This week in 5 numbers: Hopeful employees are more likely to produce great work

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including what share of HR pros think their workforce has the right skills.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 11, 2025

Older job seekers’ complaints about ageism have skyrocketed, Glassdoor says

Recruiting pros could analyze the ways that older job seekers are kept out of the workforce to adjust their own hiring processes.

By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 11, 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

Salesforce still sees a place for live customer service agents after massive cuts

The company slashed about 4,000 customer service agents as its use of AI picked up, but CEO Marc Benioff still expects people and AI to work together.

By Bryan Wassel • Sept. 10, 2025

Only half of employees feel hopeful about the future of work, survey shows

“Employees everywhere are struggling to feel good about the trajectory of their careers,” O.C. Tanner said in its report.

By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 10, 2025

Amid shifts in online recruiting, job boards hold strong, report finds

But job boards may only stay relevant if platforms reinvent themselves, such as by adding access to messaging and skills assessments, iHire said.

By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 9, 2025

Generational, gender differences key to workplace experience, research shows

With employee experience playing more of a role in office performance, operators must monitor feedback to ensure workplaces are successful, firms say. 

By Joe Burns • Sept. 9, 2025

AI drives worker retraining — not replacement, New York Fed finds

Adoption of the technology has, however, affected hiring: Some companies have reduced hiring, and some have added workers with AI skills.

By Kate Tornone • Sept. 9, 2025

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

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

How 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

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

‘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

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

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