Workers avoid negotiating compensation more because they believe employers are not open to it than because they don’t think they have the proper skills, according to researchers from Harvard, Brown and University of California Los Angeles.  The researchers conducted an ...

Dive Brief: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s policy to administratively close investigations of disparate-impact discrimination charges — pursuant to an executive order by President Donald Trump — is unlawful and should be enjoined, a former Amazon employee alleged in ...

Note from the editor Employees report significant room for improvement when it comes to financial wellness. In response, HR has worked to weave financial wellness initiatives not only into benefits offerings but also throughout the employee life cycle. This report details ...

Although most Americans still see diversity, equity and inclusion as part of corporate responsibility, fewer view it as a top business priority now, according to an Oct. 23 report from Gallup and Bentley University. In a survey, 69% of U.S. ...

Labor continues to be the biggest controllable expense c-stores grapple with, but some retailers are managing it much better than others. Family Express, which operates about 80 stores in Indiana, has managed to steadily increase its income per labor hour ...

Employers and employees may feel a little disconnected right now — despite, of course, the various headlines about job hugging. Even before landing a job, workers are haunted by ghosting, job scams and even discrimination, according to a Remote.co report. ...

Dive Brief: According to HUB International’s 2026 Benefits Cost Trend report, updated Monday, researchers see the costs of benefits going up — with pharmacy being considered a driving factor. High-cost drugs, such as GLP-1s and auto-immune medications, were two of ...

Google’s looking to help people improve their AI skills, and digital literacy in general, with a new “Google Skills” learning hub, which will offer 3,000 courses on technology-focused elements. Google’s new Skills hub will integrate content from Google Cloud, Google ...

Equity grants — a compensation option that gives employees company stock — are increasing in popularity around the globe, according to a report published last week. That means HR professionals should think beyond pay and design compensation strategies that integrate ...

Dive Brief: Ghosting, scams and discrimination plague the job hunt, according to Remote.co’s Job Search Realities & Risks Report, released Wednesday.  More than a quarter of workers surveyed said they’ve been the victim of a job scam, and half said ...