In 2024, workers are reporting double-digit declines in feelings of belonging and connectedness at work, according to an Oct. 1 report from Businessolver, which offers benefits and HR technology solutions. The major declines have occurred even as employees acknowledge that ...

Dive Brief: U.S. employers expect their healthcare costs to rise by 7.7% in 2025, compared to 6.9% in 2024 and 6.5% the previous year, according to the results of WTW’s 2024 Best Practices in Healthcare Survey. Healthcare costs in the ...

Managers are the “keystones of organizational success,” but the leadership they provide is in danger, according to a Sept. 26 report from workforce data analytics platform meQuilibrium. Compared to non-managers, managers are 36% more likely to say they’re feeling burned ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several labor and employment bills into law at the end of September, including two bills that address paid leave and time off taken under specific circumstances. Senate Bill 2123 eliminates a provision in the state’s ...

HR Chartables is HR Dive’s series about the numbers that drive HR decisions. And, well, making those numbers a little easier to look at on paper (er, screen?). In any case, we hope you enjoy this goofy, semi-regular data visualization ...

October, through National Disability Employment Awareness Month, is a time to commemorate the contributions of people with disabilities to America’s workplaces and economy. And those contributions are substantial: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment rate for disabled ...

Although generative AI tools are changing the workplace, they won’t replace workers — or even fully manage tasks without prompts, according to a recent presentation at Indeed FutureWorks 2024. Based on an Indeed analysis, generative AI is unlikely to replace ...

Dive Brief: Recent ground-breaking innovation in artificial intelligence and other technology has yet to show signs of lifting productivity, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said Tuesday, as companies seeking business insights and efficiency gains channel billions of dollars into generative ...

Dive Brief: A New Mexico-based movie theater company “mandatorily retired” a 72-year-old worker during a staff-wide reduction-in-force and denied him healthcare benefits after the age of 65, according to a complaint filed Friday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ...

While employers theoretically could prohibit political discussion in the workplace — with some exceptions — that doesn’t mean they should, according to lawyers from Duane Morris LLP. Practically and culturally doing so could be problematic, the lawyers explained during a ...