HR Dive

17/11/2025

A variety of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission documents and policies that have been on the chopping block for months will likely meet their end soon, Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal told attendees at an American Bar Association event Thursday. (Kate McGovern Tornone)

The agency’s newly installed Republican majority will be busy in the coming weeks, Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal, the lone Democrat on the commission, predicted Thursday.

17/11/2025

October reports for key economic indicators, including the monthly jobs report from the recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, will likely not be released due to the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing Wednesday. (Kathryn Moody)

As of publication, BLS has not stated when it will release data it was able to collect, such as the jobs data for September.

17/11/2025

“Coupled with today’s high costs, low wages leave many working people unable to afford basics such as groceries and gas — much less get ahead,” researchers with The Century Foundation said. (caroline colvin)

“Coupled with today’s high costs, low wages leave many working people unable to afford basics such as groceries and gas — much less get ahead,” researchers with The Century Foundation said.

17/11/2025

In an Atlassian survey of 7,000 working caregivers across seven countries, the majority of respondents (76%) said they feel like a “whole new workday starts” when they finish work and get into caregiving mode. (caroline colvin)

Here’s how workers are “stretched thin,” according to Atlassian data and other reports.

17/11/2025

Skills-first hiring should be treated as a companywide transformation rather than just an HR project, researchers said.

17/11/2025

Employers’ previous assumptions about how easily essential workers can be hired or replaced have become increasingly unreliable, according to a Josh Bersin report.

15/11/2025

Employees in fields like healthcare and finance trust AI more than they trust their colleagues, according to a new report.

14/11/2025

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how salary history bans affect workers’ earnings. (Ginger Christ)

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how salary history bans affect workers’ earnings.

14/11/2025

Three in 10 companies plan to replace employees with artificial intelligence next year as the technology drives increased automation in the workplace, affecting industries from information technology to accounting, resume writing firm AIResumeBuilder.com said in a report.

The industries most likely to see artificial intelligence-related layoffs include IT, financial services and accounting, per the study.

14/11/2025

More than a third of full-time workers are already earning extra income to cover holiday-related expenses, and another 29% intend to do so, according to the results of a ResumeTemplates.com survey of 1,000 full-time workers, released Tuesday. (Ginger Christ)

However, 39% said taking on extra work has or will likely hurt their productivity at their full-time job.

14/11/2025

Healthcare cost increases are projected to rise 9.6% in the U.S. in 2026, only a hair less than the 9.7% experienced this year, according to WTW’s 2026 Global Medical Trends report, released Tuesday. However, the increase remains “significantly higher” than the 7.6% seen in 2024. (Ginger Christ)

The increase remains “significantly higher” than the 7.6% seen in 2024.

14/11/2025

The union said its members are prepared for the longest and most serious strike in the brand’s history.