Employers added 151,000 jobs in February, but the federal workforce cuts and tariffs could rain on growth.
Job gains in February were strong, but ‘stormy clouds’ are on the horizon, experts say
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World of HR: Canada will support businesses if tariffs take effect, employment minister promises
Employers in Canada and the US are on edge as they grapple with uncertainty.
RTO mandates are not leading to more collaboration, connectivity, or innovation
“We can’t just bring people back to the office, and changing nothing else, assume that all of a sudden we get collaboration, or all of a sudden we get connectivity,” a McKinsey partner tells HR Brew.
Cameo puts its money where its office is with new RTO policy
The video messaging platform is betting workers will comply with a four-day-a-week RTO policy, thanks to a raise.
How the federal government’s RTO may affect corporate America
President Trump’s approach to RTO in the federal government may trickle down into the private sector.
Trump claims private companies have ended DEI during address to Congress
In reality, many companies are sticking with their DEI initiatives, or positioned to “wait-and-see.”
Two factors account for most of the gender pay gap. Here’s what HR can do about them.
While women switch jobs at a similar frequency to men, they take career breaks more often, and for longer periods of time, a recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute finds.
Don’t bring employees back to the 2019 workplace
“People coming into the office, they should be, we should be, focusing on community building and building up those relationships that we’ve lost because of the pandemic.”
Employ acquires Pillar to supercharge interviewing with the help of AI
The technology will help recruiters focus more on making the right hiring decisions.
Meet the nonprofit leader helping JPMorgan, Alphabet, and other companies hire 100,000 low-income New Yorkers by 2030
Kiersten Barnet oversees a nonprofit created by Jamie Dimon and other top CEOs to address socioeconomic inequalities in NYC.
Salesforce’s head of talent growth and development shares how the tech giant is training its 72,000 employees on agentic AI
“For us, reskilling is more critical and urgent than ever.”
Legislative lowdown: EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases
The EEOC has indicated it won’t prioritize workplace bias cases filed by transgender individuals, but discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees remains illegal.
What benefits leaders should know about Trump’s executive order to expand IVF access
The EO leaves certain issues that may be on the mind of benefits leaders unaddressed, such as eligibility and the question of fetal personhood.
Employees care less and less about workplace relationships, new research finds
Glassdoor’s Adam Grant is worried about the impacts to well-being and performance.
RTO roadblocks continue plaguing companies. Workplace experts share what they can do better.
Lacking space and employee resistance continue to halt many return-to-office plans.
Unpacking two recent changes to Meta’s compensation programs
The changes come shortly after the firm began laying off some 3,600 workers, citing performance-related reasons.