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Workforce AI remains center stage today, as Gartner calls on organizations to redesign work in real time while employees admit to performative AI adoption amid shifting roles—and job seekers signal willingness to accept lower pay in exchange for AI training. On the platform and verification side, TAPFIN launched PartnerPX to unify supplier and client views of global workforce program performance, Experian deepened its income and employment verification reach through a new Workday integration, and Velric introduced an AI hiring platform with candidate scoring. Rounding out the day, SPG acquired HCM Unlocked to expand technology-enabled benefits capabilities, Humanforce earned Major Contender status in two Everest Group PEAK Matrix assessments, and a report highlights a growing integrity threat in AI-driven hiring through hidden white text and fabricated credentials.
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Maryland has opened employer registration for its FAMLI paid leave program, with payroll contributions of 0.9% of wages starting January 1, 2027 — a compliance deadline HR and payroll teams in the state need to track, particularly as employers weighing private plan equivalents must file a Declaration of Intent by November 15, 2026.
SAP has published guidance on the UK's mandatory payrolling of benefits-in-kind, set to take effect April 2027, noting that HMRC's official framework remains in draft — giving HR and payroll teams early direction on how to prepare within SAP's platform ahead of the compliance deadline.
