HR & Recruitment news

• Five steps: A leader’s guide to creating psychologically safe teams

  10-08-2026 09:00 via hrzone.com
  
  Psychological safety provides fertile soil in which confidence can grow. The emphasis is on learning rather than proving. There is mutual trust and respect among team members, which creates a sense of confidence that no one will be rejected, embarrassed or punished for speaking up or making a mistake. Team members can be counted on to help each other, without agenda or judgement.Supporting every individual in the team to feel safe requires intentional and sustained leadership focus; we can&
  
  Read more

• Why Are US Data Centers Turning to Nuclear Power, and What Does it Mean for Recruitment?

  13-08-2026 13:58 via onrec.com
  Published byNES Fircroft13 Aug 2026|News archiveWhy Are US Data Centers Turning to Nuclear Power, and What Does it Mean for Recruitment?US data centers are looking at utilizing nuclear as a source of continuous, carbon-free base...US data centers are looking at utilizing nuclear as a source of continuous, carbon-free baseload power required for massive AI workloads, but growing adoption is intensifying competition for a shrinking pool of specialized engineering and construction talent, creating
  
  Read more

• The Hidden Friction Points That Destroy Ad Performance

  13-08-2026 13:17 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec13 Aug 2026|The Hidden Friction Points That Destroy Ad PerformanceMost ad campaigns don’t fail because of bad targeting or weak creative. They fail because of friction – the small, often invisible obstacles that interrupt the user’s journey between seeing an ad and taking action. These friction points quietly drain performance, inflate costs, and make even well-funded campaigns look underwhelming on paper.Whether you’re running Google Ads,
  
  Read more

• What Recruiters Should Look for in Modern SEO Content Writers in the AI Era

  13-08-2026 13:13 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec13 Aug 2026|What Recruiters Should Look for in Modern SEO Content Writers in the AI EraHiring an SEO content writer is no longer just about finding someone who can write 1,000 words without crying into a Google Doc.AI has changed the profession dramatically. Content production is faster, research is easier, and basic SEO knowledge is more accessible than ever.
  The result is that recruiters now face a different challenge: identifying writers who can create content
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Who Should You Trust as Your Steel Beam Partner for a Project?

  13-08-2026 13:08 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec13 Aug 2026|News archiveWho Should You Trust as Your Steel Beam Partner for a Project?A steel beam partner shapes far more than procurement. Early choices affect section fit, fabrication timing, connection detailing, and field coordination after steel reaches the site. Owners, engineers, and contractors usually see the impact later, during erection, inspection, or schedule recovery. That makes it important to evaluate a partner's capability well before the first o
  
  Read more

• Diversity & Inclusion Conference: Practical strategies for more inclusive workplaces

  13-08-2026 09:00 via hrzone.com
  
  On the 10th September, senior HR, people and diversity leaders will gather at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington, London. There, they will attend the 8th Annual Diversity & Inclusion Conference 2026.The conference provides a practical, senior-level forum for leaders. It focuses on building inclusive workplaces in an increasingly complex social, political, and business landscape.Strategy into actionInstead of focusing on strategy alone, this year’s agenda will explore how organisati
  
  Read more

• The Phantom Market: Why Performative Hiring Is a Recruiter's Problem, Not Just a Candidate's

  12-08-2026 11:21 via onrec.com
  Published byEnhancv R&D12 Aug 2026|News archiveThe Phantom Market: Why Performative Hiring Is a Recruiter's Problem, Not Just a Candidate'sGhost jobs used to be filed under candidate gripes: an annoyance for job seekers, nothing recruiters needed to track. That's no longer true. A new dataset pairs a 1,000-person US job seeker survey with Bureau of Labor Statistics hiring records, Enhancv's 2026 Ghost Jobs Survey, (both drawn from the same window: January 2026, the most recent BLS data avail
  
  Read more

• Selecting Workplace Communication Tools Your Team Will Use Daily

  12-08-2026 10:28 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|Selecting Workplace Communication Tools Your Team Will Use DailyDaily communication affects workload, attention, morale, and the speed of decisions. A useful system does more than pass messages between people. It gives employees reliable places for updates, questions, records, and context. Knowing where current tools fall short is the first step toward choosing better ones.
  Teams keep using tools that respect time and match actual work patterns. A stro
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• How Recruitment Agencies Know It's Time to Outsource Finance

  12-08-2026 09:57 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|News archiveHow Recruitment Agencies Know It's Time to Outsource FinanceThe finance function at a recruitment agency almost always breaks before the recruitment function does. Placements climb, contractor headcount grows, invoices multiply across states and pay cycles, and the part-time bookkeeper who was fine at 12 consultants becomes a bottleneck at 30. Owners notice late because the pipeline still looks healthy. By the time margin leakage, late tax
  
  Read more

• Balancing Passion and Paycheck: How Graduates Are Prioritizing Financial Stability in Career Choices

  12-08-2026 09:23 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|News archiveBalancing Passion and Paycheck: How Graduates Are Prioritizing Financial Stability in Career ChoicesAsk a college senior what they want from their first job, and you'll probably still hear "something I'm passionate about." But look closer at the offers they actually accept, and a different story emerges. More graduates than ever are choosing the stable corporate role over the exciting startup, the predictable paycheck over the creative gig,
  
  Read more

• Who Is a Good Candidate for Medical Weight Loss in Florida?

  12-08-2026 09:19 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|Who Is a Good Candidate for Medical Weight Loss in Florida?Medical weight loss is designed for people who need more than general dieting advice.It brings clinical oversight, health screening, nutrition guidance, and ongoing monitoring into one structured plan. For many adults, this approach can make weight management safer, more realistic, and better aligned with long-term health needs.
  A good candidate is not defined by weight alone. Medical history,
  
  Read more

• What Thirty Years of Cross-Examination Taught One Trial Lawyer

  12-08-2026 09:19 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|What Thirty Years of Cross-Examination Taught One Trial LawyerLegal skill in the civil courtroom is rarely built in a single case or even a single decade. It accumulates through thousands of small decisions: which question to ask first, when to let silence sit in a room, how to read a jury's posture before a verdict is read aloud. For attorneys who have spent thirty years or more litigating cases involving personal harm, that accumulation becomes a kin
  
  Read more

• Why the Online Entertainment Industry Is One of the Fastest-Growing Employers in 2026

  12-08-2026 09:18 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|Why the Online Entertainment Industry Is One of the Fastest-Growing Employers in 2026One of the positive sides of technology, social media and AI is that it is producing many jobs for people in the entertainment field. This is proven by the latest hiring trends, which are showing an increase in jobs such as online streaming on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Gaming software developers and online casino sites are also looking for people w
  
  Read more

• AI isn’t the problem with your hiring process. Your silence is.

  12-08-2026 09:00 via hrzone.com
  
  For our latest research report, The Silent Treatment: What 500+ European Job Seekers Told Us About Hiring’s Communication Breakdown, TMP Worldwide and PeopleScout surveyed more than 500 job seekers across the UK, Poland, Spain, Germany and France. We paired that with an objective audit of hiring processes across more than 20 industries, scored against 40 candidate-experience indicators. Put the two together and a consistent, slightly uncomfortable picture emerges: AI hasn’t
  
  Read more

• Jason Arday case raises questions over DEI and due diligence in senior hiring

  12-08-2026 07:45 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  Cambridge is reviewing its senior recruitment processes amid scrutiny of whether robust vetting and institutional challenge accompanied a prominent appointment.
  
  Read more

• AI promised shorter working weeks. Employees say the opposite is happening

  12-08-2026 07:45 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  Workers at major technology companies report longer hours and greater pressure as automation raises expectations around productivity and output.
  
  Read more

• How Recruitment Agencies Bring Employer Brands to Life

  12-08-2026 03:46 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|How Recruitment Agencies Bring Employer Brands to LifeA strong story can be hard to show with words alone. That is where a video production agency helps. The right video production company can shape your brand identity into visual content people remember. If you need a reliable production partner, understanding how the process works makes it easier to choose well and get a result that fits your goals. Understanding the Video Production Process Step by
  
  Read more

• How Recruitment Firms Help After a Workplace Hiring Crisis

  12-08-2026 03:38 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|How Recruitment Firms Help After a Workplace Hiring CrisisAfter an accident, most people feel overwhelmed before they feel “injured.” You’re dealing with pain, missed work, car repairs, and insurance calls that come fast and rarely feel friendly. That’s where a personal injury law firm can step in and take pressure off you while protecting your claim. If you’re researching your options, https://www.ourclientswin.com/ is a
  
  Read more

• Nearshore Recruiting: Beyond Portfolio Reviews and Low Rates

  12-08-2026 03:37 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec12 Aug 2026|Nearshore Recruiting: Beyond Portfolio Reviews and Low RatesYou decided to hire nearshore. The cost advantage was clear. The time zone alignment seemed smart. You posted a job on a freelance platform, got fifty applications in two days, and hired the person with the best portfolio and the lowest rate.
  Six months later, they're underperforming. The work quality is inconsistent. They don't communicate clearly. They seem confused about what you actually w
  
  Read more

• When an Employee Harassment Complaint Names the Company Boss

  11-08-2026 21:32 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec11 Aug 2026|News archiveWhen an Employee Harassment Complaint Names the Company BossWhen an employee reports that their direct manager has been making improper comments, altering schedules after a refusal, or creating a hostile environment, HR's clock starts immediately. California sexual harassment claims filed with the EEOC jumped from 225 in 2022 to 337 in 2023. The initial response often dictates whether an employer resolves the issue safely or incurs severe l
  
  Read more

• Employer-brand video used to need a budget. AI is changing what recruiters can produce

  11-08-2026 21:29 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec11 Aug 2026|Employer-brand video used to need a budget. AI is changing what recruiters can produceAsk any in-house recruiter what they wish they had more of, and video is usually near the top of the list. Candidates expect it. A job advert with movement, a glimpse of the workplace, a sense of the people, consistently outperforms a wall of text, and everyone in talent acquisition knows it. What has always got in the way is production. A proper careers video means a
  
  Read more

• AI Video Recruitment Is Changing: What Longer AI Clips Mean for Hiring Teams Explanation

  11-08-2026 21:18 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec11 Aug 2026|AI Video Recruitment Is Changing: What Longer AI Clips Mean for Hiring Teams ExplanationSeedance 2.5 is now available for creators who kept hitting the same wall: a good idea that needed more than a short fragment, but fell apart when you tried to stitch multiple short clips into one sequence.
  The headline change is simple. Seedance 2.5 is built for longer single-pass videos — up to about 30 seconds — with stronger multimodal reference cont
  
  Read more

• 6 Best Employer Review Platforms for Building Trust With Job Candidates Explanation

  11-08-2026 21:15 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec11 Aug 2026|6 Best Employer Review Platforms for Building Trust With Job Candidates ExplanationBuying Trustpilot reviews can help businesses strengthen their online reputation and build customer trust in competitive markets. However, choosing the right provider is just as important as the reviews themselves. The best services prioritize quality, gradual delivery, transparency, and responsive support over unrealistic promises. To create this guide, I compared the l
  
  Read more

• Best Mouthguards for Hockey: A Position-by-Position Guide

  11-08-2026 10:45 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec11 Aug 2026|Best Mouthguards for Hockey: A Position-by-Position Guide The best mouthguard for hockey depends on how you play and how much communication your position requires. A guard that works for a defenseman may feel bulky for a center taking faceoffs.Every player needs protection, but comfort and fit matter too. A poorly fitting guard can shift, make breathing harder, or end up sitting on the bench. Forwards: Low Profile and Easy Breathing
  Forwards skate hard
  
  Read more

• How to Get 1000 Subscribers on YouTube (Reach 1K Real Subs, Quick)

  11-08-2026 10:36 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec11 Aug 2026|How to Get 1000 Subscribers on YouTube (Reach 1K Real Subs, Quick)Stuck at a few hundred subscribers? I've been there. You upload, you wait, and the number barely moves. It's the point where most people quit.I get it, because figuring out how to reach 1000 subscribers on YouTube felt impossible to me too. So I stopped guessing and started testing what actually works.
  This is the plan I used to get 1000 YouTube subscribers, laid out step by step. Everyt
  
  Read more

• We asked AI to write an HR policy. A qualified HR advisor then tore it apart

  11-08-2026 09:00 via hrzone.com
  
  I am often asked by small business owners whether AI would be right for handling their HR processes.  For smaller teams where HR is often not a priority, getting tasks done with AI saves time and cuts costs. Which makes it seem like a no brainer when you’re busy trying to run a business.  However, it does come with risks.  I asked AI to write a simple absence policy that could be used by a small business in the UK. As revealed in the experiment, even with the
  
  Read more

• Flawed Treasury disciplinary process contributed to employee’s death, coroner finds

  11-08-2026 08:21 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  An inquest found a 26-year-old civil servant was denied key procedural safeguards after managers treated serious misconduct allegations informally.
  
  Read more

• Illegal working arrests double as employers face tougher right to work rules

  11-08-2026 08:00 via hrreview.co.uk
  
  Businesses face increased immigration enforcement after 17,000 arrests in two years, with wider checking duties due to take effect in October.
  
  Read more

• Five Things UK Recruiters Get Wrong About Sponsoring Talent for the US

  10-08-2026 16:28 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec10 Aug 2026|Five Things UK Recruiters Get Wrong About Sponsoring Talent for the USMost recruiters treat a US work visa like an airline ticket: pay the fee, file the form, book the start date. It's the opposite.The US employment visa system is rationed, capped, and picky, and a wrong assumption at the sourcing stage can wreck a placement three months later, when the offer letter is signed and the candidate still can't legally start.
  That gap between what hiring man
  
  Read more

• Six HR Decisions That Follow an Employee Car Crash

  10-08-2026 16:26 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec10 Aug 2026|Six HR Decisions That Follow an Employee Car CrashOne of your best hires calls from a hospital bed. She was driving to a client site and got rear-ended at a light. What you do in the next 48 hours matters more than most HR playbooks admit, because the early calls shape the workers' comp claim, the return-to-work plan, the liability exposure, and the relationship with the employee.
  None of these decisions are obvious. Most aren't in the handbook. And th
  
  Read more

Follow @HRRecruitment_ on Twitter!