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workforce planningHR Dive· Nov 5, 2026

Nearly two-thirds of HR leaders expect layoffs in 2027

LHH's U.S. Severance and Separation Benefits Benchmark Study, based on a survey of 600 U.S. HR and business leaders, finds 66% of HR leaders expect layoffs over the next 12 months, nearly double the share in its 2024 report. Severance is tightening: 38% of companies reduced packages, up from 9% in 2024, while career transition services for nonexempt staff rose to 79% from 58%. HR now leads outplacement decisions at only 30% of organizations, down from 58%, while CFOs lead at 18%.

compensationHR Dive· Nov 5, 2026

‘AI rebounding’ could cost companies

A report from talent insights company SHL, released Oct. 29, found that some employers are replacing workers with AI and then trying to rehire them, a pattern it calls "AI rebounding." Of more than 2,000 U.S. and U.K. employed adults surveyed by Propeller Insights, 51% said they would demand a substantial raise to return, 42% would require a job security guarantee, and 4 in 10 would want full transparency about AI use in their role. Gartner predicts that by 2029, 30% of workers terminated or replaced by AI will be rehired, often at a higher cost.

internal mobilityPR Newswire · HR & Workforce· Nov 4, 2026

New Research: 92% of HR Professionals Believe Employees Can Be Reskilled for AI Jobs, Yet External Hiring Outpaces Redeployment - PR Newswire

Careerminds, in a white paper with Censuswide, surveyed 1,142 U.S. HR professionals and people managers at organizations with 500+ employees. It finds 92% of HR professionals and 88% of people managers think staff can be reskilled for AI roles, yet 51% of HR pros say their organizations hire externally for AI positions versus 42% who redeploy existing employees. About 43% of HR pros report limited visibility into which employees to reskill, and only 24% of managers agree HR owns AI workforce planning.

workforce planningPR Newswire · HR & Workforce· Nov 2, 2026

TalentNeuron Adds Monitoring to Strategic Workforce Planning; Brings Labor Market Intelligence to Snowflake Marketplace - PR Newswire

TalentNeuron has added monitoring capabilities to its strategic workforce planning offering and made its labor market intelligence available on the Snowflake Marketplace, according to a PR Newswire release. For HR and workforce planning teams, the move means labor market data can sit alongside their own company data in Snowflake.

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workforce planningGoogle News · workforce moves at major employers· Oct 30, 2026

AI-driven layoffs are creating a new class of boomerang employees—companies are realizing they 'pulled the plug too quickly' - CNBC

CNBC reports that some companies cutting jobs in the name of AI are now rehiring former staff, saying they "pulled the plug too quickly." The story points to a new group of boomerang employees returning after AI-driven layoffs. For HR leaders, it raises questions about whether AI-linked workforce reductions were sized correctly and how rehiring and workforce planning should account for AI tools.

agentic AIBusiness Wire · HR & Workforce· Oct 19, 2026

Building the Agentic Future, Responsibly: Cornerstone Unveils Cornerstone Workforce Planning and Cornerstone Agent Ready

Cornerstone has unveiled two new products — Cornerstone Workforce Planning and Cornerstone Agent Ready — debuting at HR Tech and UNLEASH 2026, positioning the learning and talent platform to help organizations plan for and integrate agentic AI into their workforces.

workforce planningGoogle News · agentic hiring / AI recruiting· Sep 23, 2026

Logile Ushers in the Next Era of Retail Workforce Planning with AI-Powered Long-Term Staff Planning - HRTech Series

Retail workforce-planning vendor Logile has launched what it describes as an AI-powered long-term staff planning capability, according to HRTech Series, targeting retailers looking to extend their scheduling and headcount forecasting horizons. The announcement adds an AI layer to an existing niche platform.

agentic AIGoogle News · agentic hiring / AI recruiting· Sep 22, 2026

Logile Adds Agentic AI to Help Retailers Anticipate Workforce Needs Months in Advance - citybiz

Retail workforce-planning vendor Logile has launched agentic AI capabilities designed to let retailers forecast and act on staffing needs months ahead, according to the announcement — a concrete product move that brings autonomous AI-driven scheduling and labor planning closer to the operational core of HR for large retail employers.

workforce planningGoogle News · AI hiring & bias· Sep 21, 2026

AI hiring headwinds hit white-collar roles first, spare blue-collar labour for now: Goldman Sachs Report - Devdiscourse

A Goldman Sachs report reportedly finds that AI-driven hiring pressure is landing hardest on white-collar roles while blue-collar labour remains largely insulated for now — a signal HR leaders should factor into workforce planning and headcount decisions.

workforce planningBusiness Wire · HR & Workforce· Sep 17, 2026

Phoenix Education Partners to Acquire Fuel50, Advancing the Future of Workforce Transformation

Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE: PXED) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fuel50, an AI-powered talent marketplace and workforce planning platform, combining Fuel50's workforce intelligence capabilities with Phoenix Education's offerings. HR-tech buyers tracking talent marketplace consolidation should note this deal as another sign of M&A pressure in the skills-and-mobility segment.

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