The HRTech Wire · auto-curated
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
HR technology, every morning — wired to the companies and people behind it.
Leadership and workforce shifts headline today's HR-tech news, as JPMorgan Chase names its next HR chief, Workday moves to cut roughly 2.5% of its staff primarily in product and technology roles, and PowerToFly announces a pivot. On the AI front, PwC finds that skill levels are driving a growing workforce divide, while McLean & Company urges HR leaders to rethink their talent mix to navigate AI adoption, skills gaps, and rising costs. Investment activity remains active, with Metaview closing a $60M Series C, a construction workforce management platform raising $40M, and new entrants including Genius Match's hiring platform Geni and PitchMe's staffing-focused tool SONAR entering the market.
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ATSHR Grapevine· 11:58 PM PDT
More than half of UK employers are not yet using AI in recruitment, according to the source, with concerns around candidate verification and trust cited as key barriers even as adoption slowly grows. HR-tech buyers will want to note that employer hesitancy — rather than technology availability — remains the primary friction point in AI-driven hiring in the UK market.