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New Research Questions Whether Competitive Markets Deliver Efficient CEO Pay

A new Journal of Finance study offers a fresh perspective on executive compensation that may interest practitioners navigating an increasingly complex landscape.

By Ani Huang

EU Pay Transparency the Real Cost of Getting It Wrong 1

The financial penalties for non-compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive are potentially significant, ranging from hundreds to millions of euros. However, the bigger risk for global companies lies in the combination of uncapped employee compensation claims and litigation, expanded access for worker representatives, reputational consequences, talent impacts, and operational disruptions.

By Wenchao Dong

EEOC Rescinds Gender Identity Harassment and Discrimination Guidance

By Gregory C. Hoff

The AI Efficiency Puzzle

While companies continue to rapidly integrate AI based on its promise of increased productivity and efficiency, a pair of recent studies highlight early roadblocks for fulfilling that potential.

By Gregory C. Hoff

PSUs on Trial: Are Performance Shares Losing Their Edge?

For more than a decade, performance share units (PSUs) have been the gold standard of long-term incentive (LTI) design. Investors liked them, proxy advisors championed them, and compensation committees embraced them. But in 2025, PSUs found themselves in the spotlight.

By Megan Wolf

What Chros Need to Know About the House Passed Government Funding Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives  advanced a government funding package—the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026—totaling roughly $1.2 trillion, which will fund federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor, through the end of fiscal year 2026. The bipartisan vote was 341-88. 

By Chatrane Birbal

EU Pay Transparency the Real Cost of Getting It Wrong

The financial penalties for non-compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive are potentially significant, ranging from hundreds to millions of euros. However, the bigger risk for global companies lies in the combination of uncapped employee compensation claims and litigations, expanded access for worker representatives, reputational consequences, talent impacts, and operational disruptions.

By Wenchao Dong

Global Companies Need to Plan for Their EWCS and the Time Is Now

For global HR leaders with responsibility for Europe, the revised European Works Council (EWC) rules require a clear, time-bound strategy, as transposition across EU/EEA states will take place on 31 December 2027.  

By Alan Wild

AI at Work Five Global Realities Every CHRO Need to Navigate

It’s hard to read, watch, or listen to anything on HR today without being overwhelmed by podcasts and advertisements on AI. At the CHRO Association we offer some of the very best advice, led by my old colleague Nickle Lamoreux at IBM. AI is “the big thing” for good reason: it will shape how and where work is done everywhere in the world.

By Alan Wild

EWCS Expert Group to Be Established

By Tom Hayes

GDPR Meeting with EU Commissioner Mcgrath

By Tom Hayes

Due Diligence: Do you know about the win you are drinking?

By Tom Hayes