HR & workforce news, week of November 9, 2026

Monday, November 9, 2026

4 events. The full rundown for November 9, 2026. The most covered:

1. 02:19 UTC Half of staff say employers act on poor performance, Culture Amp finds 2
2. 04:44 UTC JSA report finds 63% of Australian adults have no interest in learning 2
3. 11:00 UTC Yahoo Finance: “Longbridge Financial Names Melissa Macerato President and Chief Commercial Officer” 2

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

1. 0104:08 UTC

   Baylor pauses hiring, cuts retirement contributions on $30M deficit

   4 outlets · first: KWTX Compensation

   Machine summary Baylor University projected a $30 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2027 and announced a hiring pause across campus, along with delays to construction and capital spending. The measures follow a February plan to cut $35 million from the budget over two years that included slashing employer retirement contributions for employees. Enrollment pressures drove part of the shortfall, with first-time, first-year students down more than 200 this fall.

   1. Baylor projects a $30 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2027, President Linda Livingstone announced, prompting a hiring pause and delays to capital spending and construction.
   2. This fall, the undergraduate headcount dropped 2.3% from the previous year to 13,860 students, while first-time, first-year enrollment decreased 6%, a loss of over 200 students, the reports say, citing institutional data.
   3. In February, Livingstone announced a plan to cut $35 million from the budget over two years, framed as a way to limit tuition increases; the plan included reduced employer retirement contributions for employees.
   4. Baylor's Division I athletics program brought in about $63 million in revenue in the previous fiscal year, according to its financial statements.
   5. Livingstone cited rising spending, families wary of college prices, competitor tuition discounting, and increased volatility in budget forecasting as headwinds.

   Reported by KWTX, The Baylor Lariat, KXXV and highereddive.com.

   • Baylor University
   • Baylor Lariat

2. 0221:50 UTC

   Court upholds CEO termination clause tied to Canada Labour Code

   3 outlets · first: Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP Regulation

   Machine summary Key facts from the reports:

   1. In 2026, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that an executive’s termination clause complied with the Canada Labour Code, according to reports.
   2. The court applied the interpretive framework from Baker v. Van Dolder's Home Team, 2026 ONCA 568, reading the "for cause" confidentiality provision together with the termination clause rather than isolating individual words.
   3. An employee was employed as CEO from May 6, 2024, until termination without cause on July 23, 2024.
   4. Section 13 of the agreement permitted termination "for any lawful reason" on the notice or pay in lieu required by the Canada Labour Code and excluded further common law notice.
   5. The court struck the moral and punitive damages claims, dismissed the action with no leave to amend, and ordered the plaintiff to pay $24,500 in costs.

   Reported by Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP, Ogletree and National Law Review.

   • Ontario Superior Court of Justice
   • Canada Labour Code
   • Baker v. Van Dolder's Home Team

3. 0318:38 UTC

   IBM ends visa sponsorship for most IBM Consulting roles

   2 outlets · first: timesofindia.indiatimes.com Talent

   Machine summary IBM disclosed that, inside its IBM Consulting division—home to 150,000 worldwide staff—it will stop offering Green Card sponsorship and certain H‑1B visas.

   1. IBM Consulting employs 150,000 people globally, and the change does not apply to IBM as a whole, according to the report
   2. IBM attributed the decision to skill availability in the US, saying it does not need to bring in foreign skilled workers
   3. The Times of India reported it remains unclear whether the change covers only new Green Card sponsorships or also employees already in the Green Card queue
   4. US Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito publicly commented on the announcement, calling it a reaction to Trump administration scrutiny of visa and Green Card programs

   Reported by The Times of India and timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

   • Trump Administration
   • IBM
   • Green Card sponsorship
   • US Department of Labor
   • IBM Consulting

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

1. 0418:10 UTC

   Meta's infrastructure chief to depart, handing role to ex-AWS VP

   2 outlets · first: CNBC Talent

   Machine summary Meta's head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, Santosh Janardhan, informed coworkers in an internal memo that he intends to depart the company in the new year, according to CNBC. Meta said Janardhan will stay on for the transition and move into an advisory role on Meta Compute, with CNBC reporting he wrote he would support Brown through the first quarter of 2027.

   1. An internal memo obtained by CNBC, and confirmed to TechCrunch by Meta, says Santosh Janardhan, who has served as Meta's head of infrastructure and the co-head of engineering since he joined the company in 2009, intends to depart in the new year.
   2. Meta told TechCrunch Janardhan will remain for the transition and is moving into an advisory role on Meta Compute; CNBC reports he wrote he would support Brown through the first quarter of 2027.
   3. Meta said in its third-quarter earnings report that it expects full-year capital expenditure of $135 billion to $145 billion, CNBC reports.
   4. As CNBC reported, S&P Global Ratings pointed to a negative free cash flow figure of $2.12 billion at Meta when it decided, in late October, to move Meta's credit rating to AA- negative from AA- stable.
   5. Per his LinkedIn profile cited by TechCrunch, Brown spent 19 years at Amazon focused on compute, cloud and artificial intelligence.

   Reported by CNBC and techcrunch.com.

   • Meta
   • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
   • S&P Global Ratings
   • Meta Compute

What kind of news was it?

1. Talent 6
2. Market trends 1
3. Compensation 1
4. Regulation 1