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A banana split dessert with cherries and whipped cream, symbolising this week's conflicting employment and AI-layoff data.
Paper Cut

Jobless Claims Just Hit a Decades-Low. Layoffs Didn't Get the Memo.

US jobless claims hit a decades-low, yet Uber, Centrica, and Amazon all cut jobs citing AI this week. This week's contradictions, signals, and Cut List for HR and EB leaders.

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By EBN Jul 26, 2026 11 min read
Person in darkness with numbers projected across their face, representing AI, productivity metrics, and workforce planning.
Perspective

The Fractional Headcount Fallacy: Why a 30% Productivity Gain Doesn't Buy You a 30% Smaller Team

Gartner surveyed 350 enterprises already cutting headcount for AI. The ones who cut deepest got no better returns than the ones who didn't.
By Mike Parsons Jul 23, 2026 9 min read
An empty office cubicle in black and white, chair pushed in and a desk phone unplugged with its cables coiled loose, symbolising a role removed by decision rather than by a person.
Paper Cut

The lawsuit that says an algorithm chose Meta's layoffs

A lawsuit alleges AI, not humans, chose Meta's layoffs, and targeted staff on protected leave. VW's cuts are now confirmed at 50,000. Welcome to the forever layoff.

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By EBN Jul 19, 2026 12 min read
A cracked rice bowl at a hawker centre, symbolising Singapore's fracturing "iron rice bowl" of guaranteed public sector jobs.
Perspective

When Singapore’s “Iron Rice Bowl” Cracks: What the GovTech Layoffs Mean for Employer Brand

GovTech says its restructuring is not driven by AI, cost-cutting or downsizing. But with 93 employees retrenched and around 300 roles expected to be affected, does the move challenge Singapore’s public sector reputation for iron-clad job security?
By Mike Parsons Jul 17, 2026 10 min read
Silhouette of a person looking at a smartphone, lit in red against a bright blue background.
Perspective

The Sex Recession Is Coming for Your Talent Pipeline

Falling birth rates have an economic story and a cultural one. The cultural one is more interesting... and more troubling.
By Mike Parsons Jul 16, 2026 9 min read
A frustrated office team stands behind a man giving a thumbs down, illustrating the gap between employer branding claims and employee reality.
Exit Interview

We Launched An EVP While Our Glassdoor Page Was A Dumpster Fire

You can't out-message hundreds of employees telling the truth in public. We tried and it didn't work.
By Unnamed CHRO Jul 14, 2026 6 min read
A pair of pink flip-flops resting on a white poolside deck beside bright turquoise water, playing on the idiom "flip-flop" to represent Big Tech reversing its stance on AI-driven layoffs.
Paper Cut

Big Tech just flipped on its own AI jobs story

Microsoft and Xbox name AI displacement directly, the Fed hands its jobs task force to a CEO who just cut thousands, and Volkswagen weighs 100,000 cuts. This week's signals for HR and EB leaders.

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By EBN Jul 12, 2026 11 min read
Silhouette of a person looking at a smartphone, lit in red against a bright blue background.
Perspective

The Sex Recession Is Coming for Your Talent Pipeline

Falling birth rates have an economic story and a cultural one. The cultural one is more interesting... and more troubling.
By Mike Parsons Jul 16, 2026 9 min read
A frustrated office team stands behind a man giving a thumbs down, illustrating the gap between employer branding claims and employee reality.
Exit Interview

We Launched An EVP While Our Glassdoor Page Was A Dumpster Fire

You can't out-message hundreds of employees telling the truth in public. We tried and it didn't work.
By Unnamed CHRO Jul 14, 2026 6 min read
A pair of pink flip-flops resting on a white poolside deck beside bright turquoise water, playing on the idiom "flip-flop" to represent Big Tech reversing its stance on AI-driven layoffs.
Paper Cut

Big Tech just flipped on its own AI jobs story

Microsoft and Xbox name AI displacement directly, the Fed hands its jobs task force to a CEO who just cut thousands, and Volkswagen weighs 100,000 cuts. This week's signals for HR and EB leaders.

This article is for Members only

By EBN Jul 12, 2026 11 min read
Iridescent bubble against a black background, illustrating the AI cost bubble and the pressure on employers as enterprise AI bills rise.
Perspective

Now That The AI Bill Has Arrived, Employers Have a Choice to Make

The promise was simple: AI would lower labour costs. The reality looks messier. If the tools cost as much as the people they were meant to replace, employers now face three ugly options.
By Mike Parsons Jul 9, 2026 8 min read
A judge's gavel rendered as a glowing blue and magenta digital wireframe, mid-strike against its sound block on a dark grid floor, symbolising an algorithm facing judgment in court.
Paper Cut

Hiring Algorithms Are Having Their Day in Court

A Workday bias case, an engineer's burnout account, a fifty-year labour participation low, and Revolut's office mandate. Four claims about AI-era work, tested against the evidence this week.

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By EBN Jul 5, 2026 11 min read

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