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Human Resources Professionals Say Their Jobs Are Harder Than Ever, As They Try To Recruit And Retain Employees In A Hot Job Market
The job market has been wild. We went from firing and furloughs during the early days of the pandemic to fighting a war to find talent. With the new Omicron variant, we now have another curveball to worry about. To gain a sense of the job market, GoCo, a leading provider of flexible software solutions for HR, benefits and payroll, conducted a survey of human resources professionals, asking them about the “current state of retention, hiring and pressures on HR to fill vacant positions.” Spoiler alert: the study shows that companies that hesitate to increase wages, enhance benefit choices or offer retention bonuses to attract and keep good workers will have a hard time recruiting and retaining top talent.
Future Trends In The Hot Job Market Will Focus On Diversity, Employer Branding, Proactive Recruiting And Non-Location-Based Pay
As the year is slowly coming to an end, it's a great time to gaze into our crystal balls and see what may happen in the future. In a conversation with Samantha Lawrence, senior vice president of people strategy at Hired, the largest AI-driven marketplace that matches ambitious tech and sales talent with the world’s most innovative companies, she offers her take on the job market.
Moderna CEO Repeats That Vaccine Won’t Work For Omicron; Antibody Cocktails Also Need Modification
After spending yesterday doing interviews with practically every major American news organization, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel on Tuesday tanked shares in his own company after telling Britain’s premier financial newspaper that he expects vaccines will “struggle” to stop the omicron variant.
Corporate Fire This Employee Because She Takes 10 Minutes To Reply To Emails, Regret It Immediately
Hang on tight, Pandas, because we’ve got an awesome story about malicious compliance to share with you today. Redditor u/cranne went viral after sharing how she got fired from “the worst place” she has ever worked at. She was in charge of speaker coordination and right from the get-go, there were major red flags popping up in the company, left, right, and center.
Americans Are Quitting Their Jobs At Record Rates—Here Are The 10 States Leading The Trend
America is becoming a nation of quitters — with a record 4.4 million workers handing in their resignations in September. But the trend isn’t spread evenly across the country, with some states experiencing sharp increases in workers handing in their two-week notices.
A.I. Hiring Software Faces A Regulatory Reckoning
Legislation recently passed in New York City that would regulate using artificial intelligence in the hiring process could have major repercussions nationwide. In early November, New York’s city council passed a bill that would require companies selling A.I.-powered hiring software to conduct third-party audits of their technology to ensure it doesn’t discriminate against women and people of color, among other problems involving bias.
In the Summer, Three Workplace Activists Were Making Waves at Apple— All Three Are Now Gone
Last week, software engineer Cher Scarlett left Apple upon reaching a settlement with the company following months of workplace activism. Scarlett, who worked at Apple for a year and a half, is perhaps best known for her work with #AppleToo, an employee activist movement that seeks to collect and publicize concerns about pay equity, harassment, and other issues at the company. “I didn’t feel like I could feasibly continue to work and also advocate for others publicly,” Scarlett told me. “I felt like there was no place for me there.”
The Benefits Of Not Joining The Great Resignation
More than four million Americans quit their jobs in September 2021. That’s 3% of the US working population – a record-breaking proportion. And it’s not just the US; the Great Resignation is happening across the world, as workers clean out their desks to head for new roles elsewhere. But, at the risk of sounding like your mother, just because everybody else is quitting doesn’t mean you should, too.
This UK Bank Has Moved To A Four-Day Workweek Without Cutting Pay
A British bank has adopted a four-day workweek for all its employees without cutting pay, saying it’s the largest UK company so far to make such a move. Atom Bank announced on Tuesday that it had also reduced the weekly hours of its 430 staff to 34 from 37.5 and expected most workers to take either Monday or Friday off. The change is voluntary and would mean staff working slightly longer days.
Workers’ Paradise? Portugal’s New Teleworking Law Takes Flak
Portugal’s new law on working from home makes the European Union country sound like a workers’ paradise. Companies can’t attempt to contact their staff outside working hours. They must help staff pay for their home gas, electric and internet bills. Bosses are forbidden from using digital software to track what their teleworkers are doing.
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