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Published article

Edition 05
Source published 10 September 2026

AI exposure is already changing the first step into work

US Census-linked administrative evidence associated the most AI-exposed majors with weaker initial employment and earnings after ChatGPT’s release.

Published article

Edition 05
Source published 24 September 2026

Flexibility is widespread—but highly unequal by job and education

Official US time-use data showed broad schedule flexibility but home working concentrated among graduates and professional occupations.

Published article

Edition 05
Source published 24 September 2026

Agentic AI makes work design an allocation decision

The Conference Board framed agent deployment as a choice about task redesign, accountability, skills and the allocation of productivity gains.

Published article

Edition 04
Source published 16 September 2026

The AI economy is inheriting an old leadership gap

The World Economic Forum found stalled progress in women’s leadership and severe underrepresentation in AI roles and AI-company management.

Research Review

Edition 06
Source published 11 August 2026

Israel’s stable high-tech headline conceals a widening software–hardware divide

Israel Innovation Authority data show broadly stable first-half employment, but markedly higher layoffs in software and weakening hiring plans for the second half of 2026.

Published article

Edition 03
Source published 9 September 2026

The AI-adoption numbers disagree because they measure different things

A BPC synthesis showed that firm use, worker use, employer availability and full organizational integration are distinct measures.

Published article

Edition 02
Source published 2026

Manager strain is becoming a structural warning signal

Gallup linked falling global engagement to pressure on managers, larger spans of control and uneven confidence across work arrangements.

Published article

Edition 02
Source published 26 August 2026

Employers are cutting entry routes faster than they are building alternatives

A UK survey found shrinking entry-level opportunities, with AI contributing to—but not fully explaining—the decline.

Published article

Edition 03
Source published 8 September 2026

AI skills demand is accelerating—and pulling human skills with it

US job-posting analysis found rapidly rising demand for AI capabilities alongside communication, leadership and workflow-management skills.

Published article

Edition 02
Source published 1 September 2026

AI adoption is surging—but job replacement remains limited

New York Fed survey evidence found rapid AI adoption alongside limited layoffs, modest investment and retraining of existing workers.

Published article

Edition 02
Source published 2 September 2026

Platform flexibility is being purchased with very long working weeks

An ILO diagnostic review found long hours, earnings uncertainty, algorithmic penalties and incomplete protection among Cambodian platform workers.

Published article

Edition 01
Source published 22 June 2026

AI is rewriting the entry-level bargain

The WEF argues that entry-level work must be redesigned as AI absorbs routine cognitive tasks and the practice through which expertise is built.

Published article

Edition 01
Source published 28 October 2024

A human plus AI is not automatically the best team

A meta-analysis of 106 experiments found that human–AI combinations did not, on average, outperform the stronger individual performer.

Published article

Edition 01
Source published 21 July 2025

A four-day week improved worker wellbeing

A six-country organizational intervention linked reduced work time with improvements in burnout, satisfaction and health.

Published article

Edition 01
Source published 7 July 2026

Training is getting shorter as skills become more important

The OECD finds that qualifications, measured skills and how work is organized all shape wage and employment outcomes.

Published article

Edition 01
Source published 9 April 2025

Germany’s basic-income pilot did not reduce work

A randomized pilot found no reduction in employment or hours alongside improvements in wellbeing and financial security.

Published article

Edition 01
Source published 11 August 2026

Israeli high-tech employment is stable—but its internal divide is widening

A survey of 210 companies found stable overall employment alongside a higher layoff rate in software and a growing, still limited, role for AI in workforce reductions.

Published article

Edition 01
Source published 26 June 2026

Platform work gets its first international labour standard

ILO Convention No. 193 addresses employment status, social protection, worker data and algorithmic systems in the platform economy.

Key Development

Edition 06
Source published 30 September 2026

California signs a workplace-AI worker-protection package

The new laws preserve human responsibility for firing decisions, require notice when AI contributes to mass layoffs and restrict emotion inference from biometric data.

Key Development

Edition 06
Source published 28 September 2026

The Federal Reserve sees little structural labour-market change from AI—so far

Governor Lisa Cook described AI as a transformative general-purpose technology but said current evidence of labour-market restructuring remains limited, while warning that transition effects could still raise unemployment temporarily.

Lead Story

Edition 06
Source published 29 September 2026

Technology exposure creates more jobs where the surrounding skill mix is stronger

New ILO research suggests that exposure to digital technologies is more likely to translate into employment growth when local labour demand combines technical capability with broad cognitive, social and managerial skills.

Research Review

Edition 06
Source published 30 September 2026

California moves workplace AI from principles to enforceable limits

A new state package restricts several high-stakes workplace uses of AI and preserves human responsibility for decisions that affect jobs.

Research Review

Edition 06
Source published 10 September 2026

Platform work needs a joined-up framework, not isolated fixes

A new UN policy brief treats platform work as a labour-market governance problem spanning status, social protection, data, algorithms and collective voice.

Research Review

Edition 06
Source published 30 September 2026

US private hiring improved, but the signal remains modest

The September ADP report recorded faster private-payroll growth after a weak August, while still pointing to a labour market expanding at a restrained pace.

CareerPulse

Edition 06
Source published 29 September 2026

Broad complementary skills are becoming the bridge from exposure to opportunity

Technology-linked employment gains appear stronger where workers can combine digital capability with writing, finance, project management, people management and sophisticated cognitive skills. A portfolio that shows how you apply technology inside a real workflow may be more durable than tool-specific certification alone. Training narrowly for today’s software can leave workers exposed when tasks and products change again. Choose one target role and map its technical, communication, project and judgment requirements; identify the weakest complementary skill and build a small work sample around it.

CareerPulse

Edition 06
Source published 30 September 2026

Workplace AI decisions increasingly need a named human owner

New California rules make human oversight, disclosure and limits on biometric inference part of workplace-AI compliance rather than optional ethics guidance. Professionals who can document decision paths, review automated recommendations and explain them to workers will become more valuable. Using a vendor tool does not transfer accountability away from the employer or manager responsible for the employment decision. For one AI-supported people process, write down who reviews the output, what evidence they see and how an affected worker can challenge the result.

CareerPulse

Edition 06
Source published 10 September 2026

Platform workers should track control, not only flexibility

Digital platforms can offer access and autonomy while using ratings, allocation systems and data practices that materially control work. Diversifying clients and keeping records of pay, hours and platform decisions can strengthen mobility and bargaining power. Nominal self-employment may leave workers carrying income volatility and social-protection gaps without meaningful control over assignments. Audit one month of platform work: effective hourly pay, unpaid time, cancellation risk, ratings and the route for challenging a decision.

CareerPulse

Edition 06
Source published 11 August 2026

Software careers in Israel face a more selective market

Stable high-tech employment can coexist with materially higher layoffs in software and weaker forward hiring plans. Cross-functional experience and exposure to product, customers or AI-enabled delivery may widen mobility. Headline sector stability may hide occupation-specific pressure. Track hiring in your exact occupational family and identify one adjacent role that uses your existing capital.