Matthew Sellers

Matthew Sellers

Human Resources Director America

Matthew Sellers

Journalist

7 years experience158,686 Total views on Human Resources Director in 2025

Matthew's specialty topics

AI Employment Law Labour Market Analysis Future of Work

Matthew Sellers is a journalist at HRD with an Economics degree and a sharp eye for the research, rulings, and corporate decisions that HR leaders need to understand before everyone else does.

His reporting connects the dots between macroeconomic signals and the workplace — covering AI's impact on jobs and hiring, remote work policy, employment law, labour market data, and the leadership and benefits questions keeping executives up at night.

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Featured content from Matthew

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Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Business/Managerial Economics, Nene College, Leicster University

Read the latest stories by Matthew

Boeing layoffs to hit 5% of commercial airplane staff in December

A slower 737 Max production ramp leaves the planemaker overstaffed, with attrition and layoffs set to follow

Boeing layoffs to hit 5% of commercial airplane staff in December

October jobs report puts employer pay and hiring plans under pressure

Payrolls more than tripled the 12-month average, yet sluggish wage growth and low turnover cloud workforce plans

October jobs report puts employer pay and hiring plans under pressure

Disney plans thousands of layoffs as managers face 20% savings target

Prior layoffs, an early retirement offer and a Nov. 17 earnings report frame Disney's next workforce move

Disney plans thousands of layoffs as managers face 20% savings target

Fear makes people look compliant. China's discipline drive shows what it costs

Research on Chinese officials who fake compliance to protect themselves holds a warning for employers adding more monitoring and more reporting

Fear makes people look compliant. China's discipline drive shows what it costs

Humanoid robots are starting real jobs. How soon will they replace real staff?

Shipments quadrupled this year and Tesla has announced production. Industry data shows, however, most of the machines are still in labs and showrooms

Humanoid robots are starting real jobs. How soon will they replace real staff?

Amex slashes 5% as it strips out management layers to clear the way for AI

The card issuer is cutting a wide swathe through employees after a record quarter, and its CFO says the org chart has to change before the automation does

Amex slashes 5% as it strips out management layers to clear the way for AI

eBay layoffs deepen as company cuts 1,000 more jobs this year

Severance and related costs could reach $150 million as the online marketplace reports renewed growth

eBay layoffs deepen as company cuts 1,000 more jobs this year

Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused reduction

An internal memo links the cuts to annual reviews as the chipmaker shifts its business toward AI data centers

Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused reduction

U.S. freezes green card applications at Microsoft, Adobe and more

A Labor Department pause on permanent labor certification leaves sponsored workers and hiring plans in limbo

U.S. freezes green card applications at Microsoft, Adobe and more

The U.S. metros where AI could reshape work the most, ranked

Indeed Hiring Lab scored 386 metros on generative AI exposure, and the results carry workforce planning implications for employers

The U.S. metros where AI could reshape work the most, ranked