A rare strain of Ebola has sickened more than 350 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring Uganda. At least 60 people have died from this strain of the virus, for which there is currently no vaccine, according to tracking by the CDC.

Although the scale of the outbreak is smaller than the World Health Organization (WHO) initially estimated, the public health crisis has nevertheless prompted border closures, immigration restrictions, and enhanced screenings at airports. India and the Africa Union postponed a summit that was set to take place in New Delhi as a result of the outbreak, while Spain canceled a soccer match scheduled for June 9 between DRC and Chile.

While such events may feel far away for US-based employers, they have implications for those with globalized workforces. This is particularly true for industries such as mining, a sector that’s of considerable interest to US investors.

Now is as good a time as ever to evaluate health protocols, Lorna Friedman, a global health lead for consulting firm Mercer’s multinational clients, said.

For more on what HR should monitor as the Ebola outbreak continues, keep reading here.—CV

DEI practitioners have gone through the wringer the last few years.

Many companies started investing more in their DEI practices after the 2020 murder of George Floyd, only to be met by resistance and compliance challenges following the 2023 Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in higher education. Despite the whiplash, DEI hasn’t disappeared, but it’s largely been deprioritized: 49% of HR pros said DEI is “low” or “no priority,” an HR Brew survey found, compared to 36% who said it’s a “moderate priority” and 12% a “high priority.”

“We’re just so tired of the barrage, of having to defend it, of having to justify it…It’s tiring. It’s kind of like a marathon, where it just never ends, and it’s a long road ahead,” Joycelyn David, founder of the multicultural marketing tech startup Tulong Technologies and author of The Multicultural Mindset, told HR Brew.

For more on how HR can renew their organization’s DEI efforts, keep reading here.—MC

Companies are going through lots of changes, starting in the C-suite.

The majority of global CHRO appointments (56%) were external hires in Q1 2026, up from 46% in Q1 2025, according to new research from leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA). And, in the S&P 500, external CHRO appointments hit 67% last quarter, up from 30% YoY.

Many CHRO changes are happening on the heels of new CEO appointments, Ted Moore, managing director and global lead of the HR practice at RRA, told HR Brew. There were 77 CEO appointments globally in Q1 2026, RRA’s research found, the highest number since the firm started tracking this data in 2018.

For more on what’s driving the uptick in external CHRO appointments, keep reading here.—MC

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