“Managing up…is really about creating the conditions you need to be successful, whether that’s negotiating your workload, giving feedback and actually having it be heard.”
Category: HR Brew
Department of Labor’s former chief diversity and equity officer discusses state of DEI
Alaysia Black Hackett tells HR Brew that, despite efforts by the Trump administration, DEI progress will not disappear, and she remains optimistic.
Why Udemy is eliminating degree requirements from its jobs
The learning and development platform says every single job in the company will have a set of skills associated with it by the end of June.
Trump’s anti-DEI priorities may cause confusion for comp pros, but equal pay is still the law
Some executive orders touch upon employers’ pay practices, but don’t change their obligations to monitor pay discrimination in the workplace.
Companies hiring globally are turning more often to gig workers
Global employment platform Oyster reported a 46% increase in new contractors between 2023 and 2024.
Boomerang employees made up 35% of all new hires in March, per ADP data
Employers are recruiting former workers amid a labor market cooldown.
World of HR: Workers in the UK appear to defy RTO mandates
Half of workers said they would look for a new job if ordered back to the office full-time.
SAP SuccessFactors rolling out host of AI and agentic solutions for people pros
SAP sees AI and intelligent data rapidly transforming business infrastructure and operations, including HR.
AI is poised to upend the world of learning and development
HR analyst Josh Bersin predicts the way employees learn and grow is about to dramatically change, and for the better.
Workers want to harness AI for learning but they’ve not yet grasped how to use it effectively
Employers are realizing they need to create training for using AI tools, particularly for Gen Z workers.
Legislative lowdown: Federal judge strikes down abortion provision of EEOC’s Pregnant Workers Fairness Act rule
While covered employers still must consider accommodations for pregnant workers, elective abortions will no longer be considered a “related medical condition.”
This people pro didn’t want to work in HR until she had a change of heart
“I started to see that there’s so much more to HR, the psychological safety part of it, improving the employee experience, the culture,” Siya Thakkar tells HR Brew.
Efforts to improve company culture might be failing if employee motivations aren’t met
Many companies may have a misguided approach when it comes to motivating their employees, says Kelly Mackin, author of Work Life Well-Lived: The Motives Met Pathway to No-B.S. Well-Being at Work.
Compensation vendors are bullish on AI. Their customers aren’t as sure.
“Agentic AI” was the buzzword du jour at WorldatWork’s Total Rewards conference in Orlando.
Five years after George Floyd’s murder, many companies have backed away from DEI commitments
Many employers have abandoned their racial equity pledges and gone quiet in the wake of anti-DEI activism.
Offering more financial benefits is critical for employees
Economic uncertainty is scary, but helping employees through it doesn’t have to be.