Some jobs are inherently more challenging than others, due to higher stress levels, degree of physical and mental risk, and overall responsibility. Roles in industries like logging, fishing, construction, and mining top the list for risk of personal injury. Firefighters, ...
Freelancers make up nearly half of the global workforce — and that number’s only going up. Contingent workforces — assembled based on project needs, encompassing contractors, freelancers and other temporary workers — are on the rise as companies aim to ...
As an HR or business leader, you’ve likely noticed some not-so-awesome trends around the workplace—rising stress, burnout, fragile morale—even if you haven’t put a name to them yet. A shaky economy, sky-high grocery and gas prices, and the lingering impact ...
Dive Brief: Recruit Holdings, parent company of Indeed and Glassdoor, announced layoffs Thursday affecting 1,300 employees in its HR technology segment, or about 6% of that segment’s total workforce. The move is in part an effort to adapt to artificial ...
Set in sunny San Diego, SHRM25 established an optimistic tone at a time of turmoil for the industry. Beset by widespread AI adoption and uncertainty, federal antagonism toward DEI and plummeting employee confidence, HR professionals were invited to rise to ...
By: Caroline Colvin • Published May 21, 2025 As economic headwinds force business leaders to rethink strategy, talent acquisition has not escaped unscathed. HR professionals confirmed as much in the 2025 Identity of HR survey. In the survey, 37% of ...
By: Ginger Christ and Ryan Golden • Published March 11, 2025 Five years. Five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, known then as the novel coronavirus, a global pandemic. Five years since states and municipalities issued stay-at-home orders, ...
TikTok may be best associated with the latest dance crazes and viral challenges, but the social media platform with more than 1.5 billion monthly users could be a boon in helping the construction industry find its next generation of skilled ...
Supervisors are quitting, yet nobody wants to step up to take their place, which is leading to burnout, poor workplace culture and empty leadership pipelines, according to a July 9 report from Express Employment Professionals. More than half of job ...
While 77% of companies allow artificial intelligence tools at work, only 32% offer training, according to a July 1 report from BambooHR. A gap is growing across organizational hierarchies, with 72% of C-suite and vice president-level executives using AI daily, ...