?States reported that 225,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Nov. 5, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised level and just over the prepandemic average... Read more »
?HR professionals typically understand what an applicant tracking system (ATS) does, such as creating job descriptions, managing applications and guiding candidates through the hiring process. But when you’re seeking a new HR... Read more »
?SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like... Read more »
?This year’s Election Day resulted in a strengthening of abortion rights in several states, five months after the Supreme Court’s ruling in June left it up to each state to prohibit abortion... Read more »
?The National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts hired former player Jeff Saturday on Nov. 7 as its interim head coach after firing its previous coach, Frank Reich, due to poor performance. However, Saturday’s... Read more »
Executives in the U.S. are concerned that a recession is looming within the next six months, and a majority of HR leaders are already implementing at least one strategy to reduce or adjust... Read more »
?A plaintiff who prevailed before the U.S. Supreme Court in a 2020 LGBTQ rights decision has settled his claim for $825,000. The Supreme Court ruled in its decision that Title VII of... Read more »
?More than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia’s National Cabinet announced on Sept. 30, an end to mandatory COVID-19 isolation commencing Oct. 14. From this date, individuals who... Read more »
?Although arbitrators in Canada have considered whether an employer in a unionized workplace can place an employee on unpaid leave for failing to comply with its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, the British... Read more »
For service members in civilian jobs who may be deployed while on reserve or in the National Guard, it’s imperative that they and their families can feel financially stable while they’re on... Read more »
