How CHROs can assess the impact of emerging technologies

CHROs must consider five key areas of impact when workforce planning, including role redesign, employee engagement and culture alignment, a senior principal at Gartner writes.

By Amrita Puniani • March 17, 2025

Quest Diagnostics is putting employee financial wellness first—and seeing results

68% of healthcare workers struggle with financial stress. Quest Diagnostics is solving it with benefits that make a real impact.

March 17, 2025

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Top trends in employee development

The pandemic pushed some HR initiatives to the back burner, but employee development may be more important than ever.

By HR Dive staff

Poor communication is holding the workforce back, survey says

The research, focused on women’s experience at work, “provides a blueprint for leaders to adapt these insights” for the entire workforce, one executive said.

By Carolyn Crist • March 14, 2025

Women unlikely to reach parity with men for 134 years: JPMorgan

In C-suites worldwide, women are far from attaining equal status, holding only about 10% of the most powerful roles such as CEO and CFO.

By Jim Tyson • March 14, 2025

Employee confidence hit a record low in February, Glassdoor reports

“Cuts to the government workforce initiated by DOGE have thrown the future of the federal workforce into disarray,” the company’s lead economist said.

By Carolyn Crist • March 14, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: Are employers hiring AI talent too quickly?

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the share of hiring managers who are worried about creating a sustainable pipeline for talent with artificial intelligence skills.

By Ginger Christ • March 13, 2025

2025 could be ‘a year of contention’ over pay, Payscale says

Thanks to a heightened focus on fair pay, organizations ranked compensation as a bigger challenge than recruiting or retention.

By Ginger Christ • March 13, 2025

Burnout can cost companies up to $21K per employee annually

For 1,000-person companies with a typical employee distribution, that’s an estimated $5.04 million cost to employers annually, researchers found.

By Ginger Christ • March 13, 2025

Employers are on an unsustainable ‘hiring spree’ for AI talent, report says

Too many companies are rushing to close the AI jobs gap without investment in employee training, the CEO of talent firm General Assembly warned.

By Laurel Kalser • March 13, 2025

‘Male only’ hiring instructions lead to $1.6M settlement

EEOC alleged that an HR directory for Security Engineers, Inc., directed staff not to schedule women for certain roles regardless of their relevant experience.

By Ryan Golden • March 12, 2025

Deere shareholders vote down anti-DEI proposal

The move comes months after the tractor giant rolled back its support for “social or cultural awareness events” in July.

By Nathan Owens • March 12, 2025

Empathetic leaders boost productivity of remote and hybrid workers, study finds

As employers push RTO, “it could be the case that it is not home working that has reduced performance, but manager’s poor leadership skills instead,” researchers said.

By Carolyn Crist • March 12, 2025

5 years later: How COVID-19 changed HR

From remote work to religious accommodation, the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally transformed HR’s landscape.

By Ginger Christ , Ryan Golden • March 11, 2025

Anti-slip mats, late-night safety among Barnes & Noble union contract requirements

Additionally, the minimum starting wage for new hires at the three New York stores will be between $23 and $25 per hour.

By Caroline Colvin • March 11, 2025

The gender divide in generative AI training may worsen without intervention, reports say

Only 36% of women said that they believe generative AI can help advance their careers, compared with 45% of men, according to Coursera’s report.

By Kathryn Moody • March 11, 2025

Employers shift to skills-first hiring amid AI-driven talent concerns

The vast majority of leaders surveyed by Workday said that adopting a skills-based approach improves productivity, innovation and organizational agility.

By Carolyn Crist • March 11, 2025

Women significantly overlooked in AI upskilling, Randstad report finds

Women lag behind men not only in AI skills, training and job access but also in requesting raises or campaigning for better working conditions, according to a pair of studies.

By Laurel Kalser • March 10, 2025

Stressed HR teams say they can’t take action on employee feedback

Although feedback initiatives are increasing, leaders are struggling to respond to feedback because of workload, according to a Perceptyx report.

By Carolyn Crist • March 10, 2025

Employees say they have ideas to solve inefficiency — and employers aren’t listening

One of an employer’s biggest tools in approaching this challenge is simple, Eagle Hill said: Follow through on suggestions.

By Kathryn Moody • March 10, 2025

Labor market ‘frozen in place’ amid Trump uncertainty, economists say

The long-expected soft landing for the economy continues to hang in the balance.

By Kathryn Moody • March 7, 2025

Most job seekers say they’re ‘uncomfortable’ with employers using AI for resume review, decision-making

Candidates prefer for AI to be used as a supportive tool for HR teams, particularly with tasks such as interview scheduling or candidate sourcing.

By Carolyn Crist • March 7, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: How hot is generative AI?

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the rise in job postings with generative AI terms and the productivity gains workers using the technology see.

By Ginger Christ • March 6, 2025

Helping women succeed at work starts with better leave

Supporting parents begins with stronger leave policies, writes a construction executive who gained a new perspective after starting her own family.

By Rebecca Ozols Goss • March 6, 2025

AI skills earn greater wage premiums than degrees, report finds

Degrees didn’t command higher wages until the Ph.D. level, according to research from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford. 

By Ginger Christ • March 6, 2025

Cultural mesh is key in hiring decisions: Golden 1 CFO

Identifying talent with the right skill sets is a critical focus for companies today — but it’s also important for candidates to mesh culturally, Golden 1 Credit Union CFO Allyson Hill said.

By Grace Noto • March 6, 2025