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Development & Evaluation, Employee development

What’s the top priority for HR leaders in 2024?

March 4, 2024

Via: HRD America

HR leaders across the world have placed first the development of effective leaders as their top priority this 2024, according to a new report from The Hackett Group. The report, which garnered responses over 375 executives, found that 65% are […]


Development & Evaluation, Engagement

How to Woo Top Talent with Social Media

February 29, 2024

Via: HR Hero

Is social media still an effective way of recruiting employees in 2024? The answer, like so many human resources topics, depends on who you ask. While algorithms and changes to the Facebook ads mechanism have plummeted the viewership of many […]


Development & Evaluation, Engagement

Healthcare Leaders Share Advice on Recruiting

February 28, 2024

Via: HR Hero

The nursing shortage is placing a heavy burden on health systems and making acquiring new talent extremely tedious. However, the market does continue to grow. According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in January 2024, jobs […]


Diversity & Inclusion

An Overview of Inclusion in the Workplace

February 27, 2024

Via: Spark

In today’s dynamic world, inclusion is the cornerstone of organizational strength and innovation. Approaching diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) with an inclusion-first lens is vital for leaders desiring a welcoming workplace environment where differences are appreciated and celebrated. What is […]


Diversity & Inclusion

EVP of HR at Reynolds Consumer Products Talks Diversity, Pay Equity, Pay Transparency

February 27, 2024

Via: Spark

Facing the unrest of the early 2020s, Valerie Richards took action. “Employees came to me and said, ‘This is impacting me, my family and how I’m doing my work,’” she says. “It opened my eyes. I said, ‘We need to […]


Research

Companies Cite AI Impacts Amid Layoffs

February 27, 2024

Via: HR Hero

The recent trend of layoffs across various industries, including major companies like UPS, Salesforce, and SAP, has sparked discussions about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in these decisions. While some of these companies have hinted at AI’s role in […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee retention

Childcare Benefits as a Prime Employee Perk

February 22, 2024

Via: HR Hero

The importance of work-life balance and flexibility in the workplace has become increasingly important for today’s workforce. One critical aspect of this balance is the growing cost of childcare, which has become a significant financial burden for many families. Recent […]


News

Greggs among 500 listed in minimum wage underpayments

February 21, 2024

Via: Personnel Today

The Department for Business and Trade yesterday published a list of 524 employers who have collectively left 172,000 workers a combined £16 million out of pocket, although many of the cases date back several years. The list’s release comes as […]


Development & Evaluation, Engagement

The future of employee experience: empower, engage, enable

February 20, 2024

Via: HR Dive

The business value of employee experience (EX) can be measured in reduced turnover, increased retention, better quality talent acquisition, and internal mobility that preserves and expands institutional knowledge. Yet, making the business case to modernize EX is still a struggle […]


News

McDonald’s employee had to pump breast milk in stockroom corner, lawsuit alleges

February 20, 2024

Via: HR Dive

Since 2010, employers covered by the FLSA have been required to provide certain lactation accommodations for nursing mothers so they can express milk at work. The accommodations are required for up to a year after the child’s birth. In 2022, […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee retention

Retaliation: The Most Successful Discrimination Claim

February 20, 2024

Via: HR Hero

A retaliation claim can be successful even when the original discrimination claim fails to establish a violation of law. The same laws—federal and typically state laws—that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or genetic […]


News

Ambulance services told to address workplace culture issues

February 19, 2024

Via: Personnel Today

An independent review was commissioned by NHS England after the National Guardian’s Office issued a report last year showing that workers in ambulance trusts felt uncomfortable reporting misconduct. The review, led by Siobhan Melia, chief executive of Sussex Community NHS […]


Research

Parents ‘raid savings and pensions’ to cover childcare

February 19, 2024

Via: Personnel Today

The latest research from campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed found that 45.9% of parents have had to raid their savings to cover nursery or childminder fees, as their salary does not cover it. Half of single parents have had to […]


Development & Evaluation, Engagement

Revealed: Top workplace trends according to TikTok, Google

February 16, 2024

Via: HRD America

‘Job shift shock’ has emerged as the most popular workplace trend on TikTok and Google, according to a new report from Datamax Texas. The report, which analysed TikTok hashtag counts and Google search volumes, found that job shift shock had […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

The Coaching “Ripple Effect” Is Real: Next Steps and Strategies

February 16, 2024

Via: HR Hero

Does coaching create a virtuous cycle of positive behavior change? For most of us, this concept makes sense because it fits with our own experience of learning and growing. We know that meaningful relationships and experiences shape who we are […]


Research

Gen Z workers say they are worried about AI replacing them

February 15, 2024

Via: HR Dive

About 43% of workers across generations are worried that another employee with better skills in generative artificial intelligence could replace them in their role in the next year, according to a Feb. 12 report from D2L, a learning technology company. […]


Diversity & Inclusion

DEI Faces Increased Legal and Leadership Scrutiny Heading into 2024

February 15, 2024

Via: HR Hero

In recent years, the conversation around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace has become increasingly complex, influenced by legal decisions and social movements. The past year has seen DEI discussions become highly politicized, a trend fueled by the […]


Diversity & Inclusion

Why Black hair remains a DEI battleground

February 14, 2024

Via: HR Dive

When it comes to identity at work, HR’s responsibilities extend beyond compliance — and even then, anti-discrimination protection in the U.S. differs from municipality to municipality. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on age, ability, race, religion […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee retention

Violence and abuse against retail staff up 50%

February 14, 2024

Via: Personnel Today

A survey by the British Retail Consortium found that in the year to September 2023 there were on average 1,300 incidents of violence or verbal abuse against retail staff a day, up from 870 a day the year before. Around […]


Research

Pay growth continues to outpace inflation

February 13, 2024

Via: Personnel Today

The annual increase in regular weekly earnings without bonuses was 6.2% in October to December 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics’ February labour market figures. But when adjusted for inflation using the CPIH measure, regular pay rose by […]