HR Brew

JANUARY 3, 2025

We chat 1:1 with HR pros about their career journeys. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to share your story with us. A lot of HR pros learn people lessons in unlikely places. Krystal Cooper, VP of people operations at logistics and supply chain company Vizion, held various roles at Thrift Drug in Allendale, New Jersey when she was 1521 years old.

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HR Brew

JANUARY 3, 2025

It all started with a facilities meeting in February 2023. Executive leaders and the facilities team at organic foods producer Organic Valley were meeting to address facility constraint and workspace needs as the southwestern-Wisconsin-based cooperative moved toward calling employees back to the office. Some people in the meetingincluding Kimberly Turnmire, VP of organizational developmentbegan to wonder: What problem are we actually here to solve for?

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HR Brew

JANUARY 2, 2025

More than three-quarters (77%) of US companies in the S&P 500 tied executive incentive plans to at least one environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metric in 2024, matching the 2023 rate, according to a new study by WTW. However, the payout rate for hitting ESG metrics is about 10% higher than it is for reaching financial goals, leading some investors to worry that ESG aims are being set too low, the report said.

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HR Brew

JANUARY 2, 2025

Last year, the bonus pool at 58% of companies was expected to match the 2023 incentives rate, according to a survey by Gartner. The 2024 study (surveying 64 total rewards leaders) found that 11% of organizations planned to increase their short-term incentive budgets, while 6% expected to decrease. Nearly a quarter (22%) hadnt made a decision. Bonuses in the financial services industry were expected to soar anywhere from 5% to 35%, the best performance since 2021, a report by Johnson Associates f

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This year was a tough one for recruiters. As hiring demand declined amid a labor market cooldown , they were pummeled with a rapidly growing volume of applications from job seekers desperate to get their foot in the doorand angered when hiring teams didnt respond. So, when asked what trends theyd like to ditch in 2025, its arguably no surprise that many HR leaders focused on breaking the cycle of bad recruiting habits.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Theres arguably no drama more juicy right now than that between the different generations in the workplace. Gen Zers are entitled and have bad office manners , just like the millennials who came before them, and baby boomers are too stuck in their waysno wonder theyre at each other's throats. (Gen Xers, the forever latchkey kids that they are, continue to get overlooked in the scuffle.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Victory. Thats how America First Legal (AFL), a conservative non-profit, began a Dec. 17 press release claiming an airline had ditched its alleged discriminatory hiring practices following a complaint AFL filed against the company. However, the fine print suggests this may not be the whole story. AFL filed a complaint with the EEOC in Nov. 2023, claiming American Airlines (and other airlines) had discriminatory hiring practices that supposedly favored women and people of color, Bloomberg reporte

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The holiday season is in full swing, and its shaping up to be yet another busy year for big shipping companieseven before we all start panickedly placing our last-minute online gift orders. This holiday season, shipping giant UPS aims to hire 125,000 total seasonal workersabout 25,000 more than the year priorwho will primarily work for the company during its largest peak season during the end-of-year holidays.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Ever prepped for a difficult conversation in front of the mirror, with a friend or colleague, or even with a leadership expert at a workshop? Well, practicing in front of the mirror has nothing on this new L&D tech designed to help managers tackle difficult conversations. Tenor, the AI-powered leadership development platform, announced today it raised $5.4 million in seed funding from Base10 Partners, with participation from Reach Capital and additional angel investors.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Crack open your books, because the future of work might require you to be a perpetual student. Thats according to Madeleine Wallace, founder and CEO of consultancy Windrose Vision. In her recent book, Thrive in the AI and Digital Age: The SEAM 4-Step Career Guide and Workbook , she shared how leaders and people professionals can thrive in an AI-powered world by becoming lifelong learners.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Sometimes, the grass is greener on the other side. But, in this labor market, recruiters are wishing for greener pastures everywhere. The white-collar job market has been cooling , just as the blue-collar market has been heating up. In fact, hiring rates are highest for workers making less than $55,000 a year, and lowest for those making more than $96,000, according to data from investment company Vanguard.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The fallout from Brian Thompsons murder in New York City earlier this month likely extended far beyond those who knew and loved the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Over 396,000 people work at the insurers parent company, UnitedHealth Group. And when tragedy strikes a company, leaders must think about how it may affect all of their employees, regardless of the event, said Jeff Gorter, vice president of clinical crisis response at R3 Continuum, which provides mental health services to organizations deali

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Not to be the bearer of bad news, but the return-to-office debate may never endespecially as hybrid workers are more likely to experience burnout than their remote and in-person counterparts. Full-time employees on a hybrid schedule experience an average of 1.1 burnout symptoms, which may include low energy or exhaustion, negative feelings about your job, anxiety about going to work, disappointment with your job performance or with your career prospects, according to WFH Research.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 17, 2024

There was no shortage of debate over DE&I in 2024. Some companies reaffirmed their commitment to initiatives, while others appeased conservative activists, and DE&I leaders faced an uncertain job market. The health of DE&I initiatives in 2025 remains uncertain, especially as politicians turn up the rhetoric, but a new study indicates that while companies anticipate change ahead, most are committed to DE&I.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Its nearly the most wonderful time of the year *checks notes*: Performance review season, a time that managers and individual contributors alike cherish dearly. (In case its not clear, were being sarcastic.) While the annual performance review cycle has remained status quo for many companies, advancements in AI and employees interest in more frequent feedback have prompted some people teams to rethink the process.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Corporate culture has earned its fair share of ridicule recently. But its not just workers who are sick of certain workplace norms: HR prosdespite being considered the poster child for cringy workplace culture actually want change, too. People pros shared with HR Brew the aspects of workplace culture that theyd like to wave goodbye to in the new year, and what changes theyd like to see instead.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 16, 2024

To Twill founder and CEO Michelle Volberg, instead of improving the recruiting landscape, ChatGPT and the salvo of generative-AI powered tools are actually making it more difficult for recruiters to find the right candidates and make the best hiring decisions. Tools like ChatGPT can help candidates tailor their rsums and cover letters to individual job descriptions, taking rsum embellishment to the next level.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From employee nicknames to flexible ways of working, people leaders are often tasked with coming up with new ways of creating culture, and connecting their workforce to it. At consultancy KPMG, the people team has a platform that aims to connect its 36,000 US employees to company culture efforts, according to Sandy Torchia, the firms vice chair of talent and culture.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Last week, Coldwell Banker Warburg hosted its brokers and guests at Barlume, a newly opened New York City restaurant, where they could sip on a signature cocktail, enjoy some food, and dance to music curated by a DJ. About 150 people attended the soire, making it the largest party the company has held since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Kevelyn Guzman, regional vice president at Coldwell Banker Warburg.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Despite a softening job market, US employers are expected to grant merit increases of 3.3% to non-unionized employees in 2025the same rate as this year, according to a report by Mercer. Its not surprising to us to see employers really kind of keeping up with the part of what they had done in the prior year, said Jack Jones, principal consultant at Mercer.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Another banner year for digital technology (lookin at you, AI) has got us thinking about the oldest HR stereotype in the bookpaper pushing. In reality, large swaths of the HR workflow live in the cloud, and very few instances remain where paper is critical. A lot of the times, HR departments are understaffed, so theyre trying to do the most amount of impact in their organizations with the least amount of peoplethey might just default to things that are familiar to them, and whats more familiar t

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 13, 2024

DoorDash delivery workers who participated in the companys Portable Benefits Pilot Program in Pennsylvania earned an average of nearly $200 from the company which can be used for expenses such as buying health insurance. Under the program, which was originally slated for six months, workers are now estimated to earn about $400 when the 12-month trial ends in March 2025, according to a recent report about the program issued by DoorDash and prepared by NDP Analytics.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Every elder millennial probably remembers the sheer stress of playing Oregon Trail in the 90s. Traversing the country in spite of bad weather, animal attacks, and broken-down wagons, only to end up dying from dysentery before reaching the finish line. Now, imagine playing that game in your late 30s, but make it corporate. Thats what Chief just did with a new free game dubbed T he Corporate Trail.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Irmgard Naudin ten Cate believed she was destined to be a lawyeruntil, in her last year of law school, she realized she wasnt passionate about the hours of research the law career required. Towards the end, I kind of thought, Oh, my God, I'm going to be sitting in the library all day, and I want to talk to our clients, she told HR Brew. I suddenly realized what I didnt truly enjoy about that profession.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The only resolutions HR and compliance heroes care about are those inked in the lawbooks. HR pros are ringing in the new year in styleby updating internal policies and ensuring their organizations are compliant with new laws and regulations or big changes to old ones. Its really a great time to be thinking about bigger questions, like what those new compliance requirements mean for your organization and how can you use those to your advantage?

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 10, 2024

HR pros have had a rough go of it this year. Whether theyve been impacted by layoffs or burnout, Mary Olson-Menzel, founder and CEO of executive coaching firm MVP, offers advice for finding career inspiration in her book, What Lights You Up? Illuminate Your Path and Take the Next Big Step in Your Career. While many people pros offer great guidance to their employees, she told HR Brew that her book serves as a handbook for how they can help themselves, too.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Pay transparency laws will take effect in five states next year, bringing the total states with legislation to help end salary gaps to 14, according to the National Womens Law Center (NWLC). Several other states are considering similar legislation, Paycom reported. Meanwhile, a handful of cities, such as Toledo, OH and Washington D.C., have enacted such laws.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Four years ago, as the pandemic raged, Chipotle Mexican Grill leaders heard employees discuss their money woes and offered a financial counseling benefit to help them cope. This year, it expanded its financial wellness offerings to include student debt repayment, pay-on-demand, and a special debit card that helps users build a credit profile. Daniel Banks, Chipotles director of global benefits, said that more than 73% of its roughly 125,000 global employees are members of Gen Z who are racking u

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A new survey from leave management software company Cocoon shows just how impactful paid leave policies are for both US job applicants and employees. The survey found that paid leave is a must-have for many candidates, with 60% of respondents reporting that the lack of a competitive paid leave package would be a deal breaker when considering a new job.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 9, 2024

People dont like being told what to do, especially when it comes to where they work. While workers may compare HR teams enacting return-to-office (RTO) policies to hall monitors micromanaging school attendance, theyre also tired of the same old RTO debate. Thats according to more than a dozen HR pros who told us RTO is a workplace fad theyd like to leave behind in 2024.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 5, 2024

With 2024 in the rearview mirror, it’s time to take stock. Did those resolutions get tackled? Were those goals accomplished? Any needed changes in order to thrive in the next annum? HR pros are no strangers to reviewing what’s happened over the year. At HR Brew, we thought now was also a good time to take stock and assess the myriad changes and development of HR technology, specifically the AI tech finding its way into organizations across the globe.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Spain recently experienced some of the worst flooding in decades. Now, the country has approved a new type of paid leave to keep workers safe. Where in the world? On Nov. 29, Spain enacted “paid climate leave,” which provides up to four days off to workers during weather emergencies, the Guardian reported. The legislation came swiftly after the October floods in Valencia, on the country’s east coast, when hundreds of office workers were trapped after their employers required them to report to th

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Roughly 16% of the global population has a disability, and that percentage is growing as people age and develop more health conditions. Yet workplaces frequently aren’t set up for disabled workers to thrive. A new survey finds that while most disabled workers share their diagnosis with at least one person at work, they often face microaggressions and are denied accommodations.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Riddle me this: What can’t corporate America quit? Answer: The return-to-office debate. While the RTO conservation has evolved since 2020, next year, HR leaders will continue to bring employees back to the office four, or even five, days a week. Of the 14% of people pros preparing for RTO in 2025, 45% are planning for a five-day return, according to a recent HR Brew survey.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 3, 2024

One (most likely) was not able to predict a future that would include social media feeds filled with heartbreaking AI-generated videos of feline furballs facing off with Bulldog bullies, losing loved ones to tragedy, or overcoming other trials and tribulations, set to the tune of a Billie Eilish ballad. But nevertheless the AI proliferation of daily life, culture, and work continues.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Elon Musk will not receive a compensation package worth more than $50 billion after a Delaware judge on Monday affirmed her earlier ruling that rescinded the pay Tesla had awarded its chief executive officer, the New York Times reported. In January, the judge, Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, struck down the award, stating that shareholders hadn’t been adequately informed of the package’s details and that some board members were not sufficiently independent.

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HR Brew

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Most people don’t dream of a career in HR from a young age. Many pros, as we’ve covered in past installments of Coworking, got interested in the function either during college or when considering a career change. But Shannon Hilmar, director of talent acquisition at Deputy, an HR software provider primarily for companies with shift workers, said she had a “really early interest” in the profession that emerged during one of her first-ever jobs, working as a shift worker at McDonald’s.

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