HR & workforce news on November 9, 2026

1. 0102:19 UTC

   Half of staff say employers act on poor performance, Culture Amp finds

   2 outlets · first: HCAMag Talent

   Machine summary Also included in the figures, which are based on roughly 2.3 million responses spanning as many as 3,807 companies, is that 55% of VPs report managers arranging workloads to sustain performance while avoiding burnout, compared with 78% of those at C-suite level.

   1. According to Culture Amp benchmarks that HCAMag reported, 87% of employees claim to understand what strong performance in their job entails, whereas 50% report that their employer responds when a person underperforms.
   2. Approximately one in three staff members are uncertain whether their employer takes action when a colleague is failing to deliver, according to Culture Amp's vice president of people science, Amy Lavoie.
   3. Compiled from feedback supplied by approximately 2.3 million workers, the benchmarks span as many as 3,807 companies.
   4. Managers arrange workloads in ways that support output and avoid burnout, according to 55% of VPs, versus 78% of C-suite respondents; 45% of VPs report that decision ownership within their organisation is clear.
   5. Under 25% of organisations check with staff whether their leaders have set out an AI strategy clearly; of the ones that do ask, 58% of employees say the message came through clearly.

   Reported by HCAMag.

   • HCAMag
   • Culture Amp

2. 0204:44 UTC

   JSA report finds 63% of Australian adults have no interest in learning

   2 outlets · first: HCAMag Talent

   Machine summary Published in November 2026, a Jobs and Skills Australia report found that around 63% of adults in the 25 to 64 age group, roughly 8.6 million individuals, showed no interest in workplace training or structured learning during 2024-25. The study identifies four adult learner segments, with the no-demand group the largest, and points to low self-efficacy and routine, low-autonomy work as drivers of disengagement.

   1. A Jobs and Skills Australia report published in November 2026 found that roughly 8.6 million Australians between 25 and 64, about 63% of that age group, showed no appetite for structured learning or workplace training across 2024-25.
   2. Megan Lilly, JSA Deputy Commissioner, said participation will depend on employer support to gain and apply new skills and on "our own individual willingness to adapt and learn"
   3. The report draws on adult learning literature to identify low self-efficacy, doubting one's chance of success, as a key driver of disengagement from learning
   4. Highly routine, low-autonomy work is reported to suppress motivation to learn, as employees who see no chance to use skills in-role discount the value of learning outside it

   Reported by HCAMag and Human Resources Director.

   • Jobs and Skills Australia

3. 0311:00 UTC

   Coverage recordYahoo Finance: “Longbridge Financial Names Melissa Macerato President and Chief Commercial Officer”

   2 outlets · first: housingwire.com Talent

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by housingwire.com and Yahoo Finance.

   • Longbridge Financial

4. 0419:42 UTC

   PepsiCo to cut about 1,000 jobs across North America

   2 outlets · first: Seeking Alpha Market trends

   Machine summary The company said the reductions, planned over the following week, are intended to streamline operations and better connect teams, against a backdrop of a 2% third-quarter volume decline in its North American beverage unit and flat volume in its food division. A company filing cited by CNBC put PepsiCo's workforce at about 306,000 worldwide, including roughly 125,000 in the United States.

   1. As of Dec. 27, a corporate filing that CNBC cited indicated PepsiCo's worldwide headcount was about 306,000, roughly 125,000 of whom worked in the United States.
   2. In the third quarter, PepsiCo's North American beverage unit saw volume shrink 2%, while the North American food division reported flat volume, CNBC reported

   Reported by CNBC and Seeking Alpha.

   • PepsiCo

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