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Dec 15, 2025

 
Evolving payroll and compensation systems

UKG has reached an agreement to acquire Inova Payroll.

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Data from Deels indicates current worldwide compensation trends affecting how employers structure global employee pay.

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HR departments must prepare for the possibility of an extra biweekly pay period in 2026, a cyclical event requiring adjustments to payroll and time management systems that occurs roughly every eleven to twelve years.

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Should HR start stress-testing systems now for the potential 2026 extra pay period?

 
AI impact on HR leadership

This presentation outlines the primary focus areas and strategic priorities anticipated for Human Resources planning heading into the year 2026.

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Human Resources leaders can extract valuable insights regarding successful automation implementation from organizations that adopted these technologies early in their deployment.

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Consultants from Protiviti advise that to fully realize the benefits of deeper investments in artificial intelligence, corporations must prioritize upskilling their Chief Human Resources Officers and HR leadership teams.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“4 months unemployed and I'm about to lose it. Made something out of pure rage”

Driven by four months of unemployment frustration, a developer built an AI tool to flag deceptive job listings and solicits community input for new features like scam detection and salary checking.

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“The Dirty Truth About Your "Perfect" Job Description: Why Top Talent Won't Apply (And What You're Missing)”

A recruiter passionately argues that overly polished, vague job descriptions fail to attract top performers who are inundated with offers, advocating instead for radical honesty regarding role challenges, specific growth paths, and transparent compensation to win over high-caliber candidates.

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Should companies prioritize radical honesty over polished language in job descriptions to attract top talent?

“I built a script to reverse-engineer the ATS parser. The results are depressing.”

A software engineer discovered that their aesthetically pleasing resume was rendered unreadable by Applicant Tracking System parsers, necessitating a switch to a robot-friendly format to secure interviews.

Read at r/recruitinghell→

 

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