Performance Appraisal Bombshells: Delivering Bad News

The first rule of performance reviews is that employees should never be surprised by what is said. Assuming that managers are speaking with their reports in real time throughout the year, providing... Read more »

How HR Professionals Can Leave a Powerful Legacy

?Trent Savage figures the best HR legacy he can leave before he retires is to help make the profession less about hiring and firing and more about enabling employees to do great... Read more »

Jobless Claims Dip Last Week

?States reported that 242,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending May 13, a decrease of 22,000 from last week’s level. First-time jobless claims began to rise earlier this year, with about... Read more »

Microsoft Is Skipping Pay Raises This Year. Will Others Follow?

?As compensation strategies take the spotlight, one of the largest private employers in the U.S. says it is skipping raises for some employees this year. Microsoft will not raise salaries for full-time... Read more »

How to Embrace Neurodiverse Talent and Why You Should

?An estimated 15 percent to 20 percent of the world’s population exhibits some form of neurodivergence, according to various studies, and despite strides being made in advancing diversity and inclusion in the... Read more »

How to Embrace Neurodivergent Talent and Why You Should

?An estimated 15 percent to 20 percent of the world’s population exhibits some form of neurodivergence, according to various studies, and despite strides being made in advancing diversity and inclusion in the... Read more »

Job Satisfaction at a High Thanks to Work/Life Balance Strides

?Pandemic concerns, persistent inflation, burnout and more have wreaked havoc on employee well-being in recent years—but thanks to gains in pay, benefits and work/life balance, workers are actually happier than they have... Read more »

HR Plays Crucial Role in Response to Cyberattacks

?Common wisdom holds that when organizations are hit by a cyberattack, the ensuing response should be led by information technology (IT), security, legal and finance staff, with human resources taking a back... Read more »

Some Workers Are Ready to Embrace AI, But Others Fear It

?Half of U.S. workers believe that automating some of their job duties using artificial intelligence technology would give them more time to focus on other areas of their work, while nearly a... Read more »

Metaverse Workers: Where to Find Them—How to Hire Them

?You’ve likely head of the metaverse by now, even if you don’t quite know what it is. Like any new technological innovation, it’s a concept that is capturing the attention of consumers... Read more »
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