In one of many executive orders signed Monday, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to “take all necessary steps to terminate remote work.” The order states that employees should return to work in person on a full-time basis, with exemptions ...

Measuring the effectiveness of learning and development programs is an ongoing challenge in the HR space, but employers must be wary of using that as an excuse to invest in leadership programs that are “too general or do not sufficiently ...

Nearly half (45%) of U.S. managers said their company will likely lay off workers in 2025, according to a Jan. 15 report from ResumeTemplates.com. Managers cited several reasons for layoffs, including economic struggles, industry-specific challenges, automation and artificial intelligence, overstaffing ...

Dive Brief: President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders into effect Monday with the aim of dismantling the Biden administration’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the context of the federal workforce. One of the orders rescinded former President Joe ...

Pay transparency is a seismic shift reshaping how companies operate in a global marketplace. Multinational organizations must navigate a patchwork of constantly evolving global requirements in order to stay compliant. But this doesn’t have to be just about avoiding penalties ...

Narrowly tailored anti-harassment policies are unlikely to amount to civility rules that could violate labor rights, a National Labor Relations Board official said in a memo Thursday, assuaging some recent employer-side concerns. The board in 2023 reversed a Trump-era stance ...

Dive Brief: Employers may not require employees to use employer-provided paid leave during a portion of Family and Medical Leave Act leave that is run concurrently with leave under a state or local paid family or medical leave program, the ...

Steven Kirz is an operational excellence senior partner at West Monroe. Just about every business has felt the pressure to adopt artificial intelligence, including generative artificial intelligence. But a majority of executives are still waiting to see the efficiency, productivity ...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice jointly released new antitrust guidelines for businesses and HR professionals Jan. 16, replacing guidelines issued in 2016. The guidance reflects updated case law and references developments in employee management, including stipulations ...

P.F. Chang’s moved to voluntarily dismiss Tuesday a 2022 lawsuit alleging that HR services provider UKG breached a contract between the two parties when it lost the restaurant chain’s employee data and information. According to the filing in P.F. Chang’s ...