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📉 Layoffs, AI Disruption & HR Disconnect – This Week in WorkFrom fresh layoffs to leadership trust slumps, the headlines are spinning—but we’re here to slice through the noise. In this week’s Paper Cut, we cover:✂️ Job cuts rising across PwC, Panasonic, Telefónica and more🤖 AI replaces HR teams, streamlines ops—and unsettles leadership👩‍💻 Gender gaps emerge in GenAI adoption among HR leaders🔥 Burnout spikes, trust dips, and remote workers fight for autonomyIf you work in HR, employer branding, or recruiting, this one’s essential viewing.📰 Subscribe to the Paper Cut newsletter – it’s free: https://ebn.to/sub25📍 Follow Employer Branding News on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25⸻🔗 Links From This Episode✂️ Job Cuts & Economic Wobble• Canada adds jobs but unemployment rises:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/canada-adds-7-400-jobs-unemployment-jumps-to-6-9• Panasonic to cut 10,000 jobs:https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Electronics/Panasonic-to-cut-10-000-jobs-in-major-restructuring• Panasonic battery profit up 39%:https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/panasonic-expects-battery-units-annual-profit-soar-39-2025-05-09/• Telefónica could cut 5,000 roles:https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/telef%C3%B3nica-could-cut-up-to-5000-jobs-in-spain-report/• PwC to slash 1,500 jobs:https://www.internationalaccountingbulletin.com/news/pwc-slash-1500-jobs/• US jobs outlook (JPMorgan):https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/outlook/economic-outlook/jobs-report-april-2025• Changing jobs is risky in 2025:https://www.businessinsider.com/changing-jobs-risky-move-now-recession-economic-uncertainty-tariffs-2025-5⸻🤖 AI: From Buzzword to Budget Line• IBM replaces HR staff with AI:https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ibm-ceo-ai-replaced-hundreds-of-human-resources-staff/491341• CrowdStrike cuts 500, cites AI efficiency:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/09/crowdstrike-to-cut-jobs-and-use-ai• CEOs fear being replaced by AI:https://fortune.com/2025/05/09/ceos-fear-losing-jobs-ai-survey/• Alternate take on AI job impact:https://www.thestreet.com/technology/legendary-tech-expert-has-unexpected-view-of-ai-impact-on-jobs⸻👩‍💻 The GenAI Gaps & Gender Questions• Gender gap in GenAI adoption (HR leaders):https://www.hcamag.com/asia/news/general/gender-gap-in-gen-ai-use-includes-hr-leaders-report/535156• CHROs prepare for AI redeployment:https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/hr-technology/chros-gearing-up-for-redeployment-reskilling-ahead-of-agentic-ai-adoption/534804⸻🔥 Trust, Burnout & Remote Work Realities• Burnout mentions on Glassdoor hit new high:https://www.hrdive.com/news/burnout-mentions-on-glassdoor-soar-past-pre-pandemi/747592/• Leadership trust tied to company health:https://www.hrdive.com/news/leadership-trust-barometer-company-health/747654/• Spotify’s HR chief on WFH autonomy:https://fortune.com/europe/2025/04/29/spotifys-hr-chief-remote-staff-arent-children-work-from-anywhere/⸻🧠 For jobs in employer branding and recruitment marketing:https://jobs.employerbranding.news/⸻#FutureOfWork #EmployerBranding #HRTrends #Layoffs #AIinHR #Burnout #GenAI #RemoteWork #PaperCut #TalentAttraction

TRUST IS TANKINGRTO resentment, AI anxiety, and DEI dysfunction: welcome back to Paper Cut after a two-week Easter hiatus. This week, we’re diving into a volatile talent landscape where managers are getting squeezed, middle-aged employees are targeted, and tech workers are being paid to do nothing (sometimes literally).✂️ Layoffs hit older workers hardest and severance packages keep headlines juicy🤖 AI replaces jobs, rewrites roles, and reshapes education🏢 RTO continues to divide leadership and staff📉 Employer trust is crumbling under hypocrisy and hollow platitudes🧠 DEI takes another public hitDon’t forget to subscribe for weekly analysis on the headlines shaping HR, employer branding, and the future of work.📰 Subscribe to the Paper Cut newsletter: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25⸻🔗 Links From This Episode✂️ Layoffs, Severance & Ageism• Goldman Sachs offers $80K severance amid layoffs:https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/goldman-sachs-plans-severance-pay-of-80k-per-person-as-it-cuts-staff• Americans brace for more job cuts:https://www.newsweek.com/americans-brace-layoffs-jobs-market-2057975• Employees in their 40s top layoff list, CEO warns:https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/employees-in-40s-are-now-no-1-layoff-targets-ceo-warns-he-suggest-3-survival-tips/articleshow/120118428.cms• Middle managers under fire at big tech firms:https://www.peoplematters.in/article/talent-management/middle-managers-under-fire-layoffs-at-google-amazon-and-other-big-firms-45112⸻🤖 AI Job Disruption & Future of Work• AI replacing contract workers at Duolingo:https://www.theverge.com/news/657594/duolingo-ai-first-replace-contract-workers• AI’s impact on job security:https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2025/04/25/the-jobs-that-will-fall-first-as-ai-takes-over-the-workplace/• How AI is redefining education and employment:https://www.entrepreneur.com/science-technology/how-ai-is-redefining-education-and-the-future-of-work/489575⸻🏢 Return to Office Drama• WFH workers seen as less promotable:https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/558382/employee-survey-finds-majority-believe-those-who-wfh-are-less-likely-to-be-promoted• Companies that ended remote work now struggling to hire:https://glassalmanac.com/companies-that-ended-remote-work-are-struggling-to-fill-vacancies/• Google sends harsh message post-layoffs:https://www.thestreet.com/employment/google-sends-a-harsh-message-to-employees-after-layoffs⸻🏆 Employer Branding vs Reality• Apple tops list of Singapore’s best employers:https://www.straitstimes.com/business/apple-retains-top-ranking-of-singapores-best-employers-with-asia-pacific-breweries-at-no-2• LVMH quietly cuts workforce amid growth:https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/luxury/lvmh-moet-hennessy-workforce-cuts/⸻📉 DEI Under Fire (Again)• Trump touts new “system of merit” to replace DEI:https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/01/trump-dei-system-of-merit/83394689007/• “Deport Every Illegal” DEI tweet from the White House:https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1918336139200741381⸻💼 Looking for jobs in employer branding, HR, or recruitment marketing?Browse our job board: https://jobs.employerbranding.news/⸻#EmployerBranding #FutureOfWork #HRNews #AIJobs #WorkplaceTrends #DEI #Layoffs #RTO #PaperCut #HRTech #Leadership

This week on Paper Cut:Google tops LinkedIn’s “Best Employers” list… while laying off staff. Microsoft’s doing the same. So is LinkedIn just measuring vibes now? Meanwhile, a Gen Z challenger emerges, AI continues its desk-clearing spree, and a wave of job market weirdness rolls through the US, UK, and China.📰 Sign up for the Paper Cut newsletter – it’s free: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25⸻🔗 Links From This Episode🏆 Top Employers? Really?• LinkedIn’s top employers list 2025:https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/linkedins-best-companies-to-work-for-in-2025.html• Google lays off hundreds in Pixel and Android teams:https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/google-lays-hundreds-employees-android-pixel-group-information-reports-5059236• Microsoft mulls more job cuts targeting non-coders:https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-mulls-more-job-cuts-managers-non-coders-2025-4• Microsoft fires engineers protesting layoffs:https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/microsoft-fires-engineers-who-protested-during-anniversary-celebration.html• Google allegedly pays AI hires to “do nothing”:https://wccftech.com/google-paying-ai-workers-a-year-salary-for-doing-nothing/⸻📱 A Gen Z Challenger to LinkedIn• Students launch AI-driven LinkedIn rival:https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-series-gen-z-professional-network-ai-texting-2025-4⸻🤖 AI Is Still Coming for Jobs• Shopify CEO: Prove AI can’t do your job:https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/shopify-ceo-prove-ai-cant-do-jobs-before-asking-for-more-headcount.html• AI likely to replace these 3 professions:https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-is-most-likely-to-replace-these-3-professions-ai-experts/489655• Jobs most at risk over next 20 years:https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/these-jobs-are-at-risk-of-disappearing-in-the-next-20-years-ai-experts-say.html⸻🇨🇳 The China Slowdown Begins?• Some Chinese companies quietly reducing workloads:https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/in-china-whispers-of-change-as-some-companies-tell-staff-to-work-less⸻💼 Signals From the Global Talent Market• “People-first” HR gaining traction:https://www.hrdive.com/news/people-first-hr-2025/744922/• US employee confidence creeps upward (barely):https://www.hrdive.com/news/employee-confidence-inches-upward-but-remains-low-amid-worries-about-tariff/744680/• UK sees biggest rise in job seekers since 2020 (Business Times):https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/uk-recruiters-report-sharpest-rise-job-seekers-covid-19• UK labour market cooling (Economic Times):https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/business/uk-jobs-market-sees-biggest-jump-in-people-looking-for-work-since-2020/articleshow/120192219.cms⸻🧠 For jobs in employer branding and recruitment marketing:https://jobs.employerbranding.news/⸻#EmployerBranding #FutureOfWork #AIJobs #LinkedInLogic #GenZ #PaperCut #HRTrends #WorkCulture

Revenge quitting. AI reshaping roles. DEI rebrands, not retreats.This week on Paper Cut, we unpack the chaos with sharp insights on where talent, trust, and tech collide:✂️ Job cuts spike again—yes, again⚡ Revenge quitting is rising (and it’s personal)🤖 AI isn’t just evolving roles—it’s erasing them📉 Strategy is shifting from hire-hire-hire to retain-and-survive📣 DEI gets a makeover, but not a burialStay informed. Stay sharp. Stay subscribed.📰 Sign up for the Paper Cut newsletter – it’s free: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25—🔗 Links From This Episode✂️ Layoffs + Strategy Pivots• March layoffs surged as ‘DOGE’ budget cuts take hold:https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-announced-job-cuts-surge-march-doge-hit-recruitment-firm-challenger-says-2025-04-03/• Canada sheds 33,000 jobs as global trade jitters intensify:https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-sheds-33000-jobs-in-march-as-trade-war-rattles-labour-market/• Japan hikes starting salaries to compete for talent:https://www.hcamag.com/asia/specialisation/payroll/japan-employers-to-hike-starting-salaries-reports/531067• Why your employer brand needs to get agile:https://recruitingheadlines.com/building-an-agile-employer-brand-strategy-in-times-of-uncertainty/—😤 Revenge Quitting & Workforce Fallout• Revenge quitting is on the rise—yes, it’s a thing:https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/revenge-quitting-is-a-rising-threat-to-employers-despite-tightening-job-market/91170534• Fed employees being targeted by foreign governments:https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/28/politics/us-intel-russia-china-attempt-recruit-disgruntled-federal-employees/index.html—🤖 AI + Tech Talent Tectonics• LinkedIn launches new AI-powered recruiting tools:https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/talent-acquisition/linkedin-ai-powered-tools• AI reshapes hiring strategies across APAC:https://www.hcamag.com/asia/specialisation/hr-technology/as-ai-reshapes-talent-strategies-apac-employers-must-adapt-or-be-left-behind-expert/530909• The end of programming jobs as we know them?:https://fortune.com/2025/03/17/computer-programming-jobs-lowest-1980-ai/• Pentagon ditches HR software overhaul project:https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/pentagon_abandons_hr_software_overhaul/—🛡️ Cybersecurity, DEI & Cultural Crossroads• UK firms scramble to fill cybersecurity roles:https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/uk-firms-cybersecurity-recruitment/• In the Trump era, companies rebrand DEI—not kill it:https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/30/in-trump-era-companies-are-rebranding-dei-efforts-not-giving-up.html• US gov bans romantic/sexual relationships with Chinese nationals:https://www.hcamag.com/asia/specialisation/employee-engagement/us-government-staff-banned-from-romantic-sexual-relations-with-chinese-citizens-reports/531054—🎯 Perspective + Trends• Work-life balance? LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman says: “Laptop after dinner”:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/when-linkedin-co-founder-told-employees-go-home-have-dinner-with-family-and-then-open-laptops-to-/articleshow/119933491.cms• Work-life balance “isn’t for startups”—Reid Hoffman on hustle culture:https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/work-life-balance-is-not-the-start-up-game-linkedin-founder-reid-hoffman-on-real-time-scenario-470782-2025-04-04• Why HR’s future looks like marketing’s past:https://www.fastcompany.com/91300902/why-hrs-future-looks-like-marketings-past—🧠 Jobs in employer branding + recruitment marketing:https://jobs.employerbranding.news/—#EmployerBranding #FutureOfWork #RevengeQuitting #AIJobs #TalentTrends #DEI #HRStrategy #PaperCut #Layoffs2025 #WorkCulture #Newsletter

Layoffs. AI disruption. RTO tug-of-war. Gen Z may finally be slowing down the job-hopping. This week on Paper Cut, we dig into:✂️ Massive restructures at Mercedes, EY, and IBM🤖 Bill Gates warns most jobs won’t survive AI—but some might🏢 RTO mandates ramp back up, but talent isn’t biting🚪 Gen Z shifts gears—less hopping, more holding📊 JPMorgan tweaks DEI language, and the UK Spring Statement dropsDon’t forget to subscribe for more weekly updates on the trends shaping the future of work.📰 Sign up for the Paper Cut newsletter - it's free: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25⸻🔗 Links From This Episode✂️ Restructures & Layoffs: The Quiet, the Loud, and the Generous • Mercedes-Benz offers severance to 30,000 employees:https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/mercedes-benz-offers-generous-severance-packages-to-30000-employees-as-cost-cutting-initiative-intensifies/ • EY plans massive restructure post-split:https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/ey-proposes-massive-restructure-cutting-divisions-to-find-growth-20250326-p5lmq6 • IBM quietly lays off thousands:https://www.peoplematters.in/news/talent-management/ibm-quietly-cuts-thousands-of-employeesreport-uncovers-team-hit-the-hardest-44841⸻🤖 Agentic AI & Gates’ “AI-Proof” Jobs • Bill Gates on AI replacing most jobs:https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/bill-gates-on-ai-humans-wont-be-needed-for-most-things.html • Gates says coding, clean energy, and biology are AI-proof:https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/bill-gates-ai-proof-future-jobs-coding-energy-expert-biologists-9907512/ • Deloitte and EY launch agentic AI platforms:https://www.businessinsider.com/deloitte-ey-launch-agentic-ai-platforms-big-four-competition2025-3⸻🏢 RTO Round 873 – Still a Fight • RTO push intensifies 5 years after WFH boom:https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/23/5-years-into-the-remote-work-boom-the-return-to-office-push-is-stronger-than-everheres-why.html • London firms struggle with vacancies, blame WFH expectations:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14518475/London-firms-struggling-vacancies-picky-job-applicants-demand-WFH-employers-bemoan-lack-Maths-English-skills-workers.html⸻🚪 Gen Z – From Hopping to Holding? • Gen Z job-hoppers shift toward stability:https://fortune.com/2025/03/20/gen-z-job-hopping-salary-difference-low-loyalty-career-strategy/ • 2 in 5 tech workers have still quit recently:https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/2_in_5_techies_quit/⸻📊 DEI Gets Tweaked, Policy Gets Practical • JPMorgan modifies DEI strategy under pressure:https://www.hrdive.com/news/jp-morgan-doi-dei-changes/743707/ • UK Spring Statement 2025 – Employer reactions:https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/spring-statement-2025-hr-and-employers-react⸻🧠 For jobs in employer branding and recruitment marketing:https://jobs.employerbranding.news/⸻#EmployerBranding #FutureOfWork #GenZ #Layoffs #AIJobs #DEI #RTO #PaperCut #HRTrends

YouTube Description for Paper Cut – March 22, 2025Welcome to Paper Cut, your weekly source for sharp insights in employer branding, talent attraction, and HR.This week, we’re diving into:✂️ Mass layoffs across EY, Siemens, and Morgan Stanley—but workers aren’t buying the usual narrative🔒 Reports of tech industry blocklists that quietly blacklist laid-off employees🧠 HR is finally getting strategic, shifting from firefighting to future-proofing⚡ The return of ‘hardcore’ culture in tech—is burnout making a comeback?Don’t forget to subscribe for more weekly updates on the trends shaping the future of work.📰 Sign up for the Paper Cut newsletter - it's free: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:✂️ Layoffs Everywhere, But the Vibe Is Different • Morgan Stanley Layoffs – Channel News Asia: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/morgan-stanley-layoffs-improve-operational-efficiency-us-trump-tariffs-5009636 • Siemens Cuts 6,000 Jobs – The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/germanys-siemens-to-cut-over-6000-jobs-worldwide • EY Layoffs & Consulting Sector Tension – City A.M.: https://www.cityam.com/as-ey-plots-mass-layoffs-are-kpmg-deloitte-and-pwc-next/ • Layoff Narrative Shift – CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/16/a-vibe-shift-around-layoffs-is-happening-across-the-workforce.html🔒 Blacklisted by the Algorithm? • Blocklists at Major Tech Companies – Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-employees-block-lists-widespread-job-seekers-2025-3🧠 HR Gets a Strategy Upgrade • HR’s Strategic Pivot – HR Dive: https://www.hrdive.com/news/hr-strategic-role/742912/ • SHRM: HR Focuses on Existing Talent – HR Dive: https://www.hrdive.com/news/hr-shifts-focus-from-recruiting-to-existing-talent-shrm/742935/⚡ Tech’s Toxic Comeback? • ‘Hardcore’ Culture Returns to Tech – Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-industry-amazon-microsoft-meta-google-companies-intensity-hardcore-2025-3💼 Looking for a Job in Employer Branding? • EB Jobs Board: https://jobs.employerbranding.news/👍 Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more insights every week!#EmployerBranding #HRTrends #FutureOfWork #PaperCut #Layoffs #WorkCulture

Welcome to Paper Cut, your weekly dose of sharp insights in employer branding, talent attraction, and HR.This week, we’re diving into:🚨 Mass layoffs hit their highest level since 2020—who’s next?📊 The job market is starting to look like the 1990s dot-com bubble—should we be worried?🤖 AI is officially replacing civil servants—governments are automating jobs🌍 China’s workforce is shrinking for the first time in years—how will it impact global hiring?💼 An HR manager pulls off an insane $2.2M fraud scheme—and gets away with it for 8 yearsDon’t forget to subscribe for more weekly updates on the trends shaping the future of work.📰 Sign up for the Paper Cut newsletter - it's free: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:🚨 Layoffs Are Back—And They’re BigJob Cuts Hit Highest Level Since 2020 – NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/doge-onslaught-pushed-layoff-announcements-highest-point-2020-rcna195082Big Four Employees Fear Job Cuts – SightsInPlus: https://sightsinplus.com/news/layoffs/pwc-kpmg-ey-and-deloitte-employees-fear-job-cuts/📊 Job Market Déjà Vu: A Dot-Com Boom Repeat?Is the Job Market on the Edge of a 1990s-Style Crash? – MarketWatch: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/americas-job-market-is-eerily-similar-to-the-1990s-dot-com-boom-should-we-be-worried-604d5d6c🤖 AI Is Coming for Civil Service JobsAI Set to Replace Civil Servants Under New Government Plan – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/12/ai-should-replace-some-work-of-civil-servants-under-new-rules-keir-starmer-to-announce?utm_source=chatgpt.com🌍 Global Employment Shifts—Winners & LosersChina’s Workforce Declines for the First Time Since 2020 – Staffing Industry News: https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/employment-in-china-forecast-to-fall-for-first-time-since-2020-reportAustralia Pushes for Reproductive Leave in National Reform – News.com.au: https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/unions-nsw-pushes-for-reproductive-leave-in-national-employment-standard-reform/news-story/b3f57926e91d65dc1b8b1297b9fba386🎭 HR Fraud of the Decade?HR Manager Fakes 22 Employees for 8 Years—And Gets Paid – Hindustan Times: https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/hr-manager-creates-22-fake-employees-logs-perfect-attendance-for-over-8-years-to-steal-18-crore-101741759765550.html💼 Looking for a Job in Employer Branding?EB Jobs Board: https://jobs.employerbranding.news/👍 Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more insights every week!#EmployerBranding #HRTrends #FutureOfWork #PaperCut

Welcome to Paper Cut, your weekly dose of sharp insights in employer branding, talent attraction, and HR.📰 Sign up for the Paper Cut newsletter - it's free: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25This week, we’re diving into:🚨 New York is hiring laid-off federal workers in an aggressive recruitment push📊 The February jobs report shows steady employment but signs of a hiring slowdown💰 AI salaries are skyrocketing, but can companies afford to keep paying these premiums?🏢 Return-to-office mandates aren’t really about collaboration—so what’s the real reason?🔥 A recruitment campaign goes viral for telling people not to applyDon’t forget to subscribe for more weekly updates on the trends shaping the future of work.🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:🚨 New York’s Unexpected Hiring SpreeNYC Tries to Hire Laid-Off Federal Workers – CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-trying-to-hire-federal-workers-cut-by-doge/New York State Campaigns to Recruit Terminated Federal Workers – Brooklyn Eagle: https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2025/03/03/new-york-state-campaigns-to-recruit-terminated-federal-workers/📊 The Job Market: Strong, but ShiftingFebruary Jobs Report Preview – CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/06/economy/us-jobs-report-february-preview/index.html💰 AI Talent Is Getting ExpensiveEmployers Paying Premiums for AI Skills – HR Dive: https://www.hrdive.com/news/employers-pay-premiums-for-ai-skills/741556/The Rising Cost of AI Talent – ScienceDirect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162525000733🏢 Return-to-Office: The Real StoryThe Real Reasons Companies Are Forcing Workers Back – Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2025/02/28/the-real-reasons-companies-are-forcing-you-back-to-the-office/🔥 Viral Employer Branding Moment‘Don’t Work Here’ Campaign Goes Viral – Entrepreneur: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/dont-work-at-anduril-recruitment-campaign-goes-viral/487992💼 Looking for a Job in Employer Branding?EB Jobs Board: https://jobs.employerbranding.news/👍 Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more insights every week!#EmployerBranding #HRTrends #FutureOfWork #PaperCut

Welcome to Paper Cut, your weekly dose of sharp insights in employer branding, talent attraction, and HR.This week, we’re diving into:🚀 Elon Musk’s cryptic ‘Doge Email’ sends federal employees into chaos🔥 DEI remains under fire, as Google employees challenge leadership and companies adapt to political pressure🏢 Hybrid work mandates tighten at Deloitte, EY, PwC, and KPMG📈 Female board representation reaches record highs, but is it real progress or just optics?📰 Sign up for the Paper Cut newsletter - it's free: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:🚀 Musk’s ‘Doge Email’ Shakes Up WashingtonMusk’s Email Sparks Federal Employee Chaos – The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/us/politics/elon-musk-email-doge-federal-workers-trump.htmlMusk Calls ‘Doge Email’ a Pulse Check – Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/musk-tells-cabinet-doge-email-pulse-check-workers-warns-us-go-bankrupt-without-action.amp🔥 DEI: Holding the Line or Under Fire?Google’s Heated All-Hands Meeting on AI & DEI – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/google-all-staff-meeting-ai-deiHow C-Suites Are Reacting to Trump’s DEI Orders – HR Dive: https://www.hrdive.com/news/csuites-react-to-trump-dei-orders/741116/Companies Maintain DEI Commitments Despite Political Pressure – Littler: https://www.littler.com/publication-press/press/companies-largely-maintain-inclusion-equity-and-diversity-commitments-amid🏢 Hybrid Work: The Big Four Firms Are Making a MoveDeloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG Tighten Hybrid Work Policies – Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/deloitte-ey-pwc-kpmg-hybrid-work-policies-return-office-rto-2025-2📈 A Win for Female LeadershipWomen’s Representation on FTSE 100 Boards Hits a New High – HR Magazine: https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/new-rise-in-female-representation-on-ftse-boards💼 Looking for a Job in Employer Branding?EB Jobs Board: https://jobs.employerbranding.news/👍 Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more insights every week!#EmployerBranding #HRTrends #FutureOfWork #PaperCut

Welcome to Paper Cut, your weekly dose of sharp insights in employer branding, talent acquisition, and HR.This week, we’re diving into:🔴 CEOs are quitting at record rates as leadership shake-ups accelerate🏢 Hybrid work tensions flare up after JPMorgan’s leaked audio⚖️ The EEOC cracks down on hiring bias, putting employers on notice🤖 AI is reshaping hiring, from screening candidates to recruiting fighter pilots🌏 China is doubling down on AI talent, fueling a global tech competition📉 Major layoffs hit banking and automotive, with HSBC and Continental making big cuts📰 Sign up for the Paper Cut newsletter - it's free: https://ebn.to/sub25🔗 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:🔥 Leadership Shake-Ups & Hybrid Work TensionsCEO Turnover Surges – Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/ceo-c-suite-rising-turnover-trends-human-resources-hr-response-2031493Global CEO Turnover Index – Russell Reynolds: https://www.russellreynolds.com/en/insights/reports-surveys/global-ceo-turnover-indexJPMorgan Leaked Audio on Hybrid Work – Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-19/jamie-dimon-leaked-audio-takes-jpmorgan-backward-on-hybrid-work⚠️ Employment Policies Under PressureEEOC Cracks Down on Anti-American Hiring Bias – HR Dive: https://www.hrdive.com/news/employers-on-notice-eeoc-anti-american-bias/740373/UK Employers Slash Jobs as Taxes & Wages Rise – BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg7gewqevqo🤖 AI is Reshaping Hiring & Talent WarsAI Screening Candidates Before Recruiters See Them – Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2025/02/how-to-get-hired-when-ai-does-the-screeningChina’s Military Uses AI for Pilot Recruitment – Dimsum Daily: https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/chinas-pla-air-force-harnesses-ai-to-revolutionise-pilot-recruitment-for-2025/China’s AI Talent Demand Surges – Global Times: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202502/1328588.shtml✂️ Layoffs Hit Banking & AutomotiveHSBC Cuts Jobs to Focus on Asian Wealth Markets – Nikkei Asia: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finance/HSBC-to-cut-jobs-as-bank-shifts-to-building-Asian-wealth-hubsContinental Cuts 3,000 Automotive Jobs – Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/continental-cut-3000-jobs-rd-automotive-branch-2025-02-18/More Job Cuts Across Multiple Sectors – Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/69311f82-99aa-40dc-8935-50bbf0044eea💼 Looking for a Job in Employer Branding?EB Jobs Board: https://jobs.employerbranding.news/👍 Like, Comment, and Subscribe for more insights every week!#EmployerBranding #HRTrends #FutureOfWork #PaperCut