HR Insights

For women seeking equitable employment, it can be hard to know what their experience is likely to be in a new company. Until recently, there has been no Yelp for female employee experience.

Recently, a number of sites have arisen to fill that space. Women can share their experiences, insights about female job satisfaction, notes on women in leadership, and other important information for women on the job-hunt.

"Robots are coming for your jobs!"  Headlines like these are sweeping the internet, and they're not entirely wrong.

Automation is transforming all industries. Algorithms and machine-learning systems are replacing many tasks, and your job will likely change as a result.

The American economy is improving, but this isn't doing anything to help the ongoing talent shortage.

As new and better positions open up in countries around the nation, 52% of surveyed employees reported being open to leaving their current job. 44% were already seeking new employment.

The term "middle manager" might not have the nicest ring to it, but these managers are actually essential for good company culture. Middle managers are the "feet on the ground," so to speak.

When HR rolls out new policies or needs to take certain kinds of action, managers are the force that implements them.

We all know the importance of a good personal credit score, but you might not know that businesses have an equivalent score determined by employer benefits quality.

A good Employee Benefits Score (EBS) will make these benefits packages a lot more affordable for businesses.

This advice column conversation asks the question: Should HR managers have the power to fire? In the story that follows, one HR manager describes a feud between one of her managerial staff and a subordinate employee.

Workplaces across the country are offering a bevy of new voluntary benefits, sometimes including student loan forgiveness, petsitting, and other perks unknown to previous generations.

As good as many of these benefits may be, voluntary benefit participation rates are still very low.

The American Presidential election cycle: torturously long and toxically divisive. Your employees are as aware of election news (and their own deeply held opinions) as citizens all over the country.

Benefits and perks are obviously high on the priority list when it comes to job hunting. But what industries offer their employees the best benefits?

A study based on data from jobs/recruitment site Glassdoor sought to find out just that.

The 21st century has forced most industries to be more employee-focused as a method of keeping great talent on board. As HR proceeds into the future, it's likely that employee-focus will only become more important.