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• In China, You Can No Longer Fire an Employee Over AI — Two Chinese courts in Hangzhou and Beijing ruled that a company cannot dismiss an employee simply because AI has taken over their work. According to the courts, deploying AI is a strategic decision, not an unforeseen change in circumstances. Meanwhile, the global tech industry laid off over 78,000 people in just the first four months of 2026 — nearly half of them because of AI. The US and EU provide no comparable protection.
• Companies Cut Jobs Over AI, Then Turn Around and Hire New People — Tech companies are laying off workers en masse and pointing to artificial intelligence. On closer inspection, however, work is not disappearing — it is changing form. While big players are shifting resources to contractors and flexible arrangements, Czech companies like Etnetera show how AI agents are transforming internal processes. And Direct Group is planning to cut a third of its workforce. What does this mean for employees and employers?
• UK Companies Regret Replacing Employees with AI — Many British companies that laid off employees in recent years and replaced them with artificial intelligence now regret their decision. Instead of the expected savings and greater efficiency, they are facing productivity problems, departures of key people, and internal chaos. What exactly went wrong, and how are companies trying to fix the situation?
• Klarna Experimented with AI in Leadership and Customer Support — Now It's Hiring People Back — Klarna became a symbol of bold digitalization — it delivered earnings results through an AI avatar of its CEO and laid off hundreds of employees in favor of artificial intelligence. Today, however, it admits that the human factor is irreplaceable and is hiring people back. What's the story behind this technological experiment?