A few trends emerged in this year’s learning and development coverage, but one took the lead: upskilling.  From launching new training programs to developing skills passports, businesses (and some governments) tried to find ways to match the skills they needed ...

Dive Brief: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in an advisory opinion published Dec. 23 in the Federal Register that earned wage access products offered as part of an “employer-partnered” arrangement aren’t loans under the Truth in Lending Act. The ...

Most industries may be contracting, but a few select companies are poised for massive growth. That’s the takeaway from new people leader announcements released in December, which saw new roles for those in healthcare, technology and finance. Essentia Health Gerald ...

Dive Brief: AI-driven productivity gains are being used to further expand AI capabilities, research and talent development, according to EY’s latest U.S. AI Pulse Survey. The company surveyed 500 U.S.-employed decision-makers across industries. Most respondents said they are seeing productivity ...

The U.S. Department of Labor kicked off 2026 with a slew of opinion letters, including two clarifying how employers should proceed in two separate scenarios involving the Family and Medical Leave Act. School closures In the first letter, DOL Administrator ...

More than half of American workers say they feel lonely, which has major implications for business operations, according to a recent report from The Cigna Group. Lonely workers were twice as likely to say they’ve come to work “feeling mentally ...

Another year in the artificial intelligence era of the workplace showed a continued focus on skills, credentials to verify those skills and upskilling workers on AI.  Yet learning budgets remained flat, employees were overwhelmed with too much work to find ...

  Adepteq has launched a free SharePoint Crash Course aimed at professionals responsible for digital collaboration, intranets and information management within their organisations. The initiative has been developed to help organisations move past long-standing misconceptions and gain a clearer understanding ...

As a benefits leader, you’re navigating a new landscape in health care – from generational shifts in the workforce and rising rates of chronic illness to escalating pharmacy costs and economic uncertainty. It all adds up to the most challenging ...

HR may be a function that prides itself on managing people, but machines have occupied an outsized portion of the industry’s attention over the last twelve months. A chorus of thought leaders expect that focus to continue for the foreseeable ...