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HR in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the business of HR: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Employment law and rulings, the labor market and layoffs, benefits and comp, and the workplace and HR-tech shifts changing how companies hire, pay and manage people. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For CHROs, people and talent leaders, and the teams building the function. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five.

  1. 4d ago

    Diverse Slates Land in Court, Microsoft Offers 60,000 Buyouts

    Court rules largely against Danaher diverse-slate hiring policy. A Florida federal judge held mostly for plaintiffs who challenged Danaher's diverse hiring slates, per HR Dive, putting a common recruiting practice in legal play. (HR Dive) Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff, HRD reports. Eligible employees in four countries have until December to accept, as the company weighs AI spending against cost control, according to HRD Canada. (HRD Canada) Age-bias suit over physician competency tests cleared for trial. A court declined to dismiss claims that Yale New Haven Hospital tested physicians over 70, per HR Dive, a signal on age-linked screening. (HR Dive, stamford advocate, news.bloomberglaw.com) Quebec pledges a third week of paid vacation. The province says it will legislate three weeks of paid vacation for all workers, per HRD Canada; the measure is announced, not yet enacted. (HRD Canada) Also moving today: HR technology strategy: CHROs left out as Canadian firms plan for AI (HRD Canada) EEOC Dropping Its Criminal History Guidance May Not Change Much | Law.com (Law.com) White woman allegedly called ‘Karen’ can’t show race bias, judge rules (HR Dive) ITS Logistics Settles Jewish Worker's EEOC Harassment Charge (news.bloomberglaw.com) UPS wins back $50.7M it paid into pension plan by mistake (HRD Canada) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  2. 5d ago

    Amex cuts 5% on a record quarter

    Amex cuts 5% of staff, citing AI readiness. American Express is removing management layers ahead of automation, per its CFO, a named case of restructuring sequenced before AI rollout. (HRD Canada) Layoffs near 57-year low as hiring stalls. Separations are at almost their lowest in 57 years while hiring has slowed sharply, per reporting, complicating staffing plans that read retention as strength. (Aol, 24/7 Wall St.) NLRB reinstates General Motors burden-shifting test. The Board has restored the General Motors standard for misconduct during protected activity, per Mondaq, putting the employer's investigative record back at the centre. (Mondaq Business Briefing) UK Supreme Court blocks Tesco equal pay appeal. The court refused Tesco permission to challenge an equal pay ruling covering a reported 16,000 store workers, per Personnel Today. (Personnel Today) Also moving today: Employees say they have to leave their companies to advance their careers (HR Dive) Manager training on sexual harassment has ‘gone backwards’ (Personnel Today) Italian Restaurant Chain Il Fornaio To Pay $3 Million To Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit (Beritaja, Los Angeles Times, HR Dive) AI is splitting HR into 2 archetypes, study shows (HR Dive) CIOs unprepared for agentic workforce shift (HR Dive) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  3. Oct 23

    Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as AI costs bite

    Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs, citing AI cost savings. The bank says roughly 60% of affected roles are in support functions, giving workforce planners a dated read on which job families get restructured first. (HRD Canada, Personnel Today) Stricter tribunal test for pregnancy dismissals from 2027. The government says tribunals will apply a tougher approach to unfair dismissal cases involving pregnant women and new parents, leaving about a year to align policies and manager training. (Personnel Today) Median pay awards reach 3.1% as inflation rises. Settlements are reported slightly above previous quarters but behind September 2026 inflation, framing real-terms pay talks heading into year-end reviews. (Personnel Today) Employers reported unprepared for new union access rights. Personnel Today reports organisations are not ready for imminent trade union access changes under the government's employment law reforms, leaving access protocols to settle before the duty starts. (Personnel Today) Also moving today: Fire and rehire: Expenses and shift patterns to be restricted variations (Personnel Today) eBay layoffs deepen as company cuts 1,000 more jobs this year (HRD Canada, STL.News) Ottawa gives Stelco’s U.S. owner 15 days to reverse mass layoffs (HRD Canada) Grocery Delivery Company Caught Discriminating Against American Workers (Townhall, Market Screener) Pennsylvania county becomes first in nation to pass paid parental leave (HR Dive) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  4. Oct 22

    California Floats Postpartum and Telework Accommodations

    Proposed California rule would clarify pregnancy accommodation duties. California regulators have proposed accommodation rules covering postpartum depression and telework, per HR Dive, one to track if you are rewriting leave and remote-work policies. (HR Dive) Federal data show earnings growth trailing inflation. Median weekly earnings rose 1.5% year over year in the third quarter against a 3.5% CPI increase, per federal data reported by Talk Business & Politics, a baseline for 2027 pay planning. (Talk Business & Politics) BLS projects healthcare to lead job growth through 2035. Six of the ten fastest-growing U.S. occupations through 2035 are in healthcare and social assistance, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics projections, setting the decade's competition for care talent. (VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam) Unifor members back strike mandate at Stellantis Brampton. Unifor has secured a strike mandate in its Stellantis Brampton dispute, HRD Canada reports, with production commitments for the plant the stated issue. (HRD Canada) Also moving today: September 2026 H-1B Changes: New Compliance Scrutiny And Extension Of The $100,000 Entry Restriction (Mondaq Business Briefing) Unemployment rates: These 5 states had unemployment rate decreases (Newsweek) One pay plan won’t cover both sides of the border in 2027 (HRD Canada) Nearly half of employers say AI will make college degrees more important (HR Dive) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  5. Oct 21

    Instacart's $5M Hiring Settlement, and a Board Without a Quorum

    Instacart settles federal hiring claims for $5 million. STL.News reports Instacart agreed to a $5 million settlement with the Justice Department over hiring practices, putting citizenship-status screening and I-9 workflows back in front of high-volume hourly employers. (STL.News, Newsweek, The Times of India) Supreme Court declines to hear Wilcox NLRB removal appeal. Missouri Lawyers Media reports the Supreme Court rejected Gwynne Wilcox's appeal over her firing from the NLRB, leaving the D.C. Circuit ruling in place without a merits decision on removal protections. (Missouri Lawyers Media) Survey: candidates accept AI interviews only with human review. Greenhouse data from 2,832 job seekers, reported by HRD Asia, indicates applicants will sit for AI interviews if a human reviews the outcome and the rules are disclosed, a practical bar for automated screening. (HRD Asia) Indeed data: large employers favor part-time over seasonal hires. HR Dive reports Indeed Hiring Lab data showing large employers shifting peak-season staffing toward part-time roles, which an economist there described as possible optimism about future staffing needs. (HR Dive) Also moving today: DOL rescinds potentially ‘misread’ tip rule opinion letters in FLSA enforcement shift (HR Dive) NLRB Advice Memo Clears Employer In Political Protest Firings And Signals Future Action (Mondaq Business Briefing) Labour market October 2026: Vacancies fall to a 12-year low (Personnel Today) Paddy Power owner blames tax hikes for 1,400 UK job cuts (Personnel Today) Amazon to offer 40,000 Neets jobs and work experience by 2030 (Personnel Today) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  6. Oct 20

    Hiring-Test Rulebook Heads to the White House

    EEOC Rescission of Uniform Guidelines Reaches White House. Bloomberg Law reports the EEOC's final rule withdrawing its long-standing hiring-selection guidance is under White House review, the framework employers use to validate selection tests. (news.bloomberglaw.com) Supreme Court Declines Case on Fired NLRB Member. The justices turned away a Democratic appointee's challenge to her removal by President Trump, leaving the firing in place without a ruling on its legality. (Maryland Daily Record, Aol, The Washington Sun) Catholic Nonprofit Must Face Same-Sex Spouse Benefits Suit. A split panel held that no statute the employer invoked fully immunizes all employment decisions by religious employers involving nonministerial employees, per HR Dive. (HR Dive) Accenture Disputes Reported $1,000 Employee AI Spending Cap. HR Grapevine USA reports Accenture contests figures describing a small monthly AI allowance per employee, raising the question of who funds heavy AI use in a rollout. (HR Grapevine USA) Also moving today: BSNF Railway Sued by EEOC Over Disabled Worker's Tool Request (news.bloomberglaw.com) Wizards of the Coast declines to voluntarily recognize D&D and Studio X union drive (GamesIndustry.biz) EAT: HR’s involvement in dismissal does not always mean unfair (Personnel Today) Permanent daylight time splits Canada’s clocks for national employers (HRD Canada) What are the most common payroll errors in workplaces? (HRD Canada) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  7. Oct 19

    Judge Leaves the Contractor DEI Order in Place

    Judge declines to block Trump anti-DEI contractor order. A court let the March directive on federal contractors' DEI programs stand for now, leaving compliance teams to apply its narrow reading of what it actually prohibits. (HR Dive) Also moving today: Court Follows Supreme Court On Section 10(j) Injunctions Under The NLRA (Mondaq Business Briefing) ‘Why haven’t you retired?’: Railroader gets $1.6M in age bias win (HR Dive) Suit against Trump's anti-trans policies for government employees allowed to proceed (San Francisco Chronicle) Ministers consult on US-style financial rewards for whistleblowers (Personnel Today) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  8. Oct 16

    Walmart's Free-Drug Bet and a Jury Verdict Against SHRM

    Walmart adds free prescriptions, paid NICU leave. The largest US private employer is expanding benefits as employers brace for near-double-digit health insurance increases, giving benefits teams a visible reference point. (HR Dive) Jury awards $400,000 against SHRM in disability case. A federal jury found the HR profession's own association failed to accommodate a job applicant; SHRM disputes the verdict and is weighing an appeal, so the award is not final. (Canadian HR Reporter) WTW finds workers rate benefits well, affordability gaps remain. Worker well-being has risen since 2019, but WTW reports financial strain is limiting access to medical care, a split that bears on benefits design and communication. (HR Dive) Workday adds AI agents, buys identity platform C1.ai. Workday unveiled a wave of AI agents at Workday Rising and agreed to acquire identity platform C1.ai, putting access governance in front of teams planning agent deployments. (CRN, HR Dive, The Hans India) Also moving today: CEOs want ‘enterprise CHROs’ who can talk strategy and skills, report finds (HR Dive) Do employment agreements still matter? (HRD Canada) Canada’s labour market is ‘hanging in,’ not recovering, say economists (HRD Canada) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

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HR in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the business of HR: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Employment law and rulings, the labor market and layoffs, benefits and comp, and the workplace and HR-tech shifts changing how companies hire, pay and manage people. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For CHROs, people and talent leaders, and the teams building the function. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five.

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