Men use outside job offers to negotiate pay while women do not, per Swedish study

Researchers recommended implementing structured wage-setting practices that reduce the role of bargaining in setting pay.

By Ryan Golden • July 22, 2026

Federal HR office lost more than a third of its workforce during Trump’s second term, GAO reports

The watchdog said the losses hampered “operational capacity” at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and “risk worsening pre-existing skills gaps.”

By Ginger Christ • July 22, 2026

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Top 5 stories from HR Dive: Talent

HR Dive Talent’s top stories feature a number of evolving trends, including shifting cultural norms and emerging hiring challenges.

By HR Dive staff

New grads have to compete with AI for entry-level roles, hiring managers say

Nearly half of organizations now ask a senior worker plus AI to do the work of several entry-level grads, per a new report.

By Lara Ewen • July 22, 2026

AI skills gap persists despite widening personal use

Companies assuming employees will bring AI skills into their jobs will set themselves up to fail, according to CompTIA Vice President of Research Seth Robinson. 

By Roberto Torres • July 22, 2026

Peak office use hits 80%, topping pre-pandemic levels, CBRE says

Driving the gains are attendance policies and managers doing a better job matching space with what employees want, the company says.

By Joe Burns • July 21, 2026

Lack of manager support may be a critical development gap

Less than a third of the 1,000 professionals surveyed by the American Management Association said their managers were “highly effective.”

By Kathryn Moody • July 21, 2026

How L&D and workforce readiness are connected

SHRM said “skills strategists” tend to align L&D to business priorities and create learning experiences that are relevant and accessible.

By Caroline Colvin • July 21, 2026

Front-line workers say they don’t mind AI but want transparency

Most employees said their trust in an organization depended on how it explained its AI use.

By Lara Ewen • July 21, 2026

Work feels like a ‘situationship,’ employees say

Employees responding to a survey said they don’t feel like their employers are committed to retaining them long term.

By Caroline Colvin • July 20, 2026

Week in review: Meta’s AI systems ‘disproportionately’ selected certain workers for layoffs

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, including a $2 million sexual harassment settlement.

By Kathryn Moody • July 20, 2026

The human capabilities separating AI leaders from AI followers

What does effective, measurable human-AI collaboration really look like?

July 20, 2026

Employers may soon find it harder to retain workers

Frustrations over compensation and optimism about other opportunities may lead employees to leave their current roles over the next six months, per a new report.

By Lara Ewen • July 17, 2026

How the right contact center culture can drive measurable ROI

When agents feel like they have a career, not just a job, attrition drops — and lower turnover is a clear source of ROI, Morgan & Morgan’s Angie Flury said.

By Bryan Wassel • Updated July 17, 2026

How AI ‘workslop’ is undermining your organization’s performance

Combatting the workslop paradox is not about stopping employee laziness and does not require technical solutions, writes a Gartner analyst.

By Maggie Schroeder-O’Neal • July 17, 2026

This week in 5 numbers: Employees spend nearly a day ‘botsitting’ AI each week

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how much more revenue companies that hired more workers saw.

By Ginger Christ • July 16, 2026

Inappropriate touching, unwanted spanking costs Las Vegas restaurant group $2M

The court documents allege that Bouchon and the greater restaurant group failed to take appropriate action to prevent the harassment, even after receiving complaints.

By Caroline Colvin • July 16, 2026

Adding talent — not cutting it — leads to better revenue growth, study finds

Companies that hired more employees were more likely to see sustained growth even amid AI implementation and attempts to do “more with less,” Orgvue said.

By Lara Ewen • July 16, 2026

AI may conceal growing ‘learning debt’ for fast-changing roles

Close to 3 in 10 workers surveyed by TalentLMS said they’ve delivered work they couldn’t fully explain if asked how they did it.

By Laurel Kalser • July 16, 2026

Meta’s AI-based layoffs allegedly targeted workers who had taken protected leave

The company used “a constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems” to determine who would be included in its 10% reduction in force, per a lawsuit.

By Ginger Christ • July 15, 2026

Starbucks rolls out quarterly bonuses for high-performing workers

The latest perks could help the chain attract and retain workers needed to sustain its turnaround drive. 

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • July 15, 2026

Fair chance hiring better received by applicants when a moral case is made, study finds

Applicants often assign negative stereotypes to policies meant to expand opportunities to people with criminal histories, according to research published in the Journal of Management.

By Ryan Golden • July 15, 2026

HR professionals can’t rely totally on AI tools to evaluate employees

While top artificial intelligence models were adept at navigating tasks with clear answers, they weren’t able to effectively interpret nuance, per a report.

By Lara Ewen • July 15, 2026

Latest workforce development funds target specific industries — like nuclear energy and AI

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the U.S. Department of Labor separately announced grants and funding designed to target critical occupations.

By Lara Ewen • July 14, 2026

Nearly 1 in 5 workers may be using drugs. Where does this leave HR?

Here’s what HR should keep in mind regarding drug testing, especially amid the marijuana declassification order.

By Caroline Colvin • July 14, 2026

More job titles include AI across every sector

Just over 6 in 10 U.S. job postings with AI in the title are outside of traditional technology companies, according to a new report from Indeed’s Hiring Lab.

By Lara Ewen • July 13, 2026