by Ekrem Duman | Jul 31, 2026 | Hr
South Korea’s Chip High Schools and the Case for a Non-Degree Technical Talent Pipeline Strategy ⚡ TL;DR South Korean vocational high schools are placing teenagers directly into six-figure Samsung and SK Hynix jobs without a four-year degree, and both chipmakers...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 30, 2026 | Hr
Why Are Companies Rehiring Workers They Laid Off for AI? Companies are rehiring workers cut for AI because automated systems typically handle only part of a role, leaving gaps in judgment, quality control, and exception-handling that surface six to twelve months after...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Hr
⚡ TL;DR A July 2026 Gallup study found that 24% of U.S. employees — roughly 23 million adults — stay in jobs they want to leave solely to keep their employer-sponsored health insurance, up from 16% in 2021. The rate is even higher among workers with chronic conditions...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 27, 2026 | Hr
⚡ TL;DRHR professionals have become the heaviest users of generative AI inside most companies, but new Culture Amp research shows their belief that AI can transform how work gets done is falling, not rising, even as usage grows. Fewer than 4 in 10 organizations have...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 26, 2026 | Hr
⚡ TL;DR In 2026, roughly 44% of employers are using or actively considering across-the-board “peanut butter” raises instead of merit-based increases, even as budgets hold near 3.4–3.5%. At the same time, WTW research covered by HR Dive shows employers are...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 23, 2026 | Hr
⚡ TL;DRAgentic AI in HR 2026 is the trend dominating HR leadership conversations this summer: AI agents now screen candidates, schedule interviews, draft performance feedback, and process leave requests with minimal human input. SHRM’s 2026 research finds only...
