Do you have an ‘AI-friendly’ workplace?

Projected corporate real estate trends for 2026 suggest employers must shift from "defense to offense" to use their spaces as engagement drivers, including by creating "commute-worthy" offices that acknowledge the influence of AI and automation.

Voluntary benefits: The new ERISA target

The plaintiffs in these lawsuits say the employers and their benefits advisors should have shopped better.

Peace over promotion: How ‘Gen Zen’ is redefining career success

Understanding the Gen Z mindset and creating policies and cultures that reflect it are essential for attracting and retaining the next wave of talent, this expert writes.

Flexibility for whom? UKG’s new data exposes a frontline-white collar divide

New UKG data shows 47% of frontline workers see two workplace cultures. While they can't have remote work, they do want flexibility.

The caregiving crisis is at your doorstep: What HR leaders must do now

A married couple shares how their caregiving experiences highlighted the gaps facing employees, and the support HR can provide.

Lisa Buckingham on AI, empathy and being the architect of change

Vialto Partners' Lisa Buckingham, who has been called a "bellwether" for HR innovation, shares what's on her mind as 2026 kicks off.

Prioritizing AI integration in 2026? 6 questions to build a framework

The HR executive of digital transformation firm Sutherland shares the comprehensive framework his org is following for AI integration.

The architecture of work is changing: HR must own the blueprint

If 2025 rattled you to your core, says i4cp's Kevin Oakes, 2026 is going to be the year you'll begin to see how AI integration truly takes shape.

7 steps to evaluate embedded AI solutions

Sapient Insight Group’s Stacey Harris and West Monroe’s Kim Seals offer a checklist for HR tech buyers to evaluate embedded AI solutions.

Beyond the buzz: Inside AI-enabled HR functions

As AI continues to reshape business models and workflows, the true differentiator will be human ingenuity and innovations supported and scaled by AI, write Stacey Harris and Kim Seals.