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As cancer diagnoses rise, here’s how HR can provide better support
Research shows organisations are ill-equipped to navigate the complexities of cancer in the workplace. Here, Founder of Working With Cancer, Barbara Wilson, shares 12 HR best practices for supporting affected employees and their unique cancer-care journeys. April marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, one of many dedicated periods aimed at increasing understanding of cancer and its…
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What Severance teaches us about the dark side of workplace culture
The hit US drama, Severance, takes us deep inside a dystopian workplace – but does it also trigger a twinge of recognition? Leadership expert Deborah Wain shares stark lessons from Apple TV’s hit drama on the realities of employee disconnection at work. If you haven’t yet jumped on the Severance hype train, let me set the stage…
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Zoom fatigue, AI FOMO and tech overload: How HR can help employees
New research shows employees face exhaustion from digital tools while also feeling eager to adopt AI to enhance productivity. LiveCareer’s Jasmine Escalera, PhD, urges HR leaders to help balance the benefits of workplace technology with the risks of its overuse. Technology in the workplace has gone from being a helpful tool to a daily necessity,…
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Expect the sticky stuff: How to overcome resistance to change
Struggling to get certain employees ‘on board’ with your change initiative? Ella Overshott, Co-director of Pecan Partnership, shares five steps to overcome resistance and make change stick. One of the most frequent and frustrating leadership challenges we experience is integrating change fully into new ways of working, to the extent that it is sustained and…
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The case for holistic financial wellness
Sponsored Content By Bank of America As benefits managers look to expand their offerings beyond the basics, it might help to consider taking a holistic approach that includes the more nuanced — but equally as important — needs of their employees. This is important because employees are specifically looking for benefits that go beyond their retirement…
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More than 1 in 4 workers don’t know if they have mental healthcare benefits, survey finds
More than 1 in 4 workers don’t know if they have mental healthcare benefits, survey finds HR can potentially bolster usage of mental health benefits with the right kind of destigmatizing communication and training. Emilie Shumway, Editor Listen to the article 2 min https://www.hrdive.com/news/workers-dont-know-if-they-have-mental-healthcare-benefits/741272/ Dive Brief: Dive Insight: HR professionals continually run into a frustrating…
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Black workers and workers with disabilities are seeking flexible jobs in record numbers
More workers want fully remote jobs or “fully flexible hours,” allowing them to choose when their workdays begin and end. By Carolyn Crist Record numbers of Black and disabled workers looked for jobs with flexible schedule arrangements in 2024, setting the stage for major talent trends in 2025, according to a Jan. 28 report from Flexa. Most workers…
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HR pros report difficulty selling the C-suite on child care benefits
Despite obstacles to buy-in, survey respondents said they personally believe such benefits reduce turnover, help with recruiting and improve productivity. By Laurel Kalser, Contributor Dive Brief: Dive Insight: HR professionals responding to the survey largely said they’ve experienced or anticipate increased demand for child care solutions from employees. Most also said such benefits would be critical…
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While most employees find meaning at their job, 35% say they are thinking about a change
Employee well-being and job satisfaction continue to shape the world of work, Manpower Group says. By Carolyn Crist Although 8 in 10 workers say they find meaning in their current jobs, 1 in 3 also say they’re eyeing the exit, which reveals a paradox in the evolving workplace landscape, according to a Nov. 12 report based…
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This week in 5 numbers: Generation Z wants job stability, but their managers are stressed
Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many leaders have considered quitting over the burden of managing Gen Z. Ginger Christ,Editor The push-and-pull between what Generation Z wants and how companies are responding wages on, as more surveys reveal what Gen Z considers nonnegotiable and how managers…
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