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Workforce readiness and AI-powered talent tools dominated today's headlines, with Betterworks and Acorn both launching new capabilities in the space and Phenom and Thomas & Company each earning recognition as 2026 Top HR Products of the Year from HR Executive. Agentic AI continued its march into enterprise HR, with Berribot reimagining hiring through the technology, Singapore workers increasingly shifting into agent-manager roles, and early Anthropic researchers unveiling an approach to reining in rogue AI agents. On the benefits and compliance fronts, Marquee Health joined the Alight Partner Network to expand biometric and health coaching offerings, while Oregon moved to narrow its home care wage and hour exemption effective January 1, 2027.
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More than one in three UK employers reportedly warn that AI recruitment tools are exacerbating shortages in "soft" employability skills — such as communication and problem-solving — with knock-on effects on productivity and business growth.
