Dive Brief: BP expects to eliminate 6,200 corporate positions, or about 15% of its office-based workforce, by the end of the year as part of its ongoing cost-reduction strategy, Chief Financial Officer Kate Thompson said during the company’s second quarter ...

Only half of employees believe their employers’ policies around artificial intelligence usage are “very clear” and 57% said they may use AI in ways that violate company policies, per a report from Resume Now. “Without clear policies, employees may unintentionally ...

Employee referral programs can be a benefit to hiring managers. Not only do employees identify potential candidates and eliminate the need for extensive searches and/or shuffling through mountains of resumes, but employees are also rewarded for their role in the ...

In the first half of the year, one word continued to appear in headlines surrounding broad economic and political change: “uncertainty.” Construction Dive’s Uncertainty Series delves into how this lack of clarity is affecting contractors and what the future holds. ...

Dive Brief: A dental company will pay $61,000 to settle a charge that it refused to accommodate and then fired an employee who asked to wear a scrub skirt instead of scrub pants due to her religious beliefs, the U.S. ...

Artificial intelligence at work appears firmly in its wild west era: Workers say they’re pretending to understand the technology and funding their own use of it. Meanwhile, a significant share of employers say they’ve declined to prioritize learning and development ...

Employers in the U.S. announced more than 62,000 job cuts in July, marking a 29% increase from June and a 140% increase from the nearly 26,000 layoffs recorded in July 2024, according to a July 31 report from Challenger, Gray ...

Although some worker turnover can be expected, a large proportion can be anticipated and addressed before losing key talent, according to a July 30 report from McLean & Co. HR teams and managers can follow a customizable framework to identify ...

Dive Brief: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a district court to grant summary judgment to the agency Friday in an enforcement manager’s gender, race and national-origin discrimination lawsuit. The manager filed a complaint against EEOC in 2024, alleging ...

Editor’s note: The Back to Basics column serves as an accessible way to understand employment law. If you’re new to HR (or just need a little refresher), follow along as the HR Dive team speaks with legal experts, peruses federal ...