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Hiring caution persists as inflation holds on, BLS report shows
“In many cases, employers would rather leave a position open than make the wrong hire,” one executive said.
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Sociable: LinkedIn updates its AI-powered hiring bot
The platform launched Hiring Assistant 2, which has improved capacity for personalization and candidate matchmaking.
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Labor market faltered in September as jobs increased by just 29,000, unemployment rate rose to 4.2%
Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 29,000 in September, well below the 84,000 forecast, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said....
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Nike shares drop as retailer posts disappointing sales, announces layoffs as part of restructuring
Nike is expected to post another quarter of declining sales as the company tries to turn around its business and regain growth in China.
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Ban on Suboxone use for ‘safety-sensitive’ roles draws EEOC lawsuit
The employer, Bollinger Shipyards, allegedly booted five candidates from its application process because of their prescription drug use.
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AI might be making women sound less sophisticated
A study out of Johns Hopkins found that chatbots prompted with “woman-associated language” produced responses that were less complex than men’s....
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California revamps AI protections for workers in flurry of bill signings
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the laws aim to create a “nation-leading framework” for protecting workers and consumers.
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This week in 5 numbers: HR pros say half of their week is spent on repetitive work
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week — including how much it costs employees to return to the office.
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The RTO tax is an estimated $6,700 per year for employees, analysis finds
For working parents paying for childcare, that figure climbs to about $16,000 annually, per Resume.io.
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Ghost jobs and fake applicants have created a hiring trust gap
While companies say that fraudulent candidates are complicating the recruiting process, job seekers are also concerned about scams, an iHire report said....
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Esker folds AI into employee cost analysis
The finance software firm is now treating AI spending as another component of an employee’s cost alongside salary, bonuses and payroll taxes, the CFO said....
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Value-based care could cut healthcare costs. Employers aren’t buying it.
Nearly half of companies don’t plan to make any changes to their value-based arrangements in the next three years, EY found.