AI & HR Leadership Readiness: A new report finds only 42% of senior and middle HR managers feel ready to lead through workplace change, far below the C-suite (66%), with managers needing practical support for AI, restructuring, and shifting career paths. Enterprise AI Rollout: IBM and OpenAI are partnering to help firms deploy AI across core operations, including HR, with a focus on secure integration and cyber resilience. Workplace Risk & Compliance: UK smart glasses are raising fresh legal concerns for employers, as discreet AI cameras could enable covert recording and trigger data, privacy, and harassment issues. Remote Work Performance: A guide warns that remote teams often underperform when companies skip the decision-making and work-tracking “management infrastructure” that replaces office informal cues. Hiring, Pay, and Labor Tension: In Trinidad and Tobago, the PSA is pressuring WASA over stalled wage negotiations, while in South Africa unemployment is reported at 33.6%, putting more scrutiny on recruitment fairness and candidate experience. Talent Mobility: India and Japan are pushing tailored strategies for talent movement, rejecting one-size-fits-all support for different worker segments. Public Sector HR Governance: South Africa’s Scopa draft report on the RAF flags governance and HR failures, including long-vacant senior roles and staff suspensions. Boardroom HR Moves: Safaricom appoints two new non-executive directors after resignations, keeping leadership continuity as the company navigates workforce and governance priorities.