Sociable: LinkedIn expands company page and recruiter verification

Workplace verification will be required when a member adds or updates a leadership or recruiter-related role, the company said.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 5, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: Workers aren’t surprised by executives’ affairs

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many HR professionals expect to see their department head count grow or remain the same.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 4, 2025

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A deep dive on mental health at work

There are myraid factors that affect an individual employee’s mental health, but some trends have emerged in recent months.

By HR Dive staff

Skilled trades initiatives expand as demand for workers is projected to grow

Demand for HVAC, electrical and plumbing workers is expected to grow at a rate much faster than average, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says.

By Joe Burns • Sept. 4, 2025

Nestlé scandal sticks corporate affairs in the spotlight — again

“Boards won’t put up with this,” one analyst said regarding romantic entanglements for top executives.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 4, 2025

Middle management reductions threaten productivity, employee experience, survey finds

More than a third of employees surveyed said their manager seems stretched thin and has become less accessible since layoffs.

By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 4, 2025

Nearly half of US HR pros say they debated a career change in the next year

Losing HR practitioners “doesn’t just set HR back,” Tekion’s CPO said. “It slows the entire business.” 

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 3, 2025

ANZ bankers learned they were axed in email error

“It was not our intention to share such sensitive news with you in this way, and I apologise unconditionally,” an acting group executive later wrote.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 3, 2025

Hiring pros say they face pressure to hire quickly, leading to bad hires

A longer and more expensive hiring process is also contributing to poor decisions, studies said.

By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 3, 2025

Companies aren’t centering training in their goals, but they need to, report says

“Right now, most large companies are overlooking the needs of the people essential to transforming their supply chains,” one leader said.

By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 2, 2025

Workplaces can foster empathy to improve harassment intervention, study says

Women tended to report higher empathy toward workplace sexual harassment targets, which made them less likely to ignore complaints, researchers said.

By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 2, 2025

How to write an AI ethics policy for the workplace

One expert emphasized flexibility, saying, “A static AI policy will be outdated before the ink dries.”

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 2, 2025

Judge allows Workday to avoid disclosing full customer list in bias lawsuit

The company said the plaintiffs’ proposal that individuals opting into the collective action be able to select employers from such a list would cause unfair prejudice.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 28, 2025

Is being pretty going to get you that job? Survey says maybe.

More than half of hiring managers recently said that a candidate’s physical traits — such as facial attractiveness, body type, race and hair color — affect their hiring decisions.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 28, 2025

Consumer confidence dips on anxiety about jobs, income: The Conference Board

The proportion of consumers who say jobs are hard to get rose to the highest level since 2021, the report found.

By Jim Tyson • Aug. 28, 2025

Nearly 6 in 10 candidates have quit an application before finishing

More than a third of U.S. workers said not hearing back from employers was their top job search frustration.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 28, 2025

More CHROs say they expect to decrease hiring this year than last year

CHROs are bracing for change by investing in training for leaders and managers, The Conference Board said.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 27, 2025

Only 1 in 5 workers say their employer monitors their AI usage

“It’s crucial that HR business partners equip employees with the right tools, training and policies to integrate AI responsibly and effectively,” an EisnerAmper leader says.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 27, 2025

Nearly half of workers feel they’re stagnating, SurveyMonkey data shows

Between the need for skilled workers and employee demand for training, HR may want to prioritize L&D and agitate for a bigger budget next year.

By Emilie Shumway • Aug. 26, 2025

AI is having ‘a significant and disproportionate’ effect on young workers’ job prospects, study finds

Employment declines “are concentrated in occupations where AI is more likely to automate, rather than augment, human labor,” Stanford researchers said.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 26, 2025

Talent trends in 2025 so far: Training, AI and diversity

More workers are angling to grow their skills — not just for their current roles but for their future careers, one expert said.

By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 26, 2025

66% of workers say AI leaders would create more fair and efficient workplaces

Employees said algorithmic leadership could reduce human bias, but many still want human leaders in situations that involve empathy, motivation and ethical decision-making.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 26, 2025

Workday pushes AI branding in ‘strategic’ Paradox acquisition

Paradox boasts clients such as Wendy’s, 7-Eleven and GM and is widely known for its “conversational AI” assistant Olivia. 

By Kathryn Moody • Aug. 26, 2025

The 2025 midyear HR checkup: Layoffs, DEI pivots and a ‘tricky’ AI future

A large-scale divestment from people initiatives has left HR teams in an uncomfortable spot, one expert told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 25, 2025

Half of workers say they got a job through a connection

Tapping relationships for a job was considered more helpful than using job boards, social media, recruiters and staffing firms, a report found.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 25, 2025

CFO turnover spikes after record CEO exits last year

Starbucks is among the public companies that have named a new CFO this year following a CEO departure.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 22, 2025