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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 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Phynart Studio via Getty ImagesTrendlineTop trends in employee development
The pandemic pushed some HR initiatives to the back burner, but employee development may be more important than ever.
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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 -
Sponsored by Workleap
3 strategies for boosting employee engagement
Leaders who align skills development as part of the organizational strategy see large achievements for their business.
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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 -
Column // Happy Hour
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 -
Opinion
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 -
Retrieved from BP.
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 -
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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 -
July layoffs up 140% from last year
Employers have cited federal budget cuts, AI changes and tariff concerns.
By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 5, 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 -
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 -
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Employees may feel empowered at work but still not take action, report finds
Empowerment doesn’t need to be “earned” over time — rather, it’s an extension of collaboration and cohesion in the workplace, Wiley researchers said.
By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 4, 2025 -
Opinion
Is the workforce ready to revive US manufacturing?
A retired executive says revitalizing the country’s manufacturing shouldn’t be romanticized but can offer rewarding careers.
By Don Brock • Aug. 1, 2025 -
Jobs report ‘officially ripped the mask off the market’
“The increasing concentration of jobs in certain sectors and an outright contraction of jobs in many others does not bode well,” according to an Indeed economist.
By Kate Tornone • Aug. 1, 2025 -
AI at work
Judge orders Workday to supply an exhaustive list of employers that enabled AI hiring tech
Workday cannot narrow the collective to exclude individuals ranked or sorted using the HiredScore artificial intelligence product, which it did not develop.
By Caroline Colvin • July 31, 2025 -
This week in 5 numbers: AI is coming for entry-level jobs
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how much income growth formerly incarcerated people saw after participating in a workforce reentry program.
By Ginger Christ • July 31, 2025 -
Study: Colorado second-chance hiring program shows ‘encouraging’ results for workers
Participants in a reentry program for formerly incarcerated people experienced upward earnings growth six months after enrollment, University of Denver researchers said.
By Ryan Golden • July 31, 2025 -
Anxiety about AI drives Gen Z career pivot to blue-collar work, survey finds
“I call this shift the ‘AIxiety Pivot’ — a growing movement of professionals who are proactively changing course because of AI-related fears and instability,” a career expert at Zety said.
By Emilie Shumway • July 31, 2025 -
Fortune 500 companies didn’t live up to DEI pledges, law firm says
Women of color have suffered, getting stuck largely in entry-level roles, according to Shegerian Conniff. Here’s how HR can fill in the gaps.
By Caroline Colvin • July 30, 2025