How AI is spurring demand for skilled trade workers — not displacing them

“The digital revolution underway has a physical foundation,” Randstad CEO Sander van ’t Noordende said.

By Caroline Colvin • March 24, 2026

Toxic managers dehumanize employees, leading to extreme burnout, study says

“A human-centric approach to management” that focuses on restoring employee agency could help, a study published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology found. 

By Lara Ewen • March 24, 2026

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Top trends in employee engagement

Employee engagement can be a bit of a puzzle. In recent years, employers have realized it’s more about meaningful work and transparent communication — and less about free snacks.

By HR Dive staff

Leaders report a ‘growing gap’ between what’s expected of them and the support they receive

Most leaders say they perform work outside of their primary roles, according to new research from the American Management Association.

By Lara Ewen • March 24, 2026

Why performance reviews are now continuous

Ken Lloyd, author of Performance Appraisals & Phrases for Dummies, spoke with HR Dive about what has shifted in talent development in 15 years.

By Jen A. Miller • March 23, 2026

Week in review: Feds stay the course on marijuana testing

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from negative viewpoints on artificial intelligence to the ROI of skills-based hiring practices.

By Kathryn Moody • March 23, 2026

ZipRecruiter is the latest job platform to release ChatGPT app

The rise of ChatGPT and other large language models has heavily disrupted the job ad market through reduced visibility and lower click-through rates, research shows.

By Kathryn Moody • March 20, 2026

AI success stems from better collaboration, not prompts

Specific behaviors can separate routine AI use from impactful human-AI interaction, according to a new report.

By Scarlett Evans • March 20, 2026

This week in 5 numbers: AI trainer jobs are surging

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how much March Madness-related distractions can cost companies.

By Ginger Christ • March 19, 2026

Employers can use March Madness to reengage burnt-out workers, firm suggests

Rather than trying to quash worker distraction or absences tied to the annual tournament, companies should embrace the bracketology.

By Ginger Christ • March 19, 2026

Major urban hubs boomerang as best source for global talent, analysis finds

U.S. workers are now as close to major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco, as they were in 2021 prior to the pandemic-era exodus, Deel reported.

By Laurel Kalser • March 19, 2026

How the gender wage gap may be both structural and psychological

The glass ceiling and promotional bias hold women back, but so do women’s own expectations of themselves, according to recent reports.

By Caroline Colvin • March 18, 2026

The hospitality industry’s gender pay gap is ‘structural,’ analysis finds

Progress on the pay gap has generally stalled, various reports indicate, and it is particularly notable in food service.

By Kathryn Moody • March 18, 2026

Top HR executives are gaining prominence, Conference Board says

“Growth in CHRO and CTO roles signals that talent, culture and digital capability are now viewed as enterprise risks, not support functions,” one researcher said.

By Jim Tyson • March 18, 2026

Employees say AI does more harm than good

There’s a “growing concern about the pace of AI adoption and a clear gap in employer support,” according to a Jobs for the Future vice president.

By Ginger Christ • March 17, 2026

Skills-based talent practices can create $125K in ROI per worker, report says

The research, which focused on the cybersecurity field, highlights what other studies have said: L&D is key to both retention and fixing skill gaps.

By Kathryn Moody • March 17, 2026

Feds keep marijuana tests for workers despite Trump reclassification order

Several years of legalization efforts at the state level have enhanced compliance concerns for employers.

By Ryan Golden • March 16, 2026

Week in review: Workday lawsuit survives another day

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from mandatory artificial intelligence usage to “corporate BS.”

By Kathryn Moody • March 16, 2026

Office space must support learning and well-being to attract workers, design firm says

Tension around RTO may have eased in recent months, but employers still need to ensure physical spaces are responsive to employees’ needs, according to Gensler.

By Ryan Golden • March 16, 2026

Most companies have ‘no formal approach’ to change communication, survey says

“If every message carries a sense of urgency, employees begin to tune out rather than listen closer,” a Gallagher exec said.

By Kathryn Moody • March 13, 2026

Anthropic: AI’s influence over the labor market is only beginning to be felt

The Claude developer found that hiring seems to have slowed for younger workers in certain occupations.

By Lara Ewen • March 13, 2026

AI trailed DEI, immigration in 2025 compliance impact, employers say

The combination of regulatory and economic uncertainty prompted more than one-third of employers in a Littler survey to reduce headcount within the past year.

By Ryan Golden • March 12, 2026

This week in 5 numbers: Employees don’t see AI as a co-worker

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the amount of a recent Honda settlement tied to the Kronos outage.

By Ginger Christ • March 12, 2026

US companies say they plan to accelerate global hiring despite hurdles

As global expansion and AI adoption speed up, engagement has faltered, highlighting the challenges in the market, according to an Atlas HXM report.

By Laurel Kalser • March 12, 2026

Workers who are receptive to ‘corporate BS’ may struggle with analytic thinking

“Rather than a ‘rising tide lifting all boats,’ empty rhetoric in an organization acts more like a clogged toilet of inefficiency,” a Cornell researcher said.

By Lara Ewen • March 12, 2026

Layoffs, cost-cutting shatter IT worker confidence

Positive sentiment among technology workers suffered the biggest year-over-year drop across all industries in a Glassdoor report published Tuesday.

By Roberto Torres • March 11, 2026