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July 7-13, 2025:
• Addressing the tech talent shortage: Gigged.AI secures £1M investment to scale its platform;
• Enforcing compliance: Labor Secretary lifts abeyance on OFCCP Disability and Veteran matters;
• Pushing HR into the 21st century: Wisq raises $15M, launches HRLM to define HR’s Agentic Era;
• Making better interviews possible: Sapia.ai launches JAS™ for AI-designed, skills-based hiring;
• Down from 2024, but hanging in: Employers report 2026 salary budgets unchanged from 2025.
• TAtech Europe: The Talent Technology Forum – A Different Kind of Recruiting Conference, November 11-12, 2025 in London, England. For job board and talent technology company CEOs, senior execs and rising stars. PLUS: The NORAs Awards Gala on November 13 – celebrating the best in online recruitment.
Seating is limited at all events, so register today!
Gigged.AI has secured £1m of additional funding over the last 10 months including new investment from Par Equity and Scottish Enterprise. The round also has notable participation from high profile angel investors including former Skyscanner CFO Shane Corstorphine, former Skyscanner and Current Health COO Richard Lennox as well as former CEO of UserTesting Andy MacMillan who is now CEO of Alteryx. The investment, which comes in the same week the firm celebrates 4 years since starting the business in a Glasgow apartment, will be used to accelerate the growth of Gigged.AI’s customer base in the UK and US amid a growing concern over tech skill shortages caused by the rise in AI projects.
On July 2, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) notified the contractor community about U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary’s Order 08-2025, which lifted the abeyance previously instituted in January 2025 related to OFCCP’s investigative and enforcement activities. OFCCP made clear that contractor obligations continue as to individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and protected veterans under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA).
Wisq, the leader in Agentic HR and maker of the world’s first AI HR Generalist, today announced a $15 million funding round from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, and True Ventures. The raise accelerates Wisq’s mission to lead the era of Agentic HR — reinventing the way HR works, to be both AI-first and more human than ever before.
Sapia.ai, the global leader in ethical and explainable AI for hiring, today announced the release of Job Analysis Studio (JAS™) — a next-generation AI product that enables enterprises to design structured, science-based interviews in minutes, for faster, fairer hiring decisions. The launch of JAS™ marks the latest innovation within Hire Brilliant™, Sapia.ai’s AI operating system for talent decisions. It gives hiring teams complete control over how they define, assess, and scale for success, without needing psychologists or consultants.
Most U.S. employers are expected to maintain their salary budgets for 2026, with increases remaining flat at 3.5%, matching actual increases for 2025, according to a July 8 report from WTW, a global advisory firm. In a survey of more than 1,500 U.S. organizations, 3 in 5 said their salary budgets changed in the last pay cycle. While 53% reported no change in their anticipated and actual pay budgets for 2025, 31% projected lower salary increase budgets than last year.
• TAtech Europe: The Talent Technology Forum – A Different Kind of Recruiting Conference, November 11-12, 2025 in London, England. For job board and talent technology company CEOs, senior execs and rising stars. PLUS: The NORAs Awards Gala on November 13 – celebrating the best in online recruitment.
Seating is limited at all events, so register today!
