Massachusetts awards skilled trades grants, approves private apprenticeship program

The grants are meant to bolster training for high-demand occupations within sectors like construction and manufacturing, the governor’s office said.

By Joe Burns • Aug. 14, 2025

More CEOs expect to reduce their workforce during next 12 months, survey shows

For the first time since 2020, the proportion of CEOs who plan to shrink their workforce exceeded the share looking to expand.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 13, 2025

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Top 5 stories from HR Dive: Talent

HR Dive Talent’s top stories feature a number of evolving trends, including shifting cultural norms and emerging hiring challenges.

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Recession fears driving 83% of hiring managers to take cost-saving moves

But layoffs, unfilled vacancies and other proactive measures are taking away from companies’ focus on their long-term futures, an Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey found.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 13, 2025

AI may have negative implications for Black workers, advocate says

Beyond environmental justice issues, AI deregulation doesn’t bode well for the future of bias-free hiring, one Color of Change leader told HR Dive.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 13, 2025

Nearly half of workers say they’ve used banned AI tools at work, survey finds

“Employees are willing to trade compliance for convenience. That should be a wake-up call,” the founder and CEO of Anagram said.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 13, 2025

DOL to provide $30M in training grants on AI, skilled trades

The department will award grants of up to $8 million to state workforce agencies to create training funds that encourage employers to both develop and expand programs.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 13, 2025

Young workers lead the way in AI learning, survey shows

Along with technical know-how, workers should stay competitive by building human skills in problem-solving, critical thinking and emotional intelligence, tutors focused on AI say.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 12, 2025

Half of Gen Z workers want ‘growth mindset’ jobs in AI era

Since the beginning of 2025, Flexa has seen a 240% increase in the number of job searches for roles offering learning and development benefits.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 12, 2025

Workplace violence appears to be growing, prompting calls for prevention, report finds

The increase in reports of violence “should serve as a wake-up call for organizations nationwide,” compliance counsel at Traliant warned.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 12, 2025

Office occupiers seek ways to improve vibrancy of space: CBRE

Workers that go into the office when it’s only partially full don’t find the environment appealing and are less likely to return the next day, the firm reports. 

By Joe Burns • Aug. 12, 2025

AI jobs resistant to recent tech talent hiring slump

Demand for professions linked to AI bucked a sectorwide contraction, in some cases more than quadrupling since 2020, according to Indeed.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 11, 2025

Workers are stressed about finances — and they say it’s affecting their productivity

As workers turn to employers for support, benefits programs can help employees protect their finances, The Hartford found.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 11, 2025

Younger employees use AI at work but don’t want to tell their bosses, survey shows

Nearly half of Generation Z and millennial workers said they feared that AI could replace their jobs — a top reason they don’t want to disclose their use of the technology.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 11, 2025

3 strategies for boosting employee engagement

Leaders who align skills development as part of the organizational strategy see large achievements for their business.

Aug. 11, 2025

Nearly a third of workers would rather clean a toilet than ask a co-worker for help — but I wouldn’t.

A hidden workforce crisis — the social muscle atrophy of today’s employees — is alienating teams and hurting business outcomes, a workplace performance expert found.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 8, 2025

By 2028, 1 in 4 candidate profiles will be fake, Gartner predicts

“It’s getting harder for employers to evaluate candidates’ true abilities, and in some cases, their identities,” a senior research director at Gartner said.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 8, 2025

ICE raids worsen construction’s labor shortage. Contractors must respond.

I-9 audits, tapping labor groups and cross-training existing employees can help companies stay on track, a construction accountant writes.

By Chris Coleman • Aug. 8, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: The price tag of employee referral programs

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including figures on women’s mental health.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 7, 2025

Skilled trade excitement lags among younger workers, Harris Poll finds

However, other recent reports have shown that Generation Z workers’ anxiety about AI-related impacts on corporate jobs has driven them to blue-collar jobs.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 7, 2025

How to fix employee referral programs

Companies shouldn’t let referrals fall into “a black hole” by excluding workers from the process, a director of strategic consulting services at HireClix said.

By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 6, 2025

BP to cut 15% of its corporate jobs by the end of 2025

About 6,200 positions will be slashed, adding to the thousands of layoffs this year that have so far come from within BP’s customers and products segment, which includes its global c-store business.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 6, 2025

Employee confusion over AI policies persists, reports show

HR professionals should be actively involved in creating companies’ AI plans, given their experience in shepherding organizational change, McLean and Co. said.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 6, 2025

How to identify and address flight risk, according to McLean & Co.

Employers can consider turnover risk factors and respond with targeted retention strategies, the firm says.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 5, 2025

July layoffs up 140% from last year

Employers have cited federal budget cuts, AI changes and tariff concerns.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 5, 2025

Many employees with side hustles see them as insurance policies, Glassdoor says

Two-thirds of workers cited an income boost as their main motivation for a side hustle, followed by a career pivot, passion project or skill building.

By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 4, 2025