Month: August 2026

Closing the Gap on Compensation Intelligence

Governing AI in Compensation: Managing LLM Risk in Pay Strategy, Benchmarking, and Total Rewards Why AI in compensation management is both an efficiency multiplier and a governance risk – and what HR, Total Rewards, and C-suite leaders can do about it. Why Organizations Are Turning to LLMs for Compensation Questions Errors and Pitfalls: Where LLMs […]

Written by on August 17, 2026

Lots of noise, little clarity in July’s jobs report

July 2026 U.S. job market & compensation report: Wage growth meets pay compression The U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, well below the more than 80,000 job gains expected. Unemployment ticked down to 4.1%, and 12-month wage growth fell to 3.2%. This report is noisy – the headline numbers don’t provide a clean narrative. […]

Written by on August 7, 2026