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Black women must work decades longer to earn the same as white men
Pay disparities remain stark for black women, multiple reports found, but employers can adjust their performance reviews and pay strategies to help.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Clutch: Only 24% of workers agree their employers' politics must align with their own
The findings conflict with results from other studies that have touched on employees' expectations for their employers' social and political stances.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Half of workplaces implement casual dress codes — up from 32% 5 years ago
A relaxed dress code is a recruiting strategy, but Indeed pointed out that employers' policies might need provisions for client or customer meetings.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Study: Workers span from 'soulful sufferers' to 'change masters' on the burnout spectrum
While the report connected burnout with a lack of agility and resilience, other studies connected it with toxic culture and overly large workloads.
By Riia O'Donnell , Katie Clarey • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Video is the top marketing investment for employers in 2019
Marketing is a key element of employer branding, and talent professionals may want to see what opportunities exist in video formats.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 22, 2019 -
Employers and workers disagree on burnout's main cause, new study shows
HR may be able to relieve employees' burnout by reviewing workloads, decreasing workplace distractions and offering flexible schedules.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 22, 2019 -
Companies with female CEOs perform better, narrow certain wage gaps
Organizations with women in leadership and at least 20% female workers saw a 14% sales increase per worker, the study also found.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 21, 2019 -
Half of candidates delete old social media profiles to hide them from employers
Sixty-six percent of survey respondents said they are most likely to purge old posts or profiles from Facebook — the platform most said they want hidden.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 21, 2019 -
Retail is rife with harassment, and employers aren't intervening, survey says
The U.K.-based report revealed nearly half of workers experienced "sexual, racist, homophobic or otherwise very offensive language" at work.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 21, 2019 -
Deep Dive5 ways employers can help workers beat the 'Sunday scaries'
This pre-workweek anxiety can slow workers' productivity and result "in more systemic disengagement," one expert told HR Dive.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 21, 2019 -
Deep DiveEfforts to appear 'cool' could be an ageism trap for employers
IBM faced allegations it fired workers to fix its "seniority mix" — but that's far from the only way to run afoul of anti-age discrimination laws.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 20, 2019 -
Most job seekers will reject offers after learning current workers are unhappy
Attracting talent is always a challenge for organizations, but in an employee-driven labor market, the stakes are much higher, a Hibob survey affirmed.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 20, 2019 -
Employee experience may play role in raising productivity, reducing turnover
Focusing on experience could be more effective than focusing on engagement alone, according to BetterUp research.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 20, 2019 -
Mercer: 90% of organizations give raises based on performance
Year-over-year promotional increases rose for all employee groups surveyed. On average, these increases came in at 9.3%, as a percent of base.
By Riia O'Donnell , Katie Clarey • Aug. 20, 2019 -
Half of employees experience layoff anxiety, study shows
Three-quarters of those who were laid off, terminated or experienced some kind of joblessness during the Great Recession said they fear a similar fate.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Study: One-third of employers don't see how emotional intelligence is valuable to them
Experts have said emotional intelligence is more than just a set of soft skills — it's a key part of improving customer satisfaction and employee engagement.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett , Morgan Fecto • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Chipotle's hourly workers can earn extra week's pay in new bonus program
The program follows recent research that shows companies have increasingly opted to provide bonuses and variable pay over wage increases.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Deep DiveA great talent drought awaits tech as valued skills shift
Could a debilitating shortage of talent await the tech industry? There are signs a drought is already here.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Financial services employees more likely to quit in the first three months
Turnover impacts performance profoundly in the telecom, pharmaceutical and business services sectors, among others, ENGAGE Talent found.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 16, 2019 -
Most people have cried at work at least once, survey says
Bosses and colleagues were the most-cited cause of workers' tears in a Monster survey.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 16, 2019 -
Tex-Mex eatery settles EEOC suit saying it 'ignored' gay server's complaints of harassment
Workers taunted the server about his sexuality using homophobic epithets, the agency said, in addition to harassing his friend, a straight busser.
By Riia O'Donnell , Katie Clarey • Aug. 16, 2019 -
Deep DiveIs Canada the next talent hub?
The interest in Canadian workers represents a broader shift in how and where employers are sourcing top talent worldwide.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 15, 2019 -
1 in 5 workers think they're smarter than the boss
Survey respondents said they were more qualified than their managers because they better understand the daily work and have superior people skills.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 15, 2019 -
Big-bank leadership lacks diversity, House panel says
Not one of these organizations has a female or minority CEO, according to diversity data.
By Anna Hrushka • Aug. 15, 2019 -
Millennials want wellness, but employers are falling short
A majority of employees surveyed by Welltok said they've been offered resources irrelevant to their needs at least to some extent.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 15, 2019
