The changes echo several other companies’ shifts on DE&I in recent months.
McDonald’s rebrands its DE&I team, but says it’s “committed to inclusion,” after threats from Robby Starbuck
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Hiring, quits slowed further in November, but HR should prepare for changes in 2025
The labor market continued to cool in November—but HR shouldn’t necessarily count on the trend persisting in 2025.
How a Google accommodations leader’s ‘disability journey’ led her to push corporate America to rethink disability inclusion
“This is across corporate America as a whole. So then it was like, well, let’s fix it from the inside out.”
98% of businesses have gender identity and sexual orientation non-discrimination policies, up from 5% in 2002, report finds
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation analyzed benefits at 1,449 companies, including 376 Fortune 500 companies.
Why one consulting firm is taking a more analog approach to sorting through hundreds of job applications
West Monroe has seen significant interest from job seekers, despite relatively low unemployment.
This tech outsourcing firm created an algorithm similar to a dating app to match candidates to job requisitions
Buenos Aires-headquartered software development outsourcing firm BairesDev received 2,400,000 applicants in 2024, 21% higher than 2023.
How working as a drug store cashier led this people pro to HR
“For me, I’m always very driven to try to continue to build really great stuff…Oftentimes, you don’t have that ability when you’re at a lower level, so you have to climb that ladder.”
Both structure and choice define Organic Valley’s hybrid work policy
“We really felt strongly that whatever we did, ensuring that it’ll give employees as much as possible choice was really important.”
Over 75% of S&P 500 companies in the US tie executive incentive plans to ESG metrics
More than 50% of US companies use DE&I metrics to develop executive pay plans, despite activist pressure against such programs.
Most employee bonuses last year were expected to match 2023 levels
Bonuses for financial services employees were predicted to buck the overall trend, with payouts at a three-year high.
HR leaders want to ditch bad recruiting habits like ghosting candidates and rigid assessment tests in 2025
New year, new recruiting strategy.
HR leaders want to put generational differences to bed in 2025
HR leaders want to embrace strategies that support all workers, regardless of their age.
Nissan becomes the latest automaker to bend to Robby Starbuck
The company will no longer participate in workplace indexes, but it appears little else will change.
America First Legal may not have won a DE&I “victory” against American Airlines
The Department of Labor did not indicate that the airline had engaged in any illegal hiring practices.
Lower-court judges could impact the future of DE&I initiatives
A climate of fear could prompt some organizations to unnecessarily change their DE&I strategies, one expert predicts.
Seasonal hiring is a year-round strategy at UPS
“It’s really a lot of pressure for them. So I want somebody that comes in with a great attitude,” UPS’s Jeff Grant tells HR Brew.