Robert Half Inc. news centers on the company's specialized talent solutions and business consulting operations. Updates commonly address contract talent, permanent placement and executive search services across finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, administrative and customer support roles.
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Robert Half (RHI) has been named one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services for 2026. Its consulting subsidiary, Protiviti, was also recognized.
The rankings, compiled with Great Place to Work, evaluated employee feedback and company practices. More than 125,000 employees at certified organizations in the industry were surveyed. Selection considered positive employee experiences regardless of job function, work status or demographic background.
In Robert Half's 2026 Great Place to Work survey, 92% of employees said their organization is a great place to work, compared with 57% at a typical U.S.-based company.
Robert Half (RHI) released its 2027 Salary Guide, outlining projected starting salaries and survey findings on compensation across seven professional fields. Average salaries for new hires across those fields are projected to rise 1.9% in 2027, with selected roles expected to exceed that rate. The salary ranges cover base pay for new hires across experience levels.
Among surveyed managers, 57% report offering higher-than-planned salaries to attract talent, with specialized skills the top reason. For relevant artificial intelligence skills, 72% report increasing pay; 42% offer more for AI expertise than other technical skills. San Francisco, Denver and Seattle had the highest shares reporting higher-than-planned offers. Meanwhile, 96% of employers include salary ranges in job descriptions or plan to, and 60% say transparency helps attract higher-quality candidates.
Protiviti (RHI) marked brand ambassador Matt Fitzpatrick’s FedEx Open de France victory by donating 25,000 meals through Birdies for Meals.
The win was Fitzpatrick’s fourth this season and 15th as a professional. The donation brought the campaign’s total to 1,010,000 meals since its 2021 launch. Protiviti is Fitzpatrick’s official performance data partner and provides analytics tools for him and his team.
Robert Half (RHI) released new survey data showing that 55% of Gen Z professionals in the United States plan to look for a new job before the end of 2026, up from 32% a year earlier, and 53% believe changing employers could increase their salary potential.
Among those planning a move, 56% seek stronger perks and benefits and 50% cite limited advancement opportunities in their current roles. Top benefits considered when evaluating offers include health insurance (65%), more flexible work schedules (60%), commuter benefits (57%), 401(k) savings plans (53%) and dental insurance (52%). The research also shows 87% of Gen Z workers use AI for professional purposes, but 24% say integrating AI into daily work has contributed to burnout, driven by pressure to be more productive (37%), fears over job security if they do not adopt new tools (34%) and feeling overwhelmed by continuous learning (27%).
Protiviti (RHI) has been named to Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators in North America 2026 list, highlighting its focus on employee-driven innovation and AI-enabled problem-solving.
The firm offers all employees innovation training, generative AI education, design thinking resources and access to internal innovation challenges and communities. It runs a global patent program and client-focused experimentation process, including a second U.S. patent for an AI and machine learning solution that automates data set matching to streamline high-volume questionnaire responses. More than 1,000 submissions were reviewed for the 2026 list, and Protiviti also appears on several 2026 Forbes employer and consulting rankings.
Protiviti, a subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE:RHI), released its 2026 Global Finance Trends Survey showing rapid AI uptake in finance but limited ROI measurement. Among finance organizations, 77% now employ AI and AI use in financial forecasting rose from 58% to 76% year over year.
However, only 35% of finance groups consider themselves highly or moderately effective at measuring AI ROI, and just 14% use AI under a defined strategy. Security and privacy of data rank as the top finance priority for the third consecutive year, while 83% of CFOs place cash management among their top three focus areas amid economic, monetary and trade policy volatility. Other key AI use cases include risk assessment (67%) and process automation (56%).
Protiviti, a subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI), announced that four of its leaders were named 2026 Top Consultants by Consulting magazine. Honorees Nick Britton, Katie Dunlap, Mark Highton and Payal Shah were recognized for work in cybersecurity, AI-enabled transformation, financial crime compliance and ERP modernization.
Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) has been named by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Women 2026, with its consulting subsidiary Protiviti also honored. The ranking is based on an independent survey of over 146,000 women evaluating workplace conditions, culture, career development, gender equality and female leadership representation.
According to Robert Half, the company supports women and overall employee well-being through programs such as paid parental leave, infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and child and elder care support, along with employee networks including GWEN, Protiviti's iGROWW and GET IT.
Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.59 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on September 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 25, 2026.
Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) announced a planned leadership transition at its global consulting subsidiary, Protiviti, effective January 1, 2027. Joe Tarantino will move from president and chief executive officer to the role of senior managing director, focusing on executive client engagement, leadership development and strategic relationship management.
As part of a long-term succession plan, Cory Gunderson, currently Protiviti’s chief operating officer and a leader since the firm’s founding, has been appointed president and CEO of Protiviti, also becoming an executive officer of Robert Half on that date. Tarantino and Gunderson will collaborate through the remainder of 2026 to support a seamless transition.