HR & workforce news, week of August 31, 2026

Reports ran from 13:53 UTC on Aug 31 to 15:04 UTC on Sep 1.

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 Supply Chain Dive and HR Dive.

• Williams-Sonoma

Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

1. The Loadstar reported that UPS announced Gutmann will retire for personal family reasons.

Reported by The Loadstar and GuruFocus.

• UPS

Machine summary PA CareerLink Lycoming County opened a new downtown Williamsport location, according to mesabitribune.com and fairfieldsuntimes.com; fairfieldsuntimes.com reported the office is at 330 Pine Street and that a ribbon-cutting was held there on Sept. 3. Department of Labor and Industry, according to fairfieldsuntimes.com.

1. The ribbon cutting doubled as the start of a statewide Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry awareness initiative for the PA CareerLink network.

Reported by fairfieldsuntimes.com and mesabitribune.com.

• PA CareerLink Lycoming County
• Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

Reports ran from 23:23 UTC on Sep 4 to 08:45 UTC on Sep 5.

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 cleantechnica.com and ghanamma.com.

• Hyundai-KOICA NextGen
• KOICA

Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

1. No further details about the decision were provided, according to the reports.

Reported by iHeartRadio.

• Fox News
• FOX

Reports ran between 00:15 and 04:45 UTC on Sep 5.

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 ocregister.com and unionleader.com.

Machine summary BLS projects 5.9M new US jobs by 2035, with growth concentrated in certain industries. Healthcare adds 2.2M roles (37% of all hiring), while utilities grow fastest at 9.8% on AI power demand.

1. Total US employment to rise 5.9M to 176.2M by 2035 — just 3.5% growth vs 10.9% in the prior decade
2. Healthcare and social assistance to add 2.2M jobs, 37% of all new jobs, growing 9.5% — second-fastest sector
3. Utilities fastest-growing sector at 9.8% (~58,800 jobs), driven by AI electricity demand; solar power generation +153%, wind +62%
4. Professional, scientific, and technical services to grow 8.6% and add 926,700 jobs — second-most of any sector
5. Nurse practitioners projected to surge 41%; medical and health services managers +24%

Reported by Fortune and finance.yahoo.com.

• Healthcare and social assistance
• Medical and health services managers
• Nurse practitioners
• Utilities (electric power generation, transmission, distribution)
• Professional, scientific, and technical services

Machine summary A discussion paper put options to the code's advisory council including dropping "local" from the name, which it said was "causing confusion about its purpose and operation".

1. A discussion paper noted the Secure Local Jobs Code title was "causing confusion about its purpose and operation", according to reports.
2. The paper asked whether the code's name should be "amended to better reflect its purpose, scope and operation" and sought alternative name suggestions, according to reports.
3. Deputy Chief Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith has said: "The Secure Local Jobs Code is about ensuring that when the ACT government spends public money, it supports good jobs, safe workplaces and businesses that do the right thing."

Reported by batemansbaypost.com.au and canberratimes.com.au.

• ACT Government
• Advisory Council
• Secure Local Jobs Code

Machine summary ISRO employee associations wrote to Chairman V Narayanan seeking clarity on privatisation plans, according to reports.

1. ISRO employee associations wrote to Chairman V Narayanan, according to reports.
2. The associations sought clarity on privatisation plans, according to reports.

Reported by calcuttanews.net (Big News Network) and indiagazette.com (Big News Network).

• ISRO