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FTC drops Biden-era noncompete ban but promises continued enforcement
Industries “plagued by thickets of noncompete agreements” will soon see warning letters from the agency, its chairman said Friday.
By Ryan Golden • Sept. 8, 2025 -
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OpinionHow to bridge the AI skills gap to power industrial innovation
A Kyndryl survey found that the majority of manufacturing leaders don’t think their workforce is ready to embrace artificial intelligence.
By Onofrio Pirrotta • Sept. 8, 2025 -
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TrendlineTop 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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Gallup: Hybrid work rates have stabilized — and flexibility is key
Managers will need to coordinate the future of work by addressing challenges such as team coordination and trust, a new report found.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 8, 2025 -
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Most managers can’t participate in training because they don’t have time, study shows
High-performing organizations were more likely to use pre- and post-training activities, as well as bite-sized learning options, ATD says.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 5, 2025 -
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BLS jobs report‘Anemic’ job creation confirms workers’ anxieties, economists say
The job market is stalling short of the runway, one economist said.
By Kathryn Moody • Sept. 5, 2025 -
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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 -
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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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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Column // Happy HourIs 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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
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