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Identity of HR 2025In need of talent but with training deprioritized, HR pros are stuck in a catch-22
Training as a top priority dropped from 12% in 2024 to just 5% in 2025, those in the industry told HR Dive.
By Jen A. Miller • May 20, 2025 -
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Randstad: Employees appear more likely to make trade-offs as bargaining power weakens
Workers value employability, time autonomy and well-being and would give up a higher salary and remote work in exchange, Randstad says.
By Carolyn Crist • May 20, 2025 -
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TrendlineTop trends in employee engagement
Employee engagement can be a bit of a puzzle. In recent years, employers have realized it’s more about meaningful work, work-life balance and well-being — and less about free snacks.
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Almost 7 in 10 companies now use AI for work, survey finds
“For the first time, we’re seeing employees being actively encouraged to use AI,” OwlLabs’s CEO stated in a post.
By Laurel Kalser • May 20, 2025 -
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A 2-point rating scale can reduce racial bias in customer feedback, research finds
Employers should audit their rating systems for bias and offer other ways for customers to provide more detailed reviews, researchers said.
By Carolyn Crist • May 19, 2025 -
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Labor market could face a ‘white-collar recession,’ report finds
Job postings for desk-based worker sectors declined year over year, “creating bottlenecks of qualified talent competing for a shrinking number of roles,” the Employ report said.
By Carolyn Crist • May 19, 2025 -
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Identity of HR 2025Employers are ditching remote work. Experts worry that’s shortsighted.
Fewer than half of HR professionals surveyed by HR Dive said flexible work factored into their talent acquisition strategies last year.
By Ryan Golden • May 19, 2025 -
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This week in 5 numbers: Workers are staying put
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the new maximum amount that individual workers may contribute to health savings accounts in 2026.
By Ginger Christ • May 15, 2025 -
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Workhuman 20253 ways Yelp prioritizes employee engagement in the ‘big stay’ era
Finding ways to regularly listen to feedback and put it into action is one way to keep workers engaged, two members of Yelp’s HR team told a Workhuman audience.
By Emilie Shumway • May 15, 2025 -
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Employees are walking on eggshells in 2025, report finds
Workers may be staying put because they’re anxious about job security, according to BambooHR.
By Laurel Kalser • May 15, 2025 -
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What can HR learn from AAPI worker data?
Emilia Yu, director of research at Coqual, highlights key findings from the firm’s AAPI workers report and ways for HR to step up for Asian workers.
By Caroline Colvin • May 14, 2025 -
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Workhuman 2025Employers may be overlooking the value of disagreeable workers
The workplace tends to prize comfortable lies over unpleasant truths, Adam Grant told a Workhuman audience.
By Emilie Shumway • May 14, 2025 -
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People skills drive experience wins for Southwest, JetBlue, research finds
JetBlue and Delta have invested tens of millions of dollars training staff to be friendly and interactive, while Southwest hires for attitude, a senior managing director at J.D. Power said.
By Kristen Doerer • May 14, 2025 -
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Foreign job seeker interest in US jobs has plummeted, Indeed says
“This drop could have real economic consequences, especially for sectors like healthcare and construction that depend heavily on immigrant labor,” according to the report.
By Carolyn Crist • May 14, 2025 -
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Employers should be mindful of the mid-life development crisis, report warns
Organizations could be overlooking middle-aged workers’ career growth aspirations, creating a development vacuum, Perceptyx said.
By Kathryn Moody • May 13, 2025 -
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As RTO rates stabilize, flexibility remains key for work scheduling, McKinsey says
Flexible working models have become an “entrenched norm” and could offer ongoing ways to compete for talent, McKinsey experts said.
By Carolyn Crist • May 13, 2025 -
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Employers say their benefits are modern. Employees don’t agree, study finds.
“The workplace is at a tipping point,” with a lot at stake for employers, said Michael Estep, president of Prudential Group Insurance.
By Ginger Christ • May 13, 2025 -
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CFOs signal bigger hiring role amid talent shortage, Deloitte finds
Finance chiefs are increasingly involved in staffing their departments — effectively acting as the chief human resources officer for finance, the Big Four accounting and consulting firm asserts.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 12, 2025 -
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Over half of hiring managers say recent grads are unprepared for the workforce
Employers’ top complaints included excessive phone usage, a lack of professionalism and poor time management skills, according to Resume.org.
By Carolyn Crist • May 12, 2025 -
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Nearly half of C-suite execs weigh team budget cuts: Gartner
Macroeconomic uncertainty is also driving some executives to consider altering go-to-market, product and geographic mix strategies, a Gartner poll found.
By Alexei Alexis • May 9, 2025 -
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Despite AI challenges, CEOs say they are doubling down on investments
CEOs emphasized the need for strategic leadership and specialized talent, especially for jobs that didn’t exist a year ago, IBM said in its report.
By Carolyn Crist • May 9, 2025 -
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Trust in leadership may be barometer for company health, report finds
That trust declined “significantly” in sectors that faced layoffs, compliance controversies and “sudden RTO mandates,” according to Aura Intelligence.
By Kathryn Moody • May 9, 2025 -
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Jury awards $3.3M to CPO allegedly fired for speaking up about pay bias
The plaintiff, a lawyer at a Tennessee-based firm, said she was branded as “disloyal,” demoted and then fired for raising compliance concerns.
By Caroline Colvin • May 8, 2025 -
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This week in 5 numbers: Burnout mentions on Glassdoor soar past pre-pandemic levels
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the number of working moms who were asked by their employer to cut their maternity leave short.
By Ginger Christ • May 8, 2025 -
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Working moms say motherhood derailed their careers
An overwhelming majority of survey respondents said they were asked to cut their maternity leave short — or otherwise alter it — to benefit their employer.
By Ginger Christ • May 8, 2025
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