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Unmet child care needs put $122B strain on the economy, report finds
Child care challenges contributed to decreased productivity and effort at work, according to a ReadyNation survey.
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Maryland bill would incentivize 4-day workweeks
Under the proposed pilot program, employers would get a state income tax credit for shifting at least 30 employees to a four-day workweek without reducing their pay.
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To gain an edge in a looming recession, focus on employee development, McKinsey says
Employers that create opportunities for employees to keep learning and reinventing themselves will fare well, research suggests.
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Feminine-presenting gay men may be passed over for leadership roles
“We still value traditional masculinity at a senior leadership level,” Ben Gerrard, researcher behind a study at the University of Sydney, said.
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Sheetz ends ‘smile policy’ that drove employee to quit
The discontinued policy prohibited stores from hiring applicants with “obvious missing, broken, or badly discolored teeth (unrelated to a disability),” according to Business Insider.
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Employees want more education with their retirement benefits, study shows
According to S&P Global, only 57% of U.S. adults are considered financially literate.
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Hiring managers say ‘time to fill’ has slowed to 11 weeks
Employers are scrambling to fill roles but struggle to identify skilled talent, according to survey results from Robert Half.
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Leaders aren’t taking ownership of diversity initiatives, DEI pros say
Role modeling by leaders is a best practice touted by various analysts.
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C-minus in gender equity: This corporate parity report tells a story.
Employers are just breaking even when it comes to turnover of women in the workforce.
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Adopting skills-first approach, Cleveland Clinic removes some 4-year degree requirements
The health system revised more than 260 job descriptions, also aiming to improve DEI efforts.
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Employee surveillance is a counterproductive ‘shortcut’ for managers, executive says
Sixty-eight percent of managers said they believed employee monitoring technology improved performance, according to a 15Five survey, but most employees disagreed.
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What is ‘quiet hiring’?
In actuality, it’s something many employers were doing long before the buzzword was coined.
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Report: The gender pay gap has dramatically improved for women in marketing and design
The exact reasons why the gender pay gap has decreased so dramatically aren’t clear, Rohshann Pilla, president of Aquent Talent, told HR Dive.
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Controlling labor costs requires base pay structure, study says
Rising to the challenge of internal and external pay demands is possible.
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Biden admin moves to undo moral opt-out to ACA contraceptive mandate
The rule also would create an option allowing people enrolled in health coverage or plans provided by “objecting entities” to obtain contraceptive coverage.
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Convenience store company to pay $400K to settle claim managers, CEO ignored sexual harassment
When companies operate with multiple locations separate from the HR department, they may be at particular risk for compliance violations.
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State, local laws to drive compliance trends in 2023
“There are some federal things to look out for,” one expert said. “But really, it’s about the state level, which makes things pretty complicated for employers.”
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Amid economic uncertainty, talent becomes a top concern
Labor, in particular, may require a more hands-on approach due to ongoing concerns about labor cost, according to an EY report.
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Women make gains on corporate boards, report finds
Boards also appeared to prioritize members with technology skills in 2022.
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Deep DiveWhy employee benefits packages are likely to survive 2023’s budget cuts
Benefits teams will need to ensure their packages meet employees’ most pressing needs while justifying their investments to leadership.
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CEOs at Davos weigh in on quiet quitting: ‘We need to think differently about work.’
While quiet quitting is nothing new, leaders need to respond in new ways, panelists agreed.
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Comcast joins federal tech upskilling initiative
Amid a tech talent shakeup, Comcast supports L&D initiatives to increase broadband infrastructure in underserved and unserved communities.
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Top tech talent rewarded with remote work
Software and data professions command the highest percentage of flexible work options, a Remote report shows.
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Workers say they’d switch jobs for a more inclusive culture
But DEI initiatives may be among the first cut during times of economic uncertainty, other reports have said.
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Remote workYouTube’s in-office mandate is ploy to squash unions, workers claim
An NLRB complaint filed Jan. 24 alleges that Alphabet’s return-to-work mandate is a “response to the union effort.”
