Culture Can Improve Retention in High-Volume, Lower-Paying Industries

?There are plenty of unique challenges when trying to recruit and retain hourly employees in high-turnover industries, such as retail, food service and convenience stores. In fact, turnover last year for full-time... Read more »

Viewpoint: Why Many Women Are Quitting Technology Sector Jobs

Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with The Conversation to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies.? By 2029, there will be 3.6 million computing jobs in the U.S., but there will... Read more »

Is It HR’s Job to Ensure Workers Are Happy?

HR is the custodian of the employee experience. Company culture is an organization’s calling card, and given that employees spend so much time working, organizations are best served by delivering a great... Read more »

How Managers Can Use Stay Interviews to Improve Retention

?Employees at isolved, an HR software provider, meet twice a year with their managers for an “engagement check-in.” Often called “stay interviews,” these planned conversations help leaders better understand what motivates and... Read more »

An Ethical Filter for Addressing Questionable Situations in the Workplace

?Sam is an HR director at a midsize manufacturing plant. At times, he feels at a loss for helping managers within his organization deal with ethical and moral challenges that come their... Read more »

Federal Hiring Outpaces Departures

Andrea Medici wrapped up three decades with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) late last year, around the same time Allecia Jones had settled in as a Foreign Service officer for the... Read more »

Laid-Off Tech Workers Finding New Jobs Quickly

?Many recently laid-off tech workers are finding jobs shortly after beginning their search, a new survey shows, as employers continue to hire people with in-demand skills in a tight labor market. We’ve... Read more »

Employers Expand the Concept of Benefits

?What’s considered an effective rewards strategy has evolved in recent years. Companies used to brag about their health and retirement benefits, but those have become table stakes. If an organization is going... Read more »

Sabbaticals Could Be the Solution to Employee Burnout

Employers seeking to recruit and retain talent may be overlooking a benefit that many workers are likely to appreciate—a sabbatical. Burnout is a major factor driving high job turnover, as employees seek... Read more »

Employee Dissatisfaction Is Up, Driven by Insufficient Pay and Burnout

New research on employee sentiment shows significant declines in employee satisfaction and commitment to their employers since last year, most noticeably with regard to compensation, work/life balance, benefits and career goals. HR... Read more »
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