Monthly Archives: September 2025

With the labor market cooling, experts have said that now is the best time for employers to invest in their existing employees. The only problem is that companies aren’t actually doing that.That’s according to recent research from Workday. Despite a modest increase in hiring demand in the first half of

The National Weather Service reminded us this week that we’re still months away from clearing hurricane season, which runs through the end of November. The agency announced Monday it is monitoring a tropical wave over a section of the Atlantic ocean (between the western coast of Africa and the Caribbean)

A group of 40 economists are calling on the federal government to bolster its efforts to collect employment data related to artificial intelligence.The move comes amid a leadership shake up at the country’s leading agency tasked with overseeing how the federal government collects and analyzes data related to the economy.

Internal mobility has been a hot buzzword in HR for a while.As the labor market cools and companies pull back on external hiring, more are considering how to best develop and leverage their existing workforce.Caroline Bethune, manager of internal mobility at the conglomerate Cox Enterprises, says most companies take one

The gender wage gap widened in 2024 for the second consecutive year, according to new figures released by the US Census Bureau.Women working full-time earned a median salary equivalent to 81% of what their male counterparts earned in 2024, down from 83% the year prior, according to the report. The

SHRM has taken controversial stances on several issues in recent years. Now, in a move that’s angered many HR and DEI professionals, the organization announced it will welcome conservative extremist, conspiracy theorist, and anti-DEI, anti-LGBTQ+ activist Robby Starbuck to speak on the main stage of its inclusion conference, Blueprint, in

The UK is in the midst of economic slowdown, and it’s hitting employers and workers, according to the Independent.Where in the world? The UK job market has been unstable since October 2024, and employers are struggling. Just 11% of UK employers plan to hire before the end of the year,