• Embracing pay transparency to drive pay equity

    Pay transparency laws – laws requiring an employer to provide pay ranges for open roles, either in the job posting or through direct communication with candidates – are now on the books in ten states, with more likely on the way. Chiefly, pay transparency laws aim to reduce pay inequity and close the gender pay gap.…

  • 10 managerial blunders to avoid in 2024

    Managerial blunders will happen everyday across your workforce. But which are the most common, and how can your managers avoid them? Here’s ten faux pas, to get you started… 1. Demonstrating poor modelling  Leaders need to embody the attitudes and behaviours that you expect to see within your team so if you want to raise…

  • Age bias claims highlight pitfalls of omitting older workers from DEI goals

    A lack of warmth — and even downright hostility — toward older talent is apparent in recent suits. Published Jan. 24, 2024 Caroline ColvinReporter An oft-forgotten facet of diversity, equity and inclusion work, age is a veritable workplace issue — one protected by federal law. Older workers receive protection through the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ,…

  • The Big Stay: The secret to boosting your engagement and retention

    It wasn’t too long ago we were all talking about (and stressing over) the Great Resignation.  Between June 2021 and December 2022, “over 4 million Americans quit” their jobs every month. To be blunt, the pressure on HR was never higher due to the immense challenges of managing extreme turnover rates, reshaping organizational cultures, and maintaining…

  • 4 Ways to Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

    BY SHARON RUSINOWITZ DIRECTOR OF CONTENT MARKETING Greater diversity and inclusion in the workplace fuels a wider range of ideas, expertise, and life experience, helping evolve any organization’s collective knowledge and overall mindset. In fact, there’s plenty of tangible evidence pointing to the fact that diversity is better for business. Studies reveal that more diverse…

  • 12 HR and work predictions for 2024

    What lies ahead for HR and the worksphere in 2024? We bring you predictions from experts in wellbeing, leadership, culture and transformational HR. Another new year, another attempt to predict how work and HR will evolve as we journey through it. As is now HRZone tradition, we asked our top-ranking writers of 2023 to polish up their…

  • Companies reduce philanthropy aimed at boosting racial, gender equality

    Changes in “corporate citizenship” initiatives coincide with a federal backlash against efforts to promote sustainability in the private and public sectors. Jim Tyson, Senior Reporter Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Changes in corporate philanthropy coincide with a government backlash against efforts to promote environmental, social and governance goals in the private and public sectors. Beginning with…