UKG to settle class action lawsuit with workers affected by Kronos outage

The filings come more than a year after the ransomware attack against UKG’s Kronos Private Cloud product.

By Ryan Golden • April 14, 2023

Cost of benefits strain employers and workers alike

Delayed healthcare visits due to the pandemic and a rising need for mental healthcare may be behind rising costs, an Aflac report suggests.

By Emilie Shumway • April 13, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Inside the rapidly changing world of employee benefits

Healthcare costs are climbing and employee needs are changing. How can HR professionals adapt?

By HR Dive staff

Beyond pay, financial stability increasingly used to draw talent

Workers want a comprehensive total rewards bundle, and talent acquisition pros are responding accordingly.

By Caroline Colvin • April 12, 2023

Pew: Women more likely to be rejected than men when negotiating higher pay

The past year has seen increased pressure on employers to institute pay equity, but research has shown that the U.S. gender pay gap is nothing if not persistent.

By Ryan Golden • April 6, 2023

Average full-time faculty pay fell 2.4% after inflation, AAUP finds

This is the third consecutive year wage growth fell below inflation, according to the faculty organization.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 6, 2023

When it comes to college basketball coach pay, the ball is in revenue’s court

Analysts were unable to compare gender pay equity in women’s and men’s college basketball programs because of the lack of women coaches in men’s programs. 

By Ginger Christ • April 6, 2023

Self-imposed pressure keeps employees from fully unplugging during time off

Managers can play a critical role in helping direct reports feel comfortable stepping away from the job, Eagle Hill’s CEO told HR Dive.

By Laurel Kalser • April 6, 2023

Hybrid workers appear to reap well-being benefits, study shows

Hybrid workers devote more time to exercise, sleep and healthy eating, a study by International Workplace Group found.

By Emilie Shumway • April 5, 2023

Former Bed Bath & Beyond CEO sues over unpaid severance

Mark Tritton alleges that the retailer stopped payments on his $6.76 million severance agreement in January.

By Nate Delesline III • April 3, 2023

Entry-level employees are least satisfied working from home

According to Glassdoor data, employees in technical sales and support are most satisfied with the arrangement.

By Carolyn Crist • March 31, 2023

Employers say they plan to increase family benefits in the next few years

Awareness of the need for fertility and family-planning support is growing.

By Emilie Shumway • March 30, 2023

‘We’ve had to be creative’: How a major health system eased its labor shortage

By the summer of 2021, turnover at Memorial Hermann reached 30%. The organization implemented new staffing models, tweaked upskilling efforts and invested in greater staff support — and turnover is now down by half.

By Katie Clarey • March 27, 2023

Employees say pay raises, psychological safety help keep them focused

Employees expect HR teams to take care of their needs, but a quarter of those who responded to a recent survey said they don’t know who in their company is responsible for their well-being.

By Laurel Kalser • March 27, 2023

Workplace pilots look to provide ‘unignorable evidence’ in favor of 4-day workweeks

During a six-month pilot program, companies experimenting with a four-day workweek saw 35% year-over-year increases in revenue.

By Ginger Christ • March 23, 2023

Mental health benefits untapped by many workers, study finds

Amid an ongoing mental health crisis sparked by the pandemic, research suggests more than half of workers aren’t accessing their company’s mental health benefits.

By Caroline Colvin • March 23, 2023

Pay equity may matter more than pay rate, Bersin report says

“While most companies know they must increase pay during times of inflation, they do not understand the problems they create when people feel the system is unfair,” Josh Bersin said.

By Carolyn Crist • March 22, 2023

‘The law is working exactly how it’s intended’: Pay transparency injects new awkwardness into the workplace

When a UX writer saw her role at her company advertised on LinkedIn — at a pay rate of up to $90,000 more — she applied. 

By Emilie Shumway • March 21, 2023

With first veto, Biden protects DOL rule allowing ESG to factor into employer-sponsored retirement plans

The vetoed resolution would have forced retirement managers to ignore risk factors and disregard the principles of free markets, the president said.

By Kate Tornone • March 20, 2023

Salary transparency has doubled in the past 3 years, Indeed research finds

Another recent report shows pay disclosures increase competition for jobs.

By Caroline Colvin • March 16, 2023

FLSA permits employers to dock PTO for productivity shortfalls, 3rd Cir. says

Such deductions don’t run afoul of the law because they don’t reduce workers’ salaries, the appeals court said Wednesday.

By Kate Tornone • March 15, 2023

‘We’re already there’: Union Pacific reports pay parity, diverse board

Women, however, make up a small part of the railroad’s workforce. It has committed to doubling representation to 11% by 2030.

By Carolyn Crist • March 15, 2023

Biden’s budget features affordable child care, 12 weeks paid leave

While the $6.8T budget proposal has been called “dead on arrival,” it shows the administration’s priorities for working families.

By Emilie Shumway • March 14, 2023

How The Better Meat Co. scrambled to meet payroll after the SVB collapse

CEO and co-founder Paul Shapiro said a fast and unexpected loss of access to capital was one scenario the company wasn’t prepared to handle.  

By Megan Poinski • March 14, 2023

9th Cir.: Target should have included shift differential in calculating California employee’s final pay

But because California courts haven’t been clear on the law, Target acted on a good faith belief of what was required, the court noted.

By Laurel Kalser • March 14, 2023

Pew: Flexible work, changes to cultural norms needed to close gender pay gap

Discrimination also plays a role in pay inequities, the researchers said.

By Carolyn Crist • March 13, 2023