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Perspective

Nobody Felt Safe Saying That Psychological Safety Wasn't Working

The concept that was supposed to make us speak up turned into the most sophisticated excuse for never saying anything difficult ever again.
By Mike Parsons Apr 23, 2026 14 min read
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Paper Cut

AI TRUST COLLAPSE

AI is being sold as productivity. Employees are experiencing rework, mixed incentives, and new rules that feel suspiciously one way. This week covers the adoption trust gap, AI moving into pay and performance, the rise of salary transparency, and why layoffs keep being narrated as automation.

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By EBN Apr 19, 2026 13 min read
Employees working at long shared desks in a modern open-plan office, illustrating the cautious, risk-averse mood shaping the Big Stay.
Perspective

The Big Stay Is Breaking Employer Branding

The “Big Stay” has replaced the Great Resignation and its impact on employer branding is far more disruptive. When candidates aren’t moving, attraction isn’t enough. The real challenge now is building trust in a risk-averse market.
By Mike Parsons Apr 16, 2026 9 min read
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Paper Cut

Gen Z Sabotage Meets the Megamanager Era

AI rollouts are hitting a wall. Some Gen Z employees are pushing back, organisations are flattening into player-coach leadership, and managers are losing engagement. HR is also testing AI for pay decisions while facing fairness scrutiny. This week: trust, capacity, and control.

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By EBN Apr 12, 2026 11 min read
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Perspective

Are we raising our children for the wrong future?

I know I am not the only parent worrying about how my children will fit into the future world of work. Do the old rules, do well at school, get the qualifications, find financial security, even still apply in the same way?
By Mike Parsons Apr 9, 2026 12 min read
A data centre corridor with server racks on both sides and a workstation screen reading “today is your last working day…”, suggesting layoffs tied to infrastructure and AI spending.
Paper Cut

Oracle’s 6AM Email Economy

Oracle’s “significant” cuts have turned AI infrastructure into a people story overnight. This week: what the Oracle layoffs reveal about modern comms and control, why AI skills are earning premiums while engagement sinks, and how identity risk is quietly becoming HR’s biggest AI problem.

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By EBN Apr 5, 2026 10 min read
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Perspective

The real AI threat at work may be identity, not redundancy

For many people, a career is not just a way to earn. It is also status, structure, belonging, and identity. As AI reshapes skilled work, employer brands may need to offer something more grounded than lofty promises of purpose and authenticity.
By Mike Parsons Apr 2, 2026 9 min read
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Top 5 EB Lessons from the Biggest HR Stories of 2026

The first quarter of 2026 has been one of the most eventful in recent HR history. Five employer brand lessons from the stories that dominated it: AI displacement, layoff handling, union stalemate, RTO power shifts, and AI hiring litigation.
By James Robbins May 6, 2026 11 min read
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Employer Value Proposition (EVP)

Your EVP – is it broadening the sphere of its influence or moving in ever decreasing circles?

An EVP should expand your reach, not narrow it. When it becomes repetitive or overly inward-looking, it risks losing relevance with the very audiences it is meant to influence.
By Neil Harrison May 5, 2026 5 min read
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Exit Interview

What I Learned Doing Recruitment Marketing for a Brand Nobody Wants to Work For

When the jobs are hard to sell, the usual playbook fails. One practitioner shares what actually drives applications, why engagement is a headfake, and what pay really does to your hiring pipeline.
By Unnamed CHRO May 4, 2026 9 min read
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Paper Cut

Perks Down, Tracking Up: The New Deal at Work

Benefits are being trimmed, AI adoption is being measured, and HR is stuck managing the fallout. This week: the perks rollback, the rise of AI scorecards and surveillance, a widening career divide for graduates, and why HR governance is suddenly the main brand risk.

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By EBN May 3, 2026 12 min read
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Leadership & Culture

Culture Is Your Employer Brand’s Operating System

Culture is not wallpaper. New peer-reviewed research connects specific cultural patterns to innovation output, knowledge flow, and hybrid performance. Here is what the evidence says and where to start.
By James Robbins Apr 30, 2026 19 min read

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