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 ...
Dive Brief: Unlocking AI’s potential isn’t just a tech challenge, it’s a talent issue as well, according to LinkedIn’s quarterly Executive Confidence Index, released Oct. 21. Nearly 9 in 10 (86%) of the 1,000 U.S. and U.K. talent acquisition professionals ...
El Paso, Texas-based logistics company Fat & Broke — which operates as Gamer Logistics — is facing age discrimination allegations for employees and applicants age 65 or older, according to a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The ...
Dive Brief: The U.S. Treasury Department launched an online payment website for employers to pay President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, according to an update Monday from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. USCIS said the ...
Dive Brief: Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance are up 6%, or $1,408, compared to last year, according to KFF’s 2025 Employer Health Benefits Survey. That’s in keeping with the 7% increases recoded by the organization over each of the ...
Four in 10 U.S. workers have roles with the characteristics of “quality jobs,” such as fair pay, predictable schedules and opportunities for career growth and advancement, according to an Oct. 16 report based on the American Job Quality Study, led ...