“If we invest in our partners and we deliver on that in-store experience for them, they will deliver on the experience for our customers,” Kelly says.
Starbucks’s HR chief aims to fuel customer loyalty by investing in workers
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6 recent lawsuits alleging ADA violations at work
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must provide a reasonable accommodation to workers with disabilities unless doing so...
Education Department outlines potential Workforce Pell regulations
A draft of regulatory language shares how programs as short as eight weeks could begin qualifying and remain eligible...
Companies likely have ‘lowered their tolerance for change,’ report says
CEO exits are lower compared to November 2024, but job cuts are unusually high for the month, per two...
Hiring managers name the top hard skills and soft skills for 2026
Among soft skills, professionalism ranked second — potentially hinting at the younger generation of workers being laid-back, one expert...
No-Fire Season Is Real—Here’s Why Smart Companies Observe It
Note: I should have published this before Thanksgiving, but I, quite frankly, forgot! Sorry! It’s officially no-fire season — that is, unless someone commits an
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Overcome the commute in the return-to-work era
Commuter benefits, like vanpooling, have the potential to support a wide range of organizational goals like attendance, recruitment, retention...
Making people analytics more intelligent: New future of work research shines spotlight on AI-driven insights
HR has the potential to reshape the future of work. A new report explores the possibilities that lie ahead...
EEOC: Refusing to hire applicants for taking methadone violates ADA
Although the ADA doesn’t cover people currently using illegal drugs, it does protect those with a past addiction, per...
NYC to move ahead with pay data reporting after mayor’s veto overridden
States and localities continue to advance pay equity legislation while federal action stalls.
5 questions (and answers) about employee handbooks for 2026
Joycelyn Stevenson, office managing shareholder at Litter, shares the top five handbook questions she receives from clients this time of...
World of HR: Vodacom South Africa brings sign language into the workplace
The company is embedding the language into employee programs and providing sign language education to create a more inclusive workplace for Deaf employees.
A Candidate Said ‘Water’ in an Interview. What Happened Next Reveals a Hiring Problem
It was a simple question: “What’s your favorite drink?” This is a nice question for a waiter or bartender to ask, or maybe your date.
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State laws regulating AI take effect in the new year. Here’s what HR needs to know.
Employers will have to wrestle with tension between federal policy and state legislation.
CHROs face paradoxes that could redefine HR leadership in 2026
Gaps exist between where CHROs want their role to go and where the C-suite will allow it to go,...
How two people leaders designed their post-RTO workplace
The RTO debate may be over, but discussions about the post-RTO office continue into 2026.