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The profound technological changes heralded by AI have created much hype, but they also bring hope. Hope that technology can transform the workplace for the better, particularly when it comes to supporting employee mental health. For employers, a focus on mental health isn’t just a human imperative – it’s an economic one too. Research from Oxford University shows that workplace wellbeing directly impacts productivity. A single-point rise in company happiness (on a 1-5 scale) can drive an astonishing $2-3 billion boost in annual profits. With the calendar turned to 2025, Unmind conducted a survey of 2,500 employees, HR leaders and C-suite executives in the U.S., uncovering top workplace mental health trends to watch this year. The findings are clear: optimism around AI is rising, and the understanding that mental wellbeing fuels business success has never been sharper. The result? A year of unprecedented innovation in workplace mental AI Powers the Full Spectrum of Mental Health Su...

Collaboration with AdeptID and Brighthive Brings Personalized Career Navigation Tool to Life SkillUp Coalition , the leading career services platform connecting job seekers without a college degree with high-quality training and job opportunities, has launched SkillUp AI — a human-centered, AI agent designed to provide users with personalized career navigation tailored to their unique skills and goals. Built in collaboration with AdeptID, Brighthive and SkillUp technology partner, WhereWeGo, SkillUp AI represents a bold, collaborative effort to address the complex challenges individuals skilled through alternative routes (STARs) face in navigating their career journeys. Made possible through the generous support of the Gates Foundation, Cognizant, Schultz Family Foundation, Charles Koch Foundation, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and others, this initiative ensures STARs can access career guidance that is ethical, transparent...

AI training that’s actually relevant to your job: first-of-its-kind personalized AI training program tailored to your role, with immediate feedback on your work. While businesses increasingly want to adopt AI in the workplace, a lack of adequate training remains one of the most significant barriers to success. To address this gap,  You.com  and Inversity  announced an exclusive multi-year partnership to deliver the first-ever personalized, role-specific training program with real-time feedback to upskill millions of knowledge workers globally. “The future of work is about all of us becoming managers of AI” According to recent research from Capgemini, 65% of leaders already see AI as a potential strategic “thought partner” in planning, risk evaluation, and decision-making. However, adoption is in the early stages. Only 15% of leaders and managers and 20% of employees use AI tools daily, the study found. Training is a major gap, with 58% of leaders and man...

Fiverr Go is built to empower creators to scale their businesses exponentially while maintaining full creative rights; Fiverr also announces an industry-first equity program giving top freelancers shares in the company’s future Fiverr announced the launch of Fiverr Go, a groundbreaking AI platform that fundamentally reimagines the relationship between human creativity and artificial intelligence. As AI increasingly harvests creative work without compensation or recognition, Fiverr Go introduces a sustainable, human-centric model that protects and amplifies creator rights while helping them scale their businesses. In an era where AI tools often exploit human creativity without proper attribution or compensation, Fiverr sees a critical opportunity to reshape this dynamic. The company’s vision, showcased in a short iconic video at the launch event of Fiverr Go, represents a decisive step toward ensuring that AI serves to enhance rather than diminish human creative potential. “We buil...

By integrating with SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting and SAP SuccessFactors Learning, AI-enabled Assessments and Interviews from Glider AI delivers skills validation and mastery at scale to customers. Glider AI announced that its Skills Validation Platform is now available on SAP® Store, the online marketplace for SAP and partner offerings. Glider AI integrates with SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting and SAP SuccessFactors Learning delivering robust AI-enabled Skill Assessments and Interviews to customers. Satish Kumar, CEO and Co-Founder of Glider AI, shares, “We’re revolutionizing talent acquisition and skills development within SAP by making it objective, efficient, and scalable. Combining AI and automation with real-world assessments and interviews ensures companies hire quality talent and develop skills that drive business growth.” He further emphasizes Glider AI’s unique offering to SAP SuccessFactors, “We bring verified skills data into SAP SuccessFactors, transforming raw talent ...

365Talents , a global leader in AI-based talent and skills intelligence solutions, has become the first HR Tech organization to achieve the ISO 42001 standards. This milestone underscores the company’s commitment to transparent, responsible, and ethical AI, meeting the growing demand from businesses for reliable and ethical technologies in talent management. By obtaining this certification, 365Talents establishes a new benchmark in the industry, ensuring its clients access safe and trustworthy AI solutions. A Unique Advantage: Building Trust in AI As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the future of work, trust in AI technologies has become a critical issue. The ISO 42001 standards ensures that AI decision-making processes are meticulously documented, enabling users and organizations to trace decisions and confirm their adherence to ethical and fair practices. For businesses leveraging AI in talent management such as recruitment, development, and retention this level of tra...

By Brie Harvey, Header of Market Research and Community, Achievers There’s an interesting case to be made for why employee recognition software might be the most misused HR technology on the market. On one hand, it’s hard to argue with the evidence that’s accumulated over the last 70 years linking recognition to improved engagement and business outcomes. Plus, humans are wired to crave feeling like their efforts are noticed and appreciated and to despise invisible, pointless, thankless work. What’s puzzling, however, is despite the fact that employers spend millions of dollars a year on employee recognition and rewards, only about half of employees feel like their efforts are noticed and appreciated, and only 40% of HR leaders claim their investment in recognition is delivering strategic outcomes. It’s helpful to reflect on how our collective understanding of human motivation has influenced the landscape of recognition and rewards in the workplace through the years. The Evolutio...