What changed in hr regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the No Robo Bosses Act into law on October 1, 2026.
Read at techmeme.com ↗On 3 September 2026, the UK government's newly formed Fair Work Agency published a list of 658 employers that failed to pay the National Minimum Wage.
Read at hrgrapevine.com ↗What products launched in hr this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
Juicebox, an AI-powered recruiting startup backed by Sequoia and Lux Capital, has opened its first international office in London on September 30, 2026.
Read at sifted.eu ↗London-based company WONE, led by CTO Ed Shee and CSO Lydia Roos, has introduced a 'Stress Intelligence' framework to replace traditional annual employee surveys.
Read at sifted.eu ↗What financial results were reported in hr this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
The August 2026 JOLTS report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows minimal changes in labor market dynamics.
Read at indeed.com ↗What court rulings and legal actions hit hr this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
Henry Lam, the owner of HL Temporary Services in Lowell, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for payroll tax avoidance and workers' compensation fraud.
Read at insurancejournal.com ↗What research was published in hr this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
McKinsey & Company released a report projecting that artificial intelligence will create more jobs than it eliminates in the United States.
Read at fortune.com ↗PwC released a survey indicating that over 50% of workers feel they are falling behind colleagues who possess advanced AI skills.
Read at hrdive.com ↗A survey of 1,514 healthcare employees conducted by The Harris Poll and Strategic Education reveals that 70% of Gen Z workers plan to explore new roles within the next year.
Read at hrotoday.com ↗A report by SkillBit titled 'The Shift to Continuous Cybersecurity Micro-Training' reveals that 70% of organizations offer few or no roles for junior cybersecurity candidates with under two years of experience.
Read at helpnetsecurity.com ↗PwC conducted a survey of 50,000 workers to analyze the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce.
Read at businessinsider.com ↗Researchers Robert W. Fairlie and Jane Wu published a working paper through the National Bureau of Economic Research in September 2026.
Read at nber.org ↗Researchers Ian Burn, Melissa D. Gentry, and Joanna Lahey published NBER Working Paper 35791 on September 28, 2026.
Read at nber.org ↗What people moved in and out of hr roles this week?
Executive appointments and departures reported this week.
Workday disclosed in a September 29, 2026, SEC filing that it will lay off approximately 2.5% of its workforce, totaling about 525 employees.
Read at thestreet.com ↗What else happened in hr this week?
Developments from the week that fit none of the other sections.
A report by Fortune published on October 4, 2026, indicates that Generation Z is projected to accumulate more wealth than millennials.
Read at fortune.com ↗Crypto job postings on the platform CryptoJobsList increased to 1,241 in September 2026, up from 382 in July.
Read at coindesk.com ↗Fraud investigator Jay Jones, known as 'The Profiler,' reported that AI-driven scams are creating convincing fake job listings to steal personal information and money from job seekers.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗The Indeed Hiring Lab released the September 2026 jobs report, indicating a steady labor market without significant growth.
Read at indeed.com ↗HR departments are facing a 'skills visibility gap' as the function shifts toward evaluating how work is performed by both humans and automation.
Read at hrdive.com ↗A report by Eagle Hill Consulting released on September 30, 2026, indicates that HR professionals continue to spend significant time on manual, rudimentary tasks despite the adoption of artificial intelligence systems.
Read at hrdive.com ↗A survey of 13,000 U.S. marketing professionals conducted by Findem and CMO Huddles reveals that the median tenure for CMOs has declined by 35% since 2010.
Read at digiday.com ↗Private companies are increasingly staying private for longer, with the average time to IPO rising from 6.9 years in 2014 to 11 years in 2024.
Read at sifted.eu ↗8 of 18 other developments events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.