HR Management
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Lowe’s demolishes its DEI programming
Reports indicate that Lowe’s looked into changing its talent strategy following the Supreme Court’s 2023 college admissions decision.
By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 29, 2024 -
This week in 5 numbers: Stress plagues US workers
Here’s a roundup of eye-catching numbers, from phishing costs to the number of workers living paycheck to paycheck.
By Ginger Christ • Aug. 29, 2024 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Laurence Dutton via Getty ImagesTrendlineA deep dive into the future of work
With shifting employee expecations and the sudden ubiquity of AI, uncertainity is the only certainty in the future of work, workforce experts say. But there are steps HR can take to cope.
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Preemptively, Ford responds to DEI slowdown
The car company clarified that it does not use “hiring quotas” or link compensation to “the achievement of specific diversity goals.”
By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 29, 2024 -
What does the CHRO need to know about cybersecurity?
“We have to stop looking at it as an IT problem,” said Justin Miller, associate professor of practice at the University of Tulsa.
By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 29, 2024 -
Column // Happy Hour
Are your co-workers annoying — or downright toxic?
When experiencing annoying behavior from a co-worker, only 12% report the behavior to a manager or HR, a new survey showed.
By Ginger Christ • Aug. 27, 2024 -
Harley-Davidson sunsets DEI programming following backlash
The company said it “initiated an internal stakeholder review” earlier this year, prior to the social media outrage.
By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 22, 2024 -
Gallup: Fewer US adults want businesses to take public stances
While certain groups expressed more of an appetite for companies to speak out, including LGBTQ+ adults, Black adults and Democrats, even these groups have reported declining support for it over recent years.
By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 13, 2024 -
On-again, off-again relationship didn’t doom employee’s harassment claim, 4th Circuit says
A material issue of fact existed as to when a sales representative last called it quits with a company owner, the court held, leading to reversal of summary judgment for the employer.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 12, 2024 -
Sponsored by Aon
[Podcast] The Stretch: Workforce health and benefits – expanded
This podcast series seeks to highlight innovative thinking when it comes to health and benefits.
By HR Dive's studioID • Updated Aug. 23, 2024 -
Sponsored by OverDrive
L&D is having a moment: 5 ways to follow the trend without breaking the bank
For HR leaders with limited budgets, there are plenty of ways to embrace the L&D trend without breaking the bank.
Aug. 12, 2024 -
How the HR business partner can take on a strategic role
HRBPs have often been slotted into more administrative roles. But at forward-thinking companies, that’s changing, according to a Josh Bersin Co. report.
By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 1, 2024 -
‘Months of obfuscation’: Ikea’s evidence destruction costs $566K
A court had ordered the employer to produce email files related to ongoing age discrimination litigation.
By Caroline Colvin • July 30, 2024 -
Sponsored by ScottMadden
Embracing change: The HRBP’s role in nurturing the organization’s ongoing relationship with change
Human Resources Business Partners (HRBPs) have a unique role that enables them to deeply connect with employees to best understand their needs and concerns.
July 22, 2024 -
All you need to know from SHRM 2024
HR leaders now have a seat at the table, SHRM President Johnny C. Taylor said, but the hardest work is yet to come.
By Kathryn Moody • July 19, 2024 -
Construction firm to pay $50K to settle claim it retaliated against HR manager for investigating harassment
Pro Pallet allegedly chastised the HR manager for investigating the complaint, reassigned major parts of her job to others, and excluded her from meetings.
By Ginger Christ • July 17, 2024 -
Q&A // 5 minutes with
5 minutes with IAC’s CHRO
Lauren Geer sees AI as a way to streamline HR functions to allow people leaders time to focus on leadership development.
By Ginger Christ • July 15, 2024 -
Employees are staying put — and HR leaders can embrace it
Companies shouldn’t “rest on their laurels” while turnover is low, one CHRO told HR Dive.
By Ginger Christ • July 12, 2024 -
Unconventional paths to HR: From waitress to people leader
Two HR professionals share their winding paths into the field — and why mixed backgrounds do the profession a lot of good.
By Ginger Christ • July 10, 2024 -
Attrition rates stabilize, but half of companies report at least 15% turnover
Although retention continues to improve overall, employee experience and productivity may still need help.
By Carolyn Crist • July 3, 2024 -
SHRM24
HR’s top 4 priorities for 2024 — and strategies to achieve them
Among other things, HR is being tasked with training employees to take on hard-to-fill positions.
By Kathryn Moody • June 26, 2024 -
SHRM24
One-quarter of HR professionals feel uncomfortable using mental health benefits, SHRM researcher says
A disconnect may exist between companies’ professed interest in worker well-being and what those in HR experience.
By Emilie Shumway • June 26, 2024 -
SHRM24
A ‘polycrisis’ is coming for HR, SHRM president says
At the organization’s annual conference, Johnny C. Taylor Jr. laid out challenges that upskilling, AI and incivility present to the profession — and encouraged HR pros to “run toward the storm.”
By Emilie Shumway • June 24, 2024 -
Sponsored by The Predictive Index
3 tips to solve for disengaged people managers
People managers are disengaged, and it's negatively affecting the entire workplace.
June 24, 2024 -
Tech workplaces haven’t caught up to new work patterns, research indicates
Open-plan offices no longer work well for hybrid schedules and video calls, so employees are using meeting rooms for quiet space.
By Carolyn Crist • June 21, 2024 -
Human capital renaissance: ServiceNow CPO on AI, workplace well-being and the war for talent
AI at work is undeniably making waves: It’s time to embrace it, Jacqui Canney says.
By Caroline Colvin • June 13, 2024