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The past 25 years have been an uphill journey for the HR function

HR Brew

Gen Zers born in 2000 will have their quarter-life crisis this year. If that doesnt make you feel old, just think about how much HR has changed over the span of their lifetimes. When Liz Bronson started her HR career as a recruiter in the early 2000s, her days consisted of a lot more phone callsand paperwork. So much is different, she told HR Brew, and so much isnt.

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Leveraging Data Analytics for Strategic Workforce Planning

EmployeeConnect

Strategic workforce planning is essential for organizations looking to stay ahead in an increasingly competitive business landscape. Gone are the days when workforce decisions were made based on intuition or outdated models. Today, HR systems equipped with advanced data analytics capabilities enable businesses to make informed, data-driven decisions that enhance workforce efficiency and productivity.

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What’s keeping HR up? 5 key takeaways about changing priorities

HRExecutive

From the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence to the continued redefinition of work post-pandemic, change is abounding in HR. And it is a key driver in reshaping HRs priorities heading into a new year. - Advertisement - Results of HR Executive s recent Whats Keeping HR Up at Night? research tell the tale, with HR leaders emphasizing the impact of change-related topics on their agenda.

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2024 HR Tech M&A Activity: A Year of Resilience and Growth

Lighthouse

The HR technology market in 2024 was a story of resilience and growth amidst a rapidly changing global landscape. With the U.S. election dominating headlines and sparking conversations around the future of work, and consumer confidence rebounding from the challenges of prior years, the HR tech space has continued to demonstrate its vital role in shaping how organizations adapt to new demands.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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Creating The Best HR Conference For Experts

HR Management

Organizing an HR conference is a unique opportunity to bring together industry leaders, practitioners, and innovators to share insights, discuss trends, and network. With careful planning and attention to detail, you can create an event that not only informs but also inspires. Heres how to ensure your HR conference stands out as a must-attend event for experts.

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The Real Value of Entry Level Jobs

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I ran across an article on Fast Company recently titled 7 Ways HR Will Look Different in 2025 . Its a good read that you might want to check out when you have the chance. Number seven on the list really jumped out for me. Its that certain entry-level roles will face extinction. The explanation was that technology, automation, artificial intelligence , etc. is going to eliminate work typically performed by early career (or entry level) professionals.

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Equal Pay Day 2025: Understanding the Pay Gap and How to Close It

Trusaic

Today is Equal Pay Day in the United States a date symbolizing how far into the year the average woman working full-time must work to earn what the average man earned in the previous year. This annual observance highlights the persistent pay gap and underscores the importance of pay equity in todays workplace. After progress was made for the first time in 20 years in 2023 , the gender pay gap returned to its previous levels in 2024.

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Enhancing Company Culture: Top 5 Changes That Employees Want to See

DecisionWise

Company culture plays a pivotal role in employee satisfaction, productivity, and engagement. To better understand what employees value most, we analyzed hundreds of thousands of comments from employee surveys over the last five years. Here’s what we found (no real surprises): 1. Better Communication One of the most frequently mentioned areas for improvement is communication.

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AI and Automation in Recruitment: The Future of Hiring

Hppy

The way we hire is changing quickly with the help of AI and automation. These technologies are changing how companies hire by making the process faster, more efficient, and better for candidates, while also helping businesses find the best talent quickly. There are many AI tools revolutionizing recruitment. For instance, tools like text to voice generator enable businesses to create professional voice overs for job postings, onboarding materials, and training content.

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Ready to Save Time With AI? Try 14 ChatGPT Prompts for HR

ChatGPT is a powerful tool that can help you quickly brainstorm, draft, and refine tasks on your to-do list. But it can take a bit of strategy and practice to get generative AI to give you the time-saving results you’re looking for. Try these 14 detailed prompts to unlock the power of ChatGPT. You'll discover ways to streamline tasks for hiring, employee engagement, and performance management.

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Building Stronger Relationships between Hiring Managers & HR

Engage2Excel

Most hiring managers arent experts in hiring, and thats okay. But it does lead to some common challenges. As our Helping Hiring Managers Succeed report outlines, they often have unrealistic expectations and focus more on what they think they need rather than on whats truly best for their team. Plus, managers are often stretched too thin or dont have the relationship skills required to create great experiences for candidates and new hires.

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Why HR should pay closer attention to the cost of leadership burnout

HR Brew

Is your workforce burned out? Some 36% of US workers are burned out, and 33% feel more burned out now than they did this time last year, according to a recent report from staffing firm Robert Half. And employee burnout can be pretty costly: Burned out individual contributors can cost US companies an average $3,999 per hourly worker and $4,257 per salaried worker, a recent American Journal of Preventive Medicine study found.

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The Future of HR Software in Australia: Trends & Innovations

EmployeeConnect

As technology continues to advance, so does the way businesses manage their human resources. In Australia, HR software is evolving rapidly, and businesses are increasingly turning to cutting-edge solutions to streamline their processes, ensure compliance, and improve employee experience. In 2025 and beyond, several trends and innovations are set to shape the future of HR technology.

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What is HR’s new role when ‘AI usage is now a baseline expectation’?

HRExecutive

More than half of workers and leaders are worried about the growing overlap between tasks performed by humans and technology, according to new data from Deloitte. Meanwhile, some business leaders are starting to draw a line in the sand about how to perform tasks, putting AI-based tools at the top of the list. The CEO of Shopify, a leading Canadian-based multinational e-commerce platform, has stated that the organization won’t hire new employees if an AI tool can do the job.

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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HR Tech Awards: In Partnership with UNLEASH and Now Open for 2025 Submissions

Lighthouse

One of the most exciting programs that our team runs every year is the HR Tech Awards. Over the last five years we’ve awarded dozens of companies for their work across talent acquisition, benefits, compensation, talent management, learning, and other key areas. The heart behind this program is to create a way for HR and talent leaders to more easily review, select, and buy the technologies they need.

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General Motors layoffs to hit Kansas workers hardest in 2025

HR Digest

The automotive industry is no stranger to turbulence, and General Motors (GM) is once again navigating the choppy waters of layoffs. In January 2025, GM filed a WARN notice signaling layoffs at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas. The upcoming General Motors layoffs will send ripples through the workforce and raise questions about the automakers future direction.

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Transform Workforce Planning for 2025 and Beyond

Hoops

In todays dynamic business environment, workforce planning isnt just a taskits a strategic cornerstone. With AI reshaping roles, hybrid/remote work solidifying, and skills gaps growing, C-Suite leaders, HR executives, and TA professionals face a pressing question: how do you build a workforce thats agile, skilled, and prepared for the future? The solution lies in proactive, data-driven workforce planning that aligns talent with your strategic vision.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Organizations Identify Trends

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Around this time last year, I asked ChatGPT what would be in and out for 2024. It was a fun activity because people were posting their in / out lists for the year. After I published the article, I took the lists from ChatGPT and put them in my December 2024 folder because I wanted to revisit them and see how accurate the lists were.

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How to Create Sales Email Sequences That Convert

Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.

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Building a Healthier Workplace: A Guide to Trauma-Informed and Social Models of Well-Being

EDSI

Traditional workplace well-being programs often fall short because they focus too much on individuals rather than systems. With traumatic stress on the rise, employers need more effective solutions. Thats why EDSIs Innovative Learning Solutions (ILS) Team partnered with Healing Center Restorative Engagement (HCRE) to reframe how we support well-being at work.

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Embedding 360 Feedback in Your Employee Listening

DecisionWise

U nderstanding the voice of your employees is no longer a nice-to-have it’s a strategic imperative. A robust employee listening strategy provides organizations with invaluable insights into the employee experience, driving engagement, productivity, and ultimately, business success. While tools like engagement surveys are foundational, truly comprehensive listening involves a multi-faceted approach that includes employee lifecycle surveys and powerful tools like 360-degree feedback.

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How DHJJ Increased Engagement by 75% and Cut Turnover by 67% with 15Five

15Five

The full service accounting and business advisory firm needed to do more than just measure performance and engagement Sarah Page, an HR leader at DHJJ , could sense that her business needed a structured way to not only measure employee performance and engagement, but also take action to improve these critical outcomes. Employees, managers, and the HR department were all feeling frustrated by a review system that relied on a cumbersome spreadsheet process, which led to inconsistent feedback and m

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Pay Equity Deep Dive Part 12: What Does a Company Value and Reward?

Trusaic

Want more expert insights on the topic of pay equity? Access our entire Pay Equity Deep Dive Series. As discussed in an earlier blog, a Wage Influencing Factor(WIF) is a factor reflecting skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, or location applied consistently and fairly in determining employees compensation. Essentially, WIFs are compensable factors that one would expect to influence employee pay.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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How a Google accommodations leader’s ‘disability journey’ led her to push corporate America to rethink disability inclusion

HR Brew

For most people, landing a dream job either involves grinding nonstop until you achieve it, or serendipitously falling into it. For Dannie Lynn Fountain, a benefits accommodations people consultant at Google, the journey to disability inclusion advocacy work in corporate America was a mix of the two. After holding several roles in departments including sales and marketing at Google, while also running her own HR consultancy, she transitioned into HR in 2021 before landing her current role, where

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HR Software and the Future of Workforce Forecasting

EmployeeConnect

As businesses strive to remain competitive in an unpredictable market, one thing has become clear: the organisations that can anticipate change and adapt quickly are the ones best positioned to succeed. Workforce forecasting, once a reactive exercise based largely on historical data and guesswork, has become a strategic necessity for future-focused companies.

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Employee engagement bottomed out last year. How HR can turn things around

HRExecutive

Employee disengagement is a costly business problem that deserves the attention of every leadership team. The total global economic cost of disengaged employees exceeds $8.8 trillion annually, according to Gallup. The same group cited employee engagement hitting an 11-year low in 2024. Organizations with highly engaged employees outperform their competitors by every key measure, including customer loyalty, market share and profitability.

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Employee communication made easy: Tips for better workplace conversations

Achievers

In the workplace, strong employee communication is the heart of employee engagement , productivity, and retention. When employees and leaders openly share ideas, organizations thrive. However, effective communication is often overlooked. In fact, a study found that 61% of employees considering leaving their jobs cite poor internal communication as a factor.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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45% of Companies Expect Layoffs in 2025, Some Commit to Pay Cuts

HR Digest

Keeping with the trends from last year, over 45% of companies expect layoffs in 2025. Corporate downsizing has been the name of the game over the last few months, with businesses both big and small cutting down on their workforce. The layoff crisis is expected to continue in 2025, with employers predicting that their own companies will also turn to the same practices of reorganization.

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Leveraging Purpose-Driven Work to Boost Employee Retention in 2025

Hoops

Retaining top performers is more challenging than ever for emerging middle-market businesses. With turnover rates on the rise and employees increasingly seeking roles that align with their values, traditional retention strategies like competitive pay and benefitswhile still essentialare no longer enough. A 2022 study by McKinsey found that 31% of employees who left their jobs cited a lack of meaningful work as a primary reason, a trend thats only grown as Gen Z and Millennials, who prioritize pu

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Organizations Should Identify Their Artificial Intelligence Goals

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I recently came across an interesting research paper titled Technological Disruption in the Labor Market from the National Bureau of Economic Research based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The paper was prepared for the 2024 Aspen Economic Study Group annual meeting, and it discusses the relationship between technological disruption and the labor market.