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Emma Lavelle, Chief Operating Officer, UneeQ chats about the fundamentals of building AI first organizations in this catch up with HRTech Series: ______ Let’s talk about reskilling employees for AI-augmented workplaces , some proven practices that work? This is the fastest and most widespread reskilling of the workforce many of us have witnessed in our careers. What a privilege it is to be an HR leader in this historical moment in time. Organizations evolving well are not viewing reskilling and AI adoption as a project with a start and end date. It is tempting to be impressed by the initial organizational step change from ‘no AI’ to ‘using AI’. But that is just a first step onto a staircase that currently has no upper end in sight. Creating environments for continuous learning is the new competitive advantage. Organizations that are navigating employee reskilling well are building continuous learning into the flow of work, recognizing that workforce development can no longer be se...

59% of employees use AI tools at least sometimes to complete tasks they were not trained to do. TalentLMS , a leading employee training platform, released its new Learning Debt Report. With 41% of employees saying their role has evolved faster than their company’s ability to train them, many are relying on AI tools and workarounds to cover skill gaps, while staying quiet about what they don’t know. As a result, Learning Debt — the growing backlog of learning that accumulates when work evolves faster than employee training and learning can happen — builds underneath. Over time, it shows up in preventable mistakes, lower-quality work, and weaker performance. AI Gets the Work Done Without Building the Skill AI is helping employees stay productive, but it may also be concealing the skills they still need to develop: 59% of employees report using AI tools at least sometimes to complete tasks they were not trained to do. 37% say AI tools have made them appear more competent...

An analysis of more than 2,000 job postings reveals what U.S. companies screen for when they build engineering teams in the region. Hire With Near, a staffing and recruiting firm that helps U.S. companies hire remote talent in Latin America, today shared new data on the technical skills those companies request most when hiring developers in Latin America. Across the developer and engineering roles in an analysis of 2,100 job postings from June 2025 to June 2026, JavaScript, SQL, and Python were the most-requested skills. JavaScript and SQL topped the list, each appearing in about a quarter of developer roles in the first half of 2026. The JavaScript figure counts its common frameworks too, including React, Vue, and Angular. Python followed at about 19%, with cloud skills led by AWS at 15%. The mix points to what U.S. companies are building in the region: product and application teams that handle the front end, the database, and deployment, not narrow single-skill roles. SQL was the...

The Institutes, a not-for-profit dedicated to helping individuals and organizations succeed in the essential disciplines of risk management and insurance, once again earn regional recognition for their positive and engaging workplace culture, as named by  The Philadelphia Inquirer . Amid an ever-evolving business landscape, there’s one thing The Institutes  always hold steady: their people-first culture shaped by those who live it every day. That commitment has earned the risk management and insurance education, information, and resource leader a 2026 Philadelphia Top Workplaces award from  The Philadelphia Inquirer . Not only is this the 11th time The Institutes were named a Top Workplace among Philadelphia-area companies, it’s also their sixth consecutive year earning this honor, on top of winning a national workplace award earlier this year. Catch more HRTech Insights:  HRTech Interview With Hari Kolam, CEO and Co-founder of Findem: Featuring Findem’s GliderAI “A recogn...

OnPay earns a 9.3 out of 10 Editor’s rating for its transparent pricing, comprehensive features, and expert customer support OnPay , a leading payroll, HR, and benefits administration provider, announced it has been recognized as the Best Online Payroll Service for small businesses in business.com’s annual review of the industry’s leading platforms. Catch more HRTech Insights:  HRTech Interview With Hari Kolam, CEO and Co-founder of Findem: Featuring Findem’s GliderAI The software was highlighted for its standout balance of simplicity, robust features, and transparent pricing. To determine its recommendations, the business.com editorial team evaluated over 70 payroll processing services. Solutions were rigorously tested across 20 distinct factors — including payroll processing workflows, tax filing accuracy, customer support quality, and overall value. “Small business owners shouldn’t have to compromise between software that’s easy to use and tools that are powerful enough to ...

Collaboration will accelerate AI integration across teaching and learning, student services, operations, workforce readiness and collaborative research to help prepare working adult learners for the AI economy Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every profession, creating a vital need for working adults to continuously develop new skills while they are already in the workforce. Recognizing this challenge, University of Phoenix announced a collaboration with OpenAI designed to help working adult learners build the AI capabilities they need to succeed in a rapidly changing economy. With OpenAI, University of Phoenix will explore high-value AI applications across teaching and learning, student support, career services, institutional operations and collaborative research, all with a singular focus on helping working professionals develop practical AI skills they can immediately apply in their workplaces. The collaboration builds upon University of Phoenix’s comprehensiv...