Jan 21, 2026

1. Subject: 5 HR Trends to Watch in 2026

   Sender: insights@kornferry.com

   Summary: This email highlights five critical HR trends for 2026, emphasizing how CHROs and HR professionals must adapt to rapid AI adoption, evolving employee expectations, and political uncertainties. It stresses that technology and shifting workplace dynamics are redefining work and competition. Additional Korn Ferry resources on pay transparency, business transformation drivers, and job architecture optimization are also shared.

2. Subject: Integrated care with Kaiser Permanente helps you keep your promises.

   Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

   Summary: Kaiser Permanente promotes integrated care based on insights from the nation’s largest medical database to offer predictable costs and higher quality outcomes, reducing the likelihood of life years lost due to cancer by 20%. The message emphasizes proactive care and invites readers to explore its benefits.

3. Subject: LAST CHANCE | New Hiring and Reference Check Compliance Standards

   Sender: content@hrmorning.com

   Summary: This email warns HR teams about increased enforcement on hiring compliance, especially regarding referrals and reference checks. It offers a 60-minute interactive session teaching how to evaluate referral programs for bias, standardize reference checks, and mitigate legal risks to ensure defensible, compliant hiring processes.

4. Subject: Record-breaking Military Leave Deal: Southwest Agrees to Pay $18.5M

   Sender: content@hrmorning.com

   Summary: Southwest Airlines settles for $18.5 million over military leave disputes, a landmark USERRA case highlighting risks linked to paid military leave triggered by jury duty and bereavement pay. The email also offers guidance on leave trends, merit-based performance management tips, HSA insights, and legal considerations regarding inclement weather policies.

5. Subject: Jan. 20 – EEOC move may consolidate power | Apparent FMLA misuse gets trials

   Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

   Summary: Covers important HR news including a recent EEOC action centralizing power with the chair, a court decision granting a jury trial over alleged FMLA misuse, and top workspace challenges in 2026 like culture dissonance and AI. Reports include employees’ preferences for tailored benefits, leadership challenges, and workplace compliance updates.

6. Subject: Jan. 20 – RTO is no longer a deal breaker | The new hiring landscapes

   Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

   Summary: Reports on how mandatory return-to-office (RTO) policies are less of a quit factor for employees amid a tight labor market. Highlights advice on balancing AI and human touch in hiring, changes in state paid family leave benefits, and PNC’s upcoming 5-day RTO policy. Case studies show automation reducing hiring time and costs dramatically.

7. Subject: Jan. 20 – Is the career ladder broken? | Leadership development is a priority: SHRMs

   Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

   Summary: Explores the evolving concept of career progression with more employees favoring portfolio careers over traditional ladders. SHRM research reveals a growing gap between supportive and unsupportive employers, prompting HR to focus on leadership development. Gallup notes supervisors often lack critical leadership skills after promotion.

8. Subject: Inside employee financial wellness strategies

   Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

   Summary: Showcases how HR leaders are integrating financial wellness into benefits, learning and development, and recruitment to support employees struggling financially. Highlights findings that many employees don’t understand enrollment in benefits plans, and that employers overestimate worker retirement preparedness. Includes access to Trendline research and sponsorship opportunities.

9. Subject: 4 ways to manage the s

   Sender: hrmonline@ahri.com.au

   Summary: Discusses the cost and impact of invisible effort and ad hoc tasks on employee wellbeing, especially high performers, and suggests how HR can support managers in workload reassignment. Additional insights include building HR-CEO partnerships for stronger influence, managing hidden risks of shadow AI use, skills-first workforce planning, and the effects of AI on workplace civility.

10. Subject: New for 2026: Learning Management Systems Pricing Guides

    Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

    Summary: Provides a comprehensive pricing guide for top-rated Learning Management Systems (LMS) for 2026, clarifying pricing models and hidden fees. The guide helps HR leaders compare options like Learnworlds, 360learning, and TalentLMS to make informed LMS purchasing decisions aligned with business needs. Includes downloadable content and industry advertising contact details.

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