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Published article

Edition 06
Source published 29 September 2026

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

ILO evidence across more than 1,000 regions in 69 countries linked stronger complementary skill demand with larger employment gains from technology exposure.

Published article

Edition 06
Source published 30 September 2026

California moves workplace AI from principles to enforceable limits

California’s worker-protection package preserved human responsibility for dismissal decisions, added AI-layoff disclosure and restricted emotion inference.

Published article

Edition 06
Source published 10 September 2026

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

A UN policy brief treated status, social protection, worker data, algorithmic management and collective voice as one governance problem.

Published article

Edition 06
Source published 30 September 2026

US private hiring improved, but the signal remains modest

ADP recorded 90,000 additional private jobs in September while remaining an imperfect guide to the official payroll estimate.

Research Review

Edition 07
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 06
Source published 28 September 2026

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

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook described limited current evidence of structural AI disruption while warning about possible transition unemployment.

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.

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 07
Source published 5 October 2026

People paid the same AI less when it appeared female

In a 189-person virtual-office experiment, a female-presenting AI assistant received 10.25% less real-money reward than an otherwise identical male-presenting assistant—showing how interface design can activate workplace bias.

Key Development

Edition 07
Source published 8 October 2026

Co-op expands AI monitoring of employee–customer calls

The system reviews customer conversations and supports coaching and sales-performance feedback; the company says humans retain accountability, while unions warn that always-on monitoring can intensify work and weaken managerial judgment.

Key Development

Edition 07
Source published 2 October 2026

The US labour market has entered a low-hire, low-fire phase

September payrolls rose by only 29,000 and unemployment reached 4.2%, yet initial jobless claims remained near historic lows—protecting incumbents while making entry and re-entry harder.

Lead Story

Edition 07
Source published 6 October 2026

AI is helping many workers—but its benefits follow existing advantage

New Gallup evidence finds substantial self-reported gains in speed and creativity, while access to AI and the strongest benefits remain concentrated among managers, graduates and higher-paid workers.

Research Review

Edition 07
Source published 5 October 2026

The market is moving from using AI to building with it

Workday’s October workforce report finds weakening demand for basic prompting, rising demand for AI engineering and workflow automation, and fewer internal routes through which workers can adapt.

Research Review

Edition 07
Source published 5 October 2026

Exposure overstates opportunity when workers cannot access the technology

New OECD analysis argues that automation’s effects on informal workers depend as much on digital access, institutions and economic incentives as on what is technically possible.

Research Review

Edition 07
Source published October 2026

Digital leadership can support AI collaboration—and simultaneously make it harder

A three-wave study of nurses finds two opposing pathways: digital leadership encourages human–AI collaboration by supporting thriving, but may undermine it by increasing job insecurity.