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CEOs at high-performing companies are increasingly seeking CHROs who can engage on technology strategy and workforce skills, with enterprise CHROs partnering closely with senior tech leaders as AI reshapes work, according to a Heidrick & Struggles report.
Background-screening platform Checkr reports that 68% of hiring managers say AI-powered candidate fraud is outpacing their ability to detect it, according to a new company report highlighting growing pressure on recruiting and verification workflows.
More than half of managers report assigning work that outpaces employees' current skills, according to Skillsoft research, with the company saying the resulting gaps are damaging revenue, customer outcomes, and engagement — and that training typically arrives too late to close them.
Research from Textio and Kyle & Co reveals a sharp perception gap in hiring: talent leaders rated their own interview processes at +48.25 on a recommendation scale, while job seekers who had just gone through those processes scored them at +2.87 — making candidates roughly 8x more likely to rate the experience poorly. The findings point to a blind spot with direct implications for employer brand and recruiting effectiveness.
Oyster's 2026 Global AI Talent Report finds that AI adoption has outpaced HR infrastructure at most companies — 95% of HR professionals surveyed say employees use AI tools daily in roles where AI isn't part of the official job description, and two-thirds report retrofitting AI skill requirements into traditionally non-technical roles. The findings point to a widening gap between how organizations actually deploy AI at work and the job architecture, compensation, and hiring processes designed to support it.
Yahoo Finance suggests Robert Half's stock appears reasonably valued as AI-related hiring trends begin to surface.
Upwork has scheduled its Q3 2026 earnings release for November 2, 2026, after market close, according to the company. The announcement sets a date.
SAP Community's HCM blog has published a step-by-step configuration guide for the On-Demand E-Verify Status Change Report within SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding, aimed at helping partners and customers set up the compliance reporting feature correctly.
Vitality's research finds U.S. workers lose an average of 63 productive workdays per year to poor physical and mental health, with roughly 85% of that loss occurring while employees are present but underperforming ("presenteeism").
Research cited by HR Dive finds that AI bots with female-presenting personas are assigned lower simulated compensation than their male-presenting counterparts, raising concerns about gender bias being embedded in AI systems deployed in workplace contexts.
Highwire's CEO told HR Dive that AI-assisted performance reviews lack the contextual judgment managers bring — distinguishing a calculated risk from a genuine error — and cannot fully replace human insight in the evaluation process.
Alight's 2026 research finds that despite modest wellbeing gains, financial stress and healthcare complexity remain persistent workforce concerns, with employees seeking clearer guidance on benefits decisions, according to the company.
A 2026 Performance Management survey from Betterworks finds that while nearly 85% of HR leaders report high confidence that performance management drives business outcomes, fewer than half say they can back that claim with hard metrics, according to Business Wire. The gap signals a measurement blind spot that HR-tech buyers in the performance space will want to address when evaluating platform ROI capabilities.
Criteria Corp's annual benchmark report finds that AI adoption, skill gaps, and workplace readiness concerns are reshaping hiring priorities, according to PR Newswire — signaling continued pressure on pre-hire assessment vendors to address evolving employer needs.
Kings Research publishes a report titled on agentic AI's role in HR workflows and adoption.
Workday has published a Global Workforce Report finding that AI is primarily reshaping job roles rather than eliminating them, according to PR Newswire. HR leaders tracking AI's impact on workforce planning and job design will find the data relevant, though specific figures and methodology details are not available in the source excerpt.
AI/ML hiring rose 20% in September while the broader white-collar job market held steady, according to The Economic Times, signaling sustained employer demand for AI and machine learning talent even as overall recruitment activity plateaued.
Employees who return to the office face an estimated $6,700 in additional annual costs — rising to roughly $16,000 for working parents with childcare expenses — according to an analysis by Resume.io cited by HR Dive.
ADP's September National Employment Report shows U.S. private-sector payrolls grew by 90,000 jobs, offering a macroeconomic labor-market signal.
Second Talent's updated Salary Index reportedly shows a 52% rise in demand for AI-related hiring across APAC, signaling growing pressure on regional compensation benchmarks that HR and talent leaders should factor into workforce planning.
A Workology podcast episode features Richard Polak, Global Advisor to the American Benefits Council, discussing trends in global employee benefits.
A Visier study finds employees are performing AI adoption for optics rather than genuine use, driven by enterprise-wide pressure, while underlying concerns about job security and limited career progression persist. HR and people-analytics leaders should note the gap between mandated AI uptake and authentic workforce readiness as a signal for change-management investment.
An IBM report warns that AI adoption risks degrading the human skills that CHROs consider critical, according to the source — adding to a growing body of research flagging AI's potential impact on employee cognition and workforce capability.
Bullhorn's 2026 GRID Talent Trends Report, drawn from a survey of nearly 2,300 job seekers, finds that 92% of candidates who experienced an AI voice interview rated it equal to or better than a human recruiter interview, with 93% saying they would reuse the same staffing firm after a positive AI interaction. The report also highlights job matching, faster communication, and application responsiveness as the top areas where candidates see AI delivering measurable value in recruitment.
A new PayrollOrg survey finds employee discomfort with AI in payroll is growing: 46% of respondents said they are uncomfortable with AI in payroll processes (22% very, 24% somewhat), up from 39% in 2024, while only 25% reported being comfortable. The survey drew 11,171 respondents nationwide (9,451 answered the AI question). PayrollOrg executive director Dan Maddux said payroll leaders have an opportunity to help employees understand how the technology supports payroll, while UKG's Patrick Tripp called payroll 'at an inflection point, still largely in evaluation and pilot mode.' (Source: PR Newswire / PayrollOrg)
IBM's latest CHRO study reportedly identifies critical thinking as a top workforce priority as AI adoption accelerates, according to the announcement.
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.
A survey reportedly finds that employee trust and human oversight are the primary factors driving adoption of emerging payroll technologies.
Ireland's labour market is stabilising overall, but demand for AI-related roles is rising, according to a Silicon Republic report — a signal HR leaders and recruiters in the region should factor into talent acquisition strategies and workforce planning.
Legion Technologies has published its 2026 State of the North American Hourly Workforce report, based on a survey of hourly workers and managers across 11 industries, reportedly finding that workforce management technology is simultaneously improving employee flexibility and operational efficiency — two goals previously viewed as trade-offs.
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