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ZipRecruiter Research: 53% of Workers Say AI Has Made Their Work More Enjoyable
ZipRecruiter's 2026 AI Worker Report — drawn from 1,500 employed U.S. workers — finds that 53% say AI has made their work more enjoyable, while 42% worry AI will render their job or skills obsolete. The dual finding captures a workforce navigating AI with cautious optimism.
AI is splitting HR into 2 archetypes, study shows
Workforce intelligence platform Draup has released research showing that AI is dividing the HR profession into two distinct archetypes: the HR Technologist-Strategist and the HR Compliance Operator. The study, based on analysis of live job descriptions across 18 HR roles from July 2025 to July 2026, finds that data analytics skills are now required at every level of HR — from specialist to CHRO — while traditional administrative competencies are in decline.
Agentic AI in HR: How Workday is building the digital workforce of the future - People Matters - HR News
Workday is reportedly developing agentic AI capabilities designed to power what the company frames as a 'digital workforce' — autonomous AI-driven tools embedded within its HCM platform. According to People Matters, this marks a deliberate strategic push by the HCM giant beyond copilot-style assistance toward AI that can independently execute HR tasks.
AI agents will enter workplaces. Accenture and Workday will use the lessons to shape Workday's tools. - Stock Titan
Accenture and Workday are joining forces to deploy AI agents inside enterprise workplaces, with insights from those live rollouts feeding directly back into Workday's product roadmap. The partnership reflects a growing industry shift toward using real-world workforce data — rather than controlled testing — to refine agentic AI tooling for HR and business operations.
Payroll TechnologySurvey Finds Trust and Human Oversight Key to Employee Adoption of Emerging Payroll Technologies - PR Newswire
A newly released survey, distributed via PR Newswire, reportedly identifies employee trust and human oversight as the two foremost factors influencing worker adoption of emerging payroll technologies. The sponsoring organization, survey methodology, and sample details have not been disclosed in available reporting.
TopicsAn Overwhelming Majority Of 81% Organizations Are Experiencing A Shortage In Skilled Tech Workers EY And IMocha Report
EY , the leading professional services organization and iMocha , the world’s leading skills intelligence and skills assessment platform, released a report titled ‘Tech skills transformation – Navigating the future of work in 2025 and beyon
TopicsG-P Sets a New Standard with G-P Meridian, the First and Only Comprehensive and Customizable Global Employment SaaS-based Product Suite
REMOTE FIRST COMPANY – April 4, 2023 − G-P (Globalization Partners) , the pioneer and recognized leader of the global employment industry, today announced G-P Meridian , the first customizable SaaS-based global employment product suite t
JoshBersinJosh Bersin:HR Technology 2023: What’s Hot? What’s Not?
The HR Tech market has been on fire for the last few years. More than $15 Billion of venture and PE money was invested and the number of startups is astounding. The average large company now has more than 80 different employee-facing syste
OpinionGoogle's Employees Return to the Office Today. This Former Exec Says Hybrid Work Won't Last.
After two years of mostly remote work and months of changing plans about when to bring people back to the office, Google's hybrid work arrangement begins today. That means that most employees will be expected to be in the office three da
OpinionHow the Future of Work will Improve the Employee Experience
Since the start of the internet, we have slowly transitioned from an analog species to a digital species: Homo Digitalis. Nowadays, for most of humanity, the internet has become the norm, and we spend many hours per day on the internet and
TopicsMicrosoft announces four new employee workforce initiatives
Today, Microsoft is announcing new changes and investments aimed at further deepening our employee relationships and enhancing our workplace culture. Specifically, we are making changes to U.S. based policies and practices related to noncom
Future of WorkU.S. Independent Professionals Earned an Estimated $247 Billion in 2021 and Have Never Been More Satisfied with Their Work, According to Fiverr’s Fifth Annual Freelance Economic Impact Report
Nearly 70% of freelancers have realized it is more important to be fulfilled in their work than just hold a job Fiverr International Ltd. (NYSE: FVRR), the company that is revolutionizing how the world works together, today released its fif
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