The once common ritual fell out of fashion following the Great Recession, until this year.
Employers seemingly disregard etiquette, laying off employees right before the holidays
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Year in review: Some of the biggest HR moves in 2025
It was a big year for HR appointments and departures. Here are some of the most notable.
How HR can craft a paid jury duty leave benefit
While a paid leave benefit for jury duty can help alleviate stress for workers, employers also have to consider the costs.
Jury duty creates stress for employers and employees alike. Here’s how HR can navigate.
Businesses face a complex legal landscape when it comes to paid jury duty leave in the US.
Starbucks’s HR chief aims to fuel customer loyalty by investing in workers
“If we invest in our partners and we deliver on that in-store experience for them, they will deliver on the experience for our customers,” Kelly says.
World of HR: Vodacom South Africa brings sign language into the workplace
The company is embedding the language into employee programs and providing sign language education to create a more inclusive workplace for Deaf employees.
How two people leaders designed their post-RTO workplace
The RTO debate may be over, but discussions about the post-RTO office continue into 2026.
AT&T promised it will not pursue DEI programs in a new letter to the FCC
The letter emphasized AT&T’s commitment to legal compliance, but didn’t outline any policy changes.
2025 in review: Businesses walked a fine line on DEI as the government ramped up threats on corporate initiatives
Despite the government directives and rollbacks, many employers stuck with DEI, and practitioners are hopeful that progress towards workplace equality will continue.
BambooHR partners with Xero Payroll to expand global reach to New Zealand, Australia, and the UK
The new integration between BambooHR and Xero helps simplify payroll and maintain single-source-of-truth recordkeeping.
How to go from surviving to thriving at work
“I think, in the corporate world, a lot of us are experiencing survival mode, not acute like when a tiger is chasing you, but chronic, that it can go on for years.”
How HR can promote work-life balance
“HR sets the tone,” Sam DeMase, career expert at ZipRecruiter, says.
Legislative lowdown: Starbucks’s $39 million settlement highlights Fair Workweek compliance challenges
New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection found Starbucks failed to give some workers regular schedules, among other violations.
2025 in review: EEOC and DOJ shift course on DEI
The changes were a response to the Trump administration’s anti-DEI priorities.
This people leader wrote a company story to improve the candidate and employee experience
What started as a personal playbook has become a “source of truth” at HR tech platform Justworks.
Pay transparency set to disrupt companies’ total rewards strategies over the next 2 years
Few people managers believe their company’s rewards strategy is effectively communicated, according to a Korn Ferry survey fielded in October.