Category: Employee Experience

Shadow AI is Everywhere: Are Your Employees Flying Blind?
As many as 78% of employees are using AI tools not provided by their employer, according to WalkMe’s second annual AI in the Workplace Survey. More than half (51%) report receiving conflicting guidance on when or how to use AI,...

RTO Stats and Conspiracy Theories Pile Up
From a business leadership perspective, the ongoing return to office (RTO) drive makes a great deal of sense. Expensive offices are just as much a sign of success as stock price and getting mentioned in Forbes. Practically, workers can collaborate...

ShiftMed and TELUS Digital Bring AI Innovation to Healthcare Staffing
ShiftMed has partnered with TELUS Digital to help healthcare systems strengthen margins and streamline workforce operations by combining ShiftMed’s AI-driven staffing platform with TELUS Digital’s deep expertise in customised integrations and scalable digital solutions. By uniting their strengths, the companies will...

Meetings Don’t Need Another Agenda. They Need Energy
For years, companies have tried to “fix” meetings with better agendas, clearer purposes, and tighter time management. But a new survey from Funmentum Labs reveals that the real missing ingredient isn’t productivity or preparation, it’s energy. The numbers paint a stark...

Workday Acquires Paradox, the AI Candidate Assistant That Speeds Hiring for Frontline Roles
Workday has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Paradox, a company that uses AI-powered conversational agents to transform the job application experience, particularly for high-volume frontline positions. The deal gives Workday a unified, AI-driven talent suite capable of managing recruitment and...

Quiet Vacations Are the Work Hack Nobody’s Talking About
This summer, sneaky getaways are on the rise. According to a new ResumeBuilder.com survey of 1,200 full-time U.S. employees, 41% admit they’ve already taken a “quiet vacation” in 2025, and nearly as many (39%) say they’ve already done so or...

Half of Employees Expect Physical Offices Will Become Obsolete
A new research study from GoTo, ”The Pulse of Work in 2025: Trends, Truths, and the Practicality of AI” highlights the pace of change and expectation among today’s workers. The study, conducted in partnership with research firm Workplace Intelligence, summarises the...

Clock Botching Shuffles in Behind the Quiet Quitting Trend
A new workplace trend on the rise to join the ranks of quiet critics and quitters. This one is called clock botching: the trend of employees who look busy, but aren’t actually producing meaningful results. More experienced workers might know...

When Gen Z Speaks, Contact Centres Should Listen
Contact centres are staffed by dedicated professionals from across the generational spectrum. According to a recent study, 86% of Gen Z workers—currently the youngest demographic slice—say a sense of purpose is essential to job satisfaction, and nearly half would turn...

UK Doctors Burning Out as Training Struggles and Workload Collide
Almost a quarter (23%) of UK doctors took time off in 2024 due to stress, nearly double the proportion recorded just five years ago, according to new figures from the General Medical Council (GMC). While the proportion at high risk...