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3 Labor Trends to Impact Work, Leaders and Employees in 2026

UKG Workforce Institute (formerly known as Kronos)

With the workplace changing faster than ever, leaders can no longer afford to read and react. They need to use the workforce data and insights.

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Coping with Labor Shortages Through Temp Staffing

LGC Hospitality

Working with a staffing partner can close the labor gap, save money, and improve long-term hiring. Here's why.

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Training/Onboarding

Female Workers Still Earn Just 80 Cents for Every Dollar from Male Workers

Premier Law Group

After decades of slow improvement, 2024 marks the biggest single-year drop in pay equity in recent history.

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Training/Onboarding

Only Half of Companies Prioritize Women’s Career Advancement: Women in the Workplace Study

McKinsey & Company

This gap is most pronounced at the entry and senior-leader levels.

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Hiring, Turnover, Job Openings Experience Global Decline

The United States is performing similarly to the global market, with turnover declining 23% year-over-year and hiring down by 15%.

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HR Trends Report Highlights Growing Gap Between Organizational Change and Leadership Capacity

McLean & Company

Come 2026, HR leaders will need to develop leaders; enable innovation; retain employees; provide a great employee experience; recruit; and control labor costs.

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Labor Challenges in the Modern Supply Chain

AutoScheduler.ai

When it comes to tackling today's warehouse labor challenges, companies usually take one of two paths: work harder or work smarter.

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Leadership Turnover Harming Supply Chain Performance: Gartner Study

Less than half (49%) of leadership development programs are rated as effective.

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How Generative AI Will Shape the Factory of the Future

Poka, an IFS company

This rise of AI-powered connected workers has the potential to address the current skilled labor shortages and make blue-collar jobs more attractive to the younger generation of digital native workers.

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AI, Tariffs, Market Conditions to Blame for November Job Cuts

Challenger, Gray & Christmas

Retail, technology and food and beverage sectors lead in job cuts.

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Lean Solutions Group to Acquire Hubtek’s Services Division

Lean Solutions Group

By integrating Hubtek's services, the company strengthens its commitment to delivering AI solutions coupled seamlessly with tech-enabled talent.

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Hirewell Acquires CS Recruiting

This acquisition immediately positions Hirewell as a leader in supply chain recruiting.

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