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Employer Branding News (EBN) comes to your ears with the same dry wit and disruptive insights you’ve come to expect from our articles and videos. We tackle the world of work, employer branding, recruitment, culture and everything in between, with a raised eyebrow and a data-backed argument. If you’re a company leader, HR rebel, or just someone who thinks ”culture fit” is a lazy excuse, you’re in the right feed. Each episode unpacks real-world employer brand moves, cuts through corporate speak, and challenges tired talent narratives. Less fluff, more facts. Occasionally funny. Always unfiltered.

  1. hace 22 h

    Efficiency Got Expensive: The AI Bill Comes Due | PAPER CUT

    AI is being used to justify restructures, expand monitoring, and compress entry-level pathways. This week’s Paper Cut covers the efficiency trap (Jevons Paradox at work), agents moving into HR and finance, the pipeline risk when entry work disappears, the rising control stack, and The Cut List of major job cuts. 📰 Subscribe: https://ebn.to/sub25 🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25 ⸻ Sources & Links The Efficiency Trap * https://employerbranding.news/the-efficiency-trap-ai-the-jevons-paradox-and-the-future-of-the-human-workforce/ * https://employerbranding.news/the-ai-bill-is-coming-its-big-hr-and-ta-will-pay-it/ * https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2026/05/24/why-ai-likely-means-more-work-for-humans/ * https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/99-percent-ceos-workers-ai-survey * https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/features/story/microsoft-and-others-rethink-ai-use-cost-rising-fast-and-no-productivity-gains-2917319-2026-05-26 * https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/hsbc-ceo-georges-elhedery-says-do-not-fight-ai-banks-cut-jobs-6131921 Agents in HR and finance * https://www.ciodive.com/news/Google-Cloud-Workday-agentic-HR-finance/821405/ * https://newsroom.workday.com/2026-05-28-Workday-and-Google-Cloud-Expand-Strategic-Partnership-to-Bring-AI-Agents-for-HR-and-Finance-Into-Employees-Daily-Workflows * https://www.hrdive.com/news/when-technology-becomes-a-headache-instead-of-a-solution/821380/ * https://www.hcamag.com/asia/news/general/the-old-hr-is-dead-heres-whats-replacing-it/576490 * https://www.ibanet.org/IBA-global-employment-report-highlights-AI-skills-shortages-and-employee-wellbeing-as-defining-workplace-challenges Pipeline and skills * https://fortune.com/2026/05/21/kenneth-arrow-learning-by-doing-entry-level-work-automation/ * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/these-5-ai-proof-skills-are-likely-to-increase-in-value-over-next-5-years-career-expert.html * https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-jensen-huang-what-kids-should-study-ai-education-advice-2026-5 * https://fortune.com/2026/05/26/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-embrace-criticism-leadership-strategy-learned-from-taiwanese-parents-five-trillion-dollar-tech-firm/ * https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/indeed-chief-economist-svenja-gudell-entering-era-great-mismatch-generational-imbalance-workers/ * https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/global-employment-forecast-downgraded-7-million-jobs-2025-amid-rising * https://globalnews.ca/news/11864745/youth-living-at-home/ Control stack and governance * https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/work-from-home-warning-after-private-investigator-reveals-wild-surveillance-request-from-aussie-boss-watching-you-190000189.html * https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-proposes-non-disclosure-agreements-us-federal-workers-2026-05-26/ * https://www.wired.com/story/department-of-labor-tells-employees-to-report-anyone-prioritizing-dei/ * https://hrsea.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/workplace/the-hidden-psychological-cost-of-workplace-recognition/131245019 * https://www.ft.com/content/e126f744-3db9-4305-8871-31f83ebc4ed7?syn-25a6b1a6=1 The Cut List * https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/what-clickups-mass-layoff-tells-us-about-the-future-of-work/ * https://www.hcamag.com/ca/news/general/wix-axes-20-of-its-workforce-as-ai-layoffs-reshape-global-tech/576995 * https://anz.peoplemattersglobal.com/amp/news/strategic-hr/after-saying-no-more-layoffs-in-2026-meta-plans-1400-more-job-cuts-in-washington-49942 * https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/22/wisetech-redundancies-australia-omits-ai-from-emails-to-chinese-employees * https://www.businessinsider.com/read-meta-layoff-email-employees-2026-5 * https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/intuit-cut-17-global-jobs-streamline-operations-memo-shows-2026-05-20/ * https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/h1anwq4lme * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy026x9jpd0o * https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-i-choose-which-cloudflare-employees-to-replace-with-ai-40a197e5 * https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/transformation/this-ceo-announced-huge-job-cuts-because-of-ai-threats-to-his-family-followed/576406 * https://www.ft.com/content/d82d2a5c-74ab-4eb9-a658-fd5467e71670?syn-25a6b1a6=1 * https://www.ft.com/content/1b7625e7-e9ab-4660-aff5-c1e333c31a5c?syn-25a6b1a6=1

  2. 23 may

    The Memo That Changed the Mood | PAPER CUT

    Pay is louder. Measurement is heavier. Cuts keep arriving. This week’s Paper Cut is about the bargain underneath it all: what employers are taking away, what they’re demanding in return, and why “efficiency” keeps landing as monitoring plus headcount reduction. We cover burnout and compensation pressure, AI turning into policy and proof culture, flexibility being renegotiated, HR’s expanding remit, and The Cut List. 📰 Subscribe: https://ebn.to/sub25 🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25 ⸻ Sources & Links Burnout, confidence, and pay * https://www.hrdive.com/news/burnout-increasing-employee-confidence-at-a-record-low/820801/?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all * https://www.hrdive.com/news/7-stories-on-the-state-of-pay-in-the-workplace/820169/?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/samsung-electronics-union-strike-suspended-wage-deal-bonuses.html * https://www.ft.com/content/4837bb92-8db3-4fe6-ada5-7f83c6486a14 AI as policy and proof culture * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/ai-workforce-college-jobs.html * https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/accenture-exec-future-proofing-org-chart-indeed-university-michigan-ai/ * https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/article/billionaire-block-founder-jack-dorsey-suggests-radically-reshaping-manager-roles-in-the-age-of-ai-131219450.html * https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/linkedin-is-fighting-back-against-ai-slop-and-ai-comments * https://www.ft.com/content/d022680e-f769-47c6-ae90-b1ff8a802dce?syn-25a6b1a6=1 * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-who-said-that-we-will-not-hire-any-more-engineers-in-2025-sees-the-company-spending-millions-on-/articleshow/131161788.cms * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hoffman-has-a-reminder-for-everyone-on-ai-layoffs-its-important-not-to-ignore-/articleshow/130896300.cms * https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/circle-ceo-says-ai-fueled-layoffs-are-only-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-174500668.html Flexibility, four-day week, and time politics * https://theconversation.com/15-australian-companies-switched-to-a-four-day-work-week-it-went-surprisingly-well-283361 * https://apnews.com/article/remote-work-virtual-office-a90bba3ecff9548a92efa10e3d061c38 * https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-work-driving-us-productivity-boom-stanford-professor-nicholas-bloom-2026-5 * https://theconversation.com/why-keeping-collaborative-remote-work-environment-options-open-is-key-for-business-innovation-281543 * https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/14/remote-workers-are-happier-but-most-forced-back-to-office-feel-employer-was-justified/ * https://fortune.com/article/zillow-ceo-remote-work-model-talent-everywhere/ * https://www.economist.com/business/2026/05/07/the-pros-and-cons-of-commuting * https://www.ft.com/content/ef46bd8f-51ee-4c06-b5ab-1de23114f81a?syn-25a6b1a6=1 HR, culture, and operating systems * https://www.peoplematters.in/article/leadership/international-hr-day-2026-how-hr-became-the-fastest-rising-power-function-in-corporate-leadership-49824 * https://www.fastcompany.com/91544230/your-company-lives-inside-its-culture * https://www.inc.com/netta-jenkins/why-data-is-becoming-the-language-of-leadership-in-hr/91337316 * https://www.inc.com/netta-jenkins/hr-isnt-just-support-anymore-its-running-the-show-behind-the-scenes/91337284 * https://fortune.com/2026/05/19/bolt-ceo-ryan-breslow-cut-hr-department-causing-problems-fintech-startup-turn-around/ * https://www.inc.com/sarah-lynch/inside-lucy-guos-workplace-strategy-for-building-retention/91339389 The Cut List * https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lays-out-plans-may-20-layoffs-restructuring-internal-document-says-2026-05-18/ * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/meta-layoffs-zuckerberg-says-success-isnt-a-given-in-memo.html * https://www.ndtv.com/business-news/meta-layoff-job-cuts-final-email-fired-employees-tech-ai-disruption-mark-zuckerberg-h1b-visa-workers-11526151 * https://vulcanpost.com/911395/meta-layoff-singapore-2026/ * https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/meta-reassigns-7000-employees-ai.html * https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/intuit-cut-17-global-jobs-streamline-operations-memo-shows-2026-05-20/ * https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/intuit-cut-17-global-jobs-streamline-operations-memo-shows-2026-05-20/ * https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/standard-chartered-reduce-7000-roles-2030-6129761?cid=internal_sharetool_androidphone_19052026_cna * https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/business/panic-in-california-as-linkedin-announces-hundreds-of-layoffs/ * https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/meta-lays-out-plans-for-may-20-layoffs-restructuring-internal-document-says-191547511.html * https://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-in-latest-round-of-layoffs-2026-5

    7 min
  3. 16 may

    Layoffs, Logs, Lowballs: Work’s New Math | PAPER CUT

    Low unemployment can hide a labour crisis. Underemployment is rising, AI is reshaping wages and expectations, monitoring is becoming normal, and engagement is sliding as the employee bargain tightens. Plus The Cut List of major layoffs. 📰 Subscribe: https://ebn.to/sub25 🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25 ⸻ Sources & Links Underemployment and insecurity * https://employerbranding.news/the-rise-of-the-underemployed-the-labour-crisis-hidden-behind-low-unemployment-rates/ * https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-underemployment-deserves-attention-even-if-it-voluntary * https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/modern-worker-trouble * https://theconversation.com/worried-about-your-job-youre-not-alone-but-there-are-proven-ways-to-ease-job-insecurity-281128 * https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/jobs-men-employment-data-ec4d6d68 * https://www.businessinsider.com/college-grad-landed-full-time-job-unemployment-guilty-2026-5 AI reshaping work, wages, and monitoring * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/anthropic-cfo-krishna-rao-says-while-ai-now-writes-90-of-the-companys-code-we-have-hired-a-lot-more-people-because-/articleshow/131092558.cms * https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/08/cloudflare-says-ai-made-1100-jobs-obsolete-even-as-revenue-hit-a-record-high/ * https://www.indiatoday.in/jobs/story/cloudflare-fires-1100-employees-due-to-ai-use-read-full-memo-here-tchc-2908463-2026-05-08 * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/cloudflare-net-q1-2026-stock-earnings-layoffs.html * https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-layoffs-job-cuts-challenger-report-april-2026/ * https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/tech/ai-taking-jobs * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/this-company-made-headlines-for-its-aggressive-ai-driven-layoffs-citi-says-its-paying-off.html * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/ai-use-work-employee-monitoring-tech-surveillance.html * https://news.mit.edu/2026/study-firms-often-use-automation-control-certain-workers-wages-0507 Remote work and productivity * https://apnews.com/article/remote-work-virtual-office-a90bba3ecff9548a92efa10e3d061c38 * https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-work-driving-us-productivity-boom-stanford-professor-nicholas-bloom-2026-5 * https://theconversation.com/why-keeping-collaborative-remote-work-environment-options-open-is-key-for-business-innovation-281543 * https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/05/11/america-is-experiencing-a-productivity-miracle * https://www.ft.com/content/8ee0d3ef-9548-422d-8ff1-ebd48ad4b2ca?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Engagement, success, and quitting * https://www.forbes.com/sites/aparnarae/2026/05/13/employee-engagement-hit-a-10-year-low-the-problem-isnt-people—its-organizational-systems/ * https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/employees-quitting-trends-work-institute-research-center/91340127 * https://www.forbes.com/sites/deloitte/2026/05/13/how-gen-zs-and-millennials-are-redefining-success-at-work/ * https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/why-gen-z-is-happier-running-small-businesses-than-working-traditional-jobs/91341108 * https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/fractional-future-work * https://fortune.com/2026/05/09/companies-abandoning-peanut-butter-raises-future-of-work-american-workers/ * https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/this-ai-startup-is-giving-every-employee-a-10-raise-every-year-without-any-performance-review-2908710-2026-05-08 * https://www.fastcompany.com/91522203/the-end-of-the-always-available-professional-workplace-burnout-boundaries * https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/dont-get-too-comfortable-your-quality-of-life-depends-on-it-a4440a85 The Cut List * https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/cisco-to-cut-about-4000-jobs-in-ai-focused-restructuring-as-orders-surge * https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cisco-to-cut-about-4000-jobs-in-ai-focused-restructuring-as-orders-surge-200934836.html * https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/08/cloudflare-says-ai-made-1100-jobs-obsolete-even-as-revenue-hit-a-record-high/ * https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-linkedin-planning-lay-off-140835735.html * https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/linkedin-is-planning-lay-off-5-staff-latest-tech-sector-cuts-source-says-2026-05-13/ * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/paypal-to-lay-off-thousands-as-company-ceo-wants-to-spend-more-on-technology-tells-investors-first-we-will-remove-/articleshow/130885435.cms * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/11/gm-layoffs.html * https://www.wired.com/story/meta-layoffs-bad-vibes-mark-zuckerberg-ai/ * https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/100-000-layoffs-later-meta-162613378.html * https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/meta-us-employees-organize-protest-against-mouse-tracking-tech-2026-05-12/ * https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/walmart-layoffs-relocates-technology-jobs-23bbf322

    3 min
  4. 9 may

    Perks, Proof, Pressure: The New Workplace Bargain | PAPER CUT

    The workplace bargain is shifting. Benefits tighten, measurement grows, and AI becomes a benchmark for hiring and expectations. This week covers culture as an operating system, AI framing and job design, burnout boundaries returning, hidden risk from shadow IT and workplace comms, plus The Cut List. 📰 Subscribe: https://ebn.to/sub25 🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25 ⸻ Sources & Links Culture as operating system * https://employerbranding.news/employer-brand-culture-operating-system/ * https://employerbranding.news/what-i-learned-doing-recruitment-marketing-for-a-brand-nobody-wants-to-work-for/ * https://employerbranding.news/employer-branding-2026-new-bargain/ * https://www.businessinsider.com/citi-executives-jane-fraser-culture-transformation-investor-day-2026-5 * https://www.businessinsider.com/citi-investment-banking-vis-raghwavan-talent-hiring-2026-5 * https://www.ft.com/content/83d514d0-5553-4341-a225-02d8dd28ade3?syn-25a6b1a6=1 AI expectations and job design * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hoffman-has-a-reminder-for-everyone-on-ai-layoffs-its-important-not-to-ignore-/articleshow/130896300.cms * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/uber-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-admits-that-company-is-slowing-hiring-and-the-reason-is-ai-says-if-every-person-at-this-company-can-increase-their-productivity-by-/articleshow/130901246.cms * https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/tesla-former-hr-chief-ai-133000481.html * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/as-accenture-announces-rolling-out-microsoft-copilot-to-743000-employees-ceo-julie-sweet-says-our-teams-are-/articleshow/130729934.cms * https://hbr.org/2026/05/research-why-you-shouldnt-treat-ai-agents-like-employees * https://www.cio.com/article/4165040/you-cant-train-your-way-out-of-the-ai-skills-gap.html * https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/five-architects-of-the-ai-economy-explain-where-the-wheels-are-coming-off/ * https://fortune.com/2026/05/07/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-two-people-wont-survive-ai-era-pure-people-managers-workers-resist-change/ * https://fortune.com/2026/05/04/google-employee-backlash-pentagon-ai-contract-power-waned-since-project-maven/ * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/google-uk-employees-in-letter-to-the-company-you-have-10-working-days-to-voluntarily-recognise-/articleshow/130868256.cms * https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/07/no-one-has-done-this-in-the-wild-study-observes-ai-replicate-itself Boundaries and pressure * https://www.fastcompany.com/91522203/the-end-of-the-always-available-professional-workplace-burnout-boundaries * https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianehamilton/2026/05/08/why-getting-more-done-at-work-is-creating-more-workplace-pressure/ * https://fortune.com/europe/article/what-gen-z-workers-say-is-on-time-vs-baby-boomers/ * https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/never-fall-in-love-with-your-work-gen-z-employee-shares-post-after-working-till-1-am-on-notice-period-13905318.html * https://www.economist.com/business/2026/05/07/the-pros-and-cons-of-commuting * https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/05/07/deepseek-and-alibaba-rescue-chinas-office-landlords * https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/dont-get-too-comfortable-your-quality-of-life-depends-on-it-a4440a85 Quiet risks * https://venturebeat.com/technology/hidden-it-problems-are-quietly-creating-risk-shadow-it-and-lost-productivity * https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-trial-exposes-truth-about-workplace-texts-2026-5 * https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/07/use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common/ * https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/fractional-future-work * https://theconversation.com/why-keeping-collaborative-remote-work-environment-options-open-is-key-for-business-innovation-281543 The Cut List * https://fortune.com/2026/05/05/coinbase-layoffs-14-of-employees-ai-tech-ai-job-anxiety-crypto/ * https://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-in-latest-round-of-layoffs-2026-5 * https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-internal-document-shows-buyout-offers-to-us-employees-2026-5 * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/meta-hr-head-on-will-there-be-more-layoffs-after-8000-job-cuts-on-may-20-we-will-continue-to-/articleshow/130671338.cms

    4 min
  5. 2 may

    Perks Down, Tracking Up: The New Deal at Work | PAPER CUT

    Benefits are being trimmed, AI adoption is being measured, and HR is stuck managing the fallout. This week: the perks rollback, scorecards and monitoring, the widening career divide for graduates, and The Cut List. 📰 Subscribe: https://ebn.to/sub25 🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25 ⸻ Sources & Links Benefits rollback and work design * https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/parental-benefits-slashed-deloitte-zoom-impact * https://www.inc.com/kaylawebster/the-great-rollback-has-begun-deloitte-and-zoom-take-the-lead-in-slashing-the-most-coveted-benefits/91333534 * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/starting-january-1-deloitte-is-cutting-parental-leave-annual-pto-pension-plan-and-ivf-funding-for-some-employees-in-the-us-company-says-that-it-is-tailoring-benefits-to-better-align-/articleshow/130500258.cms * https://www.businessinsider.com/readers-weigh-in-story-parental-leave-pto-reduction-2026-4 * https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/four-day-workweek-employment * https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5839816-hybrid-work-endures-2026/ * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/office-demand-real-estate.html AI measurement, monitoring, and leadership load * https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-tracks-ai-use-engineers-internal-friction-2026-4 * https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/metas-ai-experiment-shows-why-monitoring-employees-backfires-especially-with-gen-z/91337051 * https://hbr.org/2026/04/when-creating-an-ai-strategy-dont-overlook-employee-perception * https://fortune.com/2026/04/26/how-ai-causes-brain-drain-cognitive-load-neuroleadership/ * https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/nvidia-executive-cost-of-ai-is-greater-than-cost-of-employees/ * https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/why-replacing-workers-with-ai-may-be-the-biggest-mistake-leaders-can-make/91333175 Careers and the widening divide * https://www.hrdive.com/news/1-in-5-recent-grads-say-theyre-overqualified/818244/?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all * https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2026/04/27/the-new-ai-career-divide-is-already-starting-to-show/ * https://www.inc.com/netta-jenkins/why-skilled-trades-are-becoming-more-secure-careers-in-the-age-of-ai/91329211 * https://www.businessinsider.com/cs-professor-explains-changes-software-engineering-ai-2026-4 * https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-28/uk-graduates-turn-to-emergency-degrees-to-ride-out-jobs-crisis * https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/04/27/most-degrees-obsolete-upon-graduation-singapore-academic-says * https://fortune.com/2026/04/26/meta-salesforce-exec-ai-agents-gen-z-jobs-nonprofit/ * https://www.businessinsider.com/how-aging-ai-reshaping-job-market-2026-4 HR accountability and governance * https://www.hrdive.com/news/4-lawsuits-alleging-next-level-hr-misbehavior/818578/ * https://www.hcamag.com/asia/news/general/ceos-downplay-staff-discontent-leaving-hr-to-manage-the-fallout/572574 * https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/are-companies-quiet-quitting-dei-2026-04-28/ * https://fortune.com/2026/04/27/hr-leaders-are-going-quiet-on-the-topics-that-matter-most-this-author-has-a-fix/ * https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/workplace-4-0/workplace-ikigai/how-are-kpis-scorecards-for-chros-evolving/130567659 * https://www.fastcompany.com/91529962/no-you-cant-upskill-your-culture-but-you-can-upskill-your-leaders * https://www.businessinsider.com/brene-brown-interview-silicon-valley-bad-bosses-2026-4 * https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/i-am-a-human-not-a-robot-employees-simple-reply-to-extra-work-hours-leaves-boss-speechless/articleshow/130496297.cms * https://www.smartbrief.com/original/why-managers-feel-stuck-between-process-and-people The Cut List * https://www.wsj.com/cfo-journal/kpmg-to-lay-off-4-of-u-s-advisory-workforce-ed166153 * https://fortune.com/2026/04/26/why-did-microsoft-do-buyouts-layoffs-tech-workers/ * https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/ai-exposed-firms-cut-4-jobs-car-sector-hardest-hit-morgan-stanley-report * https://www.businessinsider.com/us-job-market-disturbing-pattern-corporate-profits-jim-paulsen-2026-4 * https://www.fastcompany.com/91532920/jpmorgan-chase-data-center-gets-tax-breaks-creates-1-full-time-job

    4 min
  6. 25 abr

    The Rework Tax: why workplace AI is losing trust | PAPER CUT

    Workplace AI is turning into a rework tax. Employees opt out, gains vanish into error-fixing, and leaders respond with dashboards, monitoring, and performance rules. Plus the early-career squeeze, remote work resistance, and this week’s Cut List. 📰 Subscribe: https://ebn.to/sub25 🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25 ⸻ Sources & Links AI adoption, trust, and rework * https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/as-ai-use-increases-at-work-many-employees-still-choose-not-to-use-it-gallup-poll-10633705/ * https://hbr.org/2026/04/when-creating-an-ai-strategy-dont-overlook-employee-perception * https://www.cio.com/article/4157471/40-of-ai-productivity-gains-lost-to-rework-for-errors.html * https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/14/ai-productivity-workplace-errors * https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianehamilton/2026/04/12/why-ai-at-work-often-creates-more-work-instead-of-saving-time/ * https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-problem-is-not-ais-capability-what-wont-improve-on-its-own-is-the-human-side-major-study-claims-white-collar-workers-are-fighting-back-against-ai-in-the-workplace * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/amazon-internal-document-reportedly-points-to-an-ai-mess-says-ai-is-making-our/articleshow/130366600.cms AI in the employee lifecycle * https://www.businessinsider.com/ey-talent-chief-ai-changing-employee-recruitment-evaluations-promotions-careers-2026-4 * https://fortune.com/2026/04/13/duolingo-ceo-luis-von-ahn-ai-usage-requirement-employee-performance-evaluations/ * https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-ai-adoption-dashboard-tokens-tokenmaxxing-claude-cursor-josh-damaro-2026-4 * https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-enters-ai-training-market-challenges-startups-2026-4 Monitoring and governance * https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-start-capturing-employee-mouse-movements-keystrokes-ai-training-data-2026-04-21/ * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-to-all-employees-in-america-we-are-installing-tracking-software-in-your-machines-as-we-need-your-help-to-/articleshow/130424722.cms * https://fortune.com/2026/04/13/ai-agents-governance-identity-risk-okta/ Early career and hiring * https://www.hrdive.com/news/1-in-5-recent-grads-say-theyre-overqualified/818244/?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/college-graduates-job-market-ai * https://www.cbsnews.com/news/artificial-intelligence-entry-level-role-linkedin-study/ * https://theconversation.com/employment-data-shows-the-early-signs-of-ai-job-disruption-are-already-here-280273 * https://www.thehrdirector.com/business-news/recruitment/ghosting-become-illegal-ontario/ Work design and leadership * https://theconversation.com/as-the-world-faces-yet-another-crisis-why-are-leaders-still-resisting-remote-work-280870 * https://theconversation.com/the-old-adage-that-people-leave-managers-not-companies-is-true-but-only-up-to-a-point-280879 * https://www.inc.com/kaylawebster/the-great-rollback-has-begun-deloitte-and-zoom-take-the-lead-in-slashing-the-most-coveted-benefits/91333534 * https://fortune.com/2026/04/22/work-life-balance-bupa-fortune-500-ceo-barack-obama-work-weekend/ The Cut List * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/disney-layoffs-ceo-josh-damaro.html * https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-layoffs-memo-marketing-team-chief-brand-officer-asad-ayaz-2026-4 * https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-layoffs-severance-employees-marketing-team-josh-damaro-2026-4 * https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-targets-may-20-first-wave-layoffs-additional-cuts-later-2026-2026-04-17/ * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html * https://www.businessinsider.com/snap-layoffs-ai-read-memo-snapchat-2026-4 * https://www.wsj.com/business/has-the-era-of-the-mega-layoff-arrived-928f061d * https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/if-ai-isnt-ready-to-replace-workers-why-are-companies-cutting-jobs-anyway/91320511

    4 min
  7. 18 abr

    AI Trust Collapse | PAPER CUT

    AI at work is turning into a trust problem. Employees are opting out, productivity gains are being lost to rework, and leaders are tying AI to pay and performance. Plus EU pay transparency rules, identity governance risks, and this week’s Cut List. 📰 Subscribe: https://ebn.to/sub25 🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25 ⸻ Sources & Links Adoption, perception, and rework • https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/as-ai-use-increases-at-work-many-employees-still-choose-not-to-use-it-gallup-poll-10633705/ • https://hbr.org/2026/04/when-creating-an-ai-strategy-dont-overlook-employee-perception • https://www.cio.com/article/4157471/40-of-ai-productivity-gains-lost-to-rework-for-errors.html • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/14/ai-productivity-workplace-errors • https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-problem-is-not-ais-capability-what-wont-improve-on-its-own-is-the-human-side-major-study-claims-white-collar-workers-are-fighting-back-against-ai-in-the-workplace AI in the employee lifecycle • https://www.businessinsider.com/ey-talent-chief-ai-changing-employee-recruitment-evaluations-promotions-careers-2026-4 • https://fortune.com/2026/04/13/duolingo-ceo-luis-von-ahn-ai-usage-requirement-employee-performance-evaluations/ • https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-enters-ai-training-market-challenges-startups-2026-4 • https://www.businessinsider.com/deloitte-cuts-down-benefits-for-some-workers-big-four-ai-2026-4 • https://www.hcamag.com/asia/news/general/how-this-company-is-using-mariah-carey-to-filter-out-excessive-job-applications/571948?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all • https://www.inc.com/rebecca-hoeft/your-employees-experience-the-brand-before-customers-do/91328206 Transparency and work design • https://www.iamexpat.de/career/employment-news/new-eu-law-means-employers-must-disclose-salary-hiring-process • https://hbr.org/2026/04/whats-stopping-the-4-day-workweek • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-instincts/202604/3-ways-remote-work-exposes-people-pleasing-habits Identity and integrity risk • https://fortune.com/2026/04/13/ai-agents-governance-identity-risk-okta/ • https://www.okta.com/blog/ai/ai-agent-identity-governance/ • https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mercor-training-ai-human-jobs-hack • https://theconversation.com/industries-most-exposed-to-ai-are-not-only-seeing-productivity-gains-but-jobs-and-wage-growth-too-224487 • https://futurism.com/future-society/economist-ai-job-forecast • https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-automation-replacement The Cut List • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/disney-layoffs-ceo-josh-damaro.html • https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-layoffs-memo-marketing-team-chief-brand-officer-asad-ayaz-2026-4 • https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-layoffs-severance-employees-marketing-team-josh-damaro-2026-4 • https://www.businessinsider.com/snap-layoffs-ai-read-memo-snapchat-2026-4 • https://www.wsj.com/business/has-the-era-of-the-mega-layoff-arrived-928f061d • https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/if-ai-isnt-ready-to-replace-workers-why-are-companies-cutting-jobs-anyway/91320511 • https://www.peoplematters.in/news/strategic-hr/oracle-layoffs-targeted-employees-with-pending-stock-payouts-claims-former-worker-49216 • https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/business/ibm-settlement-dei-lawsuit • https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/ibm-agrees-pay-us-17m-164541919.html

    7 min
  8. 13 abr

    Gen Z Sabotage Meets the Megamanager Era | PAPER CUT

    Gen Z backlash is colliding with flatter orgs and wider spans. Manager engagement is slipping, entry-level routes are tightening, and HR is experimenting with AI in pay decisions while fairness scrutiny rises. The trust gap is the story. 📰 Subscribe: https://ebn.to/sub25 🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25 ⸻ Sources & Links Engagement, managers, and motivation • https://www.gallup.com/workplace/349484/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspx • https://www.hrdive.com/news/engagement-among-managers-is-slipping-affecting-ai-use-gallup/817069/?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all • https://www.hrdive.com/news/us-workers-quitting-at-lowest-level-in-a-decade/817114/?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all • https://www.predictiveindex.com/learn/talent-optimization/resources/ebooks/motivation-at-work-report/ • https://www.hcamag.com/asia/news/general/employees-start-motivated-but-meaning-trust-and-job-fit-are-quickly-eroding-that-spark/571290?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all Backlash, flattening, and AI trust • https://fortune.com/2026/04/08/gen-z-workers-sabotage-ai-rollout-backlash/ • https://fortune.com/2026/04/07/megamanager-era-how-many-direct-reports-ai-middle-management/ • https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-block-managers-player-coaches-org-leads-2026-4 • https://www.businessinsider.com/mckinsey-ai-agents-mangement-leadership-great-flattening-2026-4 • https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-open-culture-employees-argue-ceo-dario-amodei-slack-2026-4 • https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-says-copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-not-serious-use-firm-pushing-ai-hard-to-consumers-tells-users-not-to-rely-on-it-for-important-advice Entry-level and education shifts • https://rankings.newsweek.com/americas-greatest-workplaces-for-entry-level-2026?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all • https://www.businessinsider.com/college-students-changing-majors-because-of-ai-2026-4 • https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-college-students-homogenized • https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/economy/ai-job-losses-long-term-effects • https://fortune.com/article/yoshua-bengio-ai-replace-every-job-trade-jobs-plumbing-warning/ Pay, fairness, and HR systems • https://www.hrdive.com/news/hr-teams-cautiously-experiment-ai-setting-worker-pay/817015/?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all • https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/class-action-accuses-amazon-of-using-hr-systems-to-shortchange-women/571273?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all • https://www.usbank.com/investing/financial-perspectives/market-news/effect-of-job-market-on-the-economy.html?utm_source=ebn&utm_medium=news-feed&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=all The Cut List • https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/disney-layoffs-ceo-josh-damaro.html • https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tech-industry-lays-off-nearly-80-000-employees-in-the-first-quarter-of-2026-almost-50-percent-of-affected-positions-cut-due-to-ai • https://www.peoplematters.in/news/strategic-hr/amazon-to-cut-14000-jobs-across-aws-retail-and-hr-in-may-2026-report-49149 • https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/economy/ai-job-losses-long-term-effects ⸻ #EmployerBranding #HR #AI #GenZ #Leadership #Compensation #TalentStrategy #Layoffs

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