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COVID & Unemployment

Hiring? You might need more HR employees first.

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 25, 2021
HR job postings are up 47% since before the pandemic, according to job data from Indeed.
HR job postings are up 47% since before the pandemic, according to job data from Indeed.
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Is Amazon's high turnover a huge red flag or the secret to its dominance?

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson , Rose Conlon and Daniel Shin
Jun 18, 2021
Inside the investigation into "the Amazon that customers don't see."
A sweeping New York Times investigation into Amazon's warehouses reveals high turnover, HR errors and worker frustration.
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Race and Economy

For chief diversity officers, a changed landscape after Floyd's murder

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 3, 2021
Head of diversity jobs doubled in five years and they're everywhere now. Turnover in these roles is also very high.
Companies are making more urgent changes, but work for CDOs can be exhausting, and turnover for the position is high.
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Workplace Culture

Can AI make hiring fairer and more efficient?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Aug 14, 2019
AI advocates say it's better for people on both sides.
A visitor holds a hand of an AILA, or Artificial Intelligence Lightweight Android.
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Workplace Culture

Advocates of “instant hiring” urge companies to take back their time

by Jana Kasperkevic
Aug 6, 2019
In a tight labor market, timing might be everything.
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Workplace Culture

We know about exit interviews. What about “stay” interviews?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 30, 2019
The so-called stay interview is an increasingly popular means of trying to retain staff.
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Workplace Culture

Reflecting, rebranding ... but can HR repair its reputation?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 17, 2019
At the annual conference of the Society for Human Resource Management, concerned HR executives reviewed practices and traded ideas.
Delegates mingle at the 2019 SHRM annual conference.
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The role of human resources in workplace harassment

by David Brancaccio , Daniel Shin and Redmond Carolipio
Aug 10, 2018
Phyllis Hartman, an HR expert, talks to us about the challenges HR faces when dealing with issues of a potentially hostile workplace.
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Survey finds that in tech, retaliation for speaking up about workplace discrimination is common

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
Jul 24, 2018
The anonymous app Blind shows that over 40 percent of tech employees who reported incidents to management or HR faced backlash.
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Do corporate wellness programs work?

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 16, 2018
A new study says they help employee retention, but not employee health.
Would you be more likely to go rock-climbing if your company picked up part of the tab? 
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