layoffs

A group of Meta staff argue that workers who took disability or parental leave were 'disproportionately selected' for layoffs earlier this year...
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  • News
  • 3 mins

‘Sensitive projects’ | Apple sues OpenAI accusing ex-employees of 'pattern of theft'

OpenAI denies the allegations and said it has no interest in other companies' trade secrets...
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  • News
  • 5 mins

‘Rigorous’ | Uber strengthens driver screening with enhanced background checks

Uber has expanded its criteria for convictions that 'permanently disqualify' someone from driving or delivering for the company...
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Vera Solomatina, CHRO at inDrive
  • Podcast
  • 21 mins

Podcast | CHRO, inDrive: How we scale culture globally across 48 markets & counting

Vera Solomatina, CHRO at inDrive, joins the HR Grapevine Podcast to discuss the balance between global structure and local energy, speed, &...
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  • News
  • 4 mins

‘Talent refresh’ | Ford rehires human staff after AI quality-check tools fail to deliver

A Ford VP revealed that AI tools lacked the 'hard-earned wisdom' of veteran engineers who left the company before their knowledge was...
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  • News
  • 4 mins

‘Authentic storytelling’ | Starbucks ramps up employee-generated content with launch of TikTok scheme

Starbucks says staff social media posts bring the company to life by 'creating moments of connection with our customers and with each other'...
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  • Feature
  • 6 mins

‘Jobs of tomorrow’ | The great reskilling race has begun - can your company keep up?

From Meta to EY and Walmart to Amazon, top employers are betting big on major reskilling initiatives...
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  • News
  • 5 mins

‘Transformative moment’ | Walmart tells staff AI will improve their work, not replace their jobs

At an annual colleague conference, Walmart bosses attempted to reassure staff on their approach to workforce AI adoption...
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  • News
  • 3 mins

'Significant' | Proposed Warner Bros. Paramount merger could add 40,000 jobs

Paramount and Warner merger plans are being linked to new production jobs and increased movie investment...
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Pay for US AI talent surges ahead of global rivals
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  • 3 mins

Incentives | Pay for US AI talent surges ahead of global rivals

US AI pay still leads globally, with incentives reshaping rewards and widening the gap with Europe and other markets...
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  • News
  • 4 mins

Incentivized exits | Will more employers run voluntary retirement programs à la Microsoft?

Around 7% of Microsoft's US workforce has been offered an exit, as employers across tech and beyond attempt to downsize amid financial pressure, low...
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Megan Schulte, Vice President of Frontier Co-op
  • Podcast
  • 19 mins

Podcast | VP of HR, Frontier Co-op: Breaking down employment barriers with second-chance hiring

Megan Schulte, Vice President of Frontier Co-op, speaks to the HR Grapevine Podcast about delivering award-winning Breaking Down Barriers to Employment...
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