Category Human Resources

How HR Leaders Can Help Working Parents Tackle Summer Childcare Challenges

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By Laine Thomas Conway, Alight Solutions Summer is nearly upon us. Before you know it, we’ll be enjoying long, hot sunny days by the pool, taking an invigorating hike or munching on hot dogs at the ballpark. Well…maybe not all of us. Unfortunately, that is far from reality for many employees. While the arrival of summer signals the start of the season many people enjoy the most, it can also be a time of frustration for working parents tasked with finding activities to keep their kids occupied while they do their job. During the pandemic lockdowns, many parents found relief…

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Are We Experiencing an Employee Engagement Crisis? 

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By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor, HR Daily Advisor For only the second time in over a decade, global employee engagement has declined, dropping from 23% to 21% in 2024, according to Gallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace report.   This downturn is not just a meaningless statistic—it translates to a staggering $438 billion in lost productivity worldwide.   The decline is most pronounced among managers, whose engagement fell from 30% to 27%. Younger managers under 35 and female managers experienced the sharpest drops, with decreases of 5% and 7%, respectively.   Managers Feel the Heat  “Managers have a lot of things coming at them,” says Jim Harter,…

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Are You Spying on Employees? The Pros and Cons of Workplace Surveillance

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By Chester Avey There is an argument to be made about how monitoring employees helps them stay productive, keeps operations moving along smoothly, and pinpoints potential areas for growth and improvement. However, implementing surveillance measures is a complex decision, raising important questions about the invasion of privacy and trust in the workplace. Organizations are grappling with this dilemma frequently, which is why it’s important to address both aspects. How can HR professionals strike the right balance between maintaining operational efficiency and team productivity while respecting employees’ right to privacy and confidentiality? Monitoring employees has a stigma around it and can be counterproductive if…

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Reviewing Candidates’ Social Media Accounts—Legit or Not?

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By Shiran Danoch Social media is an inseparable part of our lives, influencing how we connect, communicate, and even conduct business. Recruiters increasingly use social media to source and recruit candidates, and many use it to research candidates to make or support hiring decisions. This practice, however, is controversial as it raises significant practical and ethical considerations. The Public vs. Private Dilemma One of the primary arguments in favor of reviewing candidates’ social media is that the information is publicly available. In an era where individuals share significant aspects of their lives online, it can be argued that anything posted…

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Boost HR Tasks With Generative AI

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By Lin Grensing-Pophal Jody Hay is director of HR at TA Services where, he says, the company has “embraced Generative AI as a valuable tool to enhance HR functions, including training and development, content creation, and employee engagement analysis.” But he’s quick to add, that doesn’t mean that the human has been removed from human resources. “While we still rely on human oversight and expertise, AI has significantly increased our efficiency and effectiveness in certain key areas.” Hay explains how GenAI is being used in several areas to gain efficiencies. Job Analysis and Course Material Creation “One of the biggest time savers has…

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Microchips Aren’t Just for Pets: Tracking Employees and Wearable Technology

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By Jo Ellen Whitney In a popular television show, a parent is panicking because he can’t find his 17-year-old daughter. His best friend looks at him and says, “Well, just check the chip, didn’t you chip her? Our dog got chipped before we even left the shelter.” While it was a joke clearly designed for laughs, as we’ve seen historically over the last 10 to 15 years, employee tracking has become an increasingly complex issue, whether it involves legislation prohibiting the requirement that employees get embedded microchips to GPS tracking. EEOC’s Position on ‘Wearables’ Eleven states have laws prohibiting employers…

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How AI Will Reshape HR in 2025

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By Louise Willoughby, In recent years, the HR world has felt the strong influence of AI, forcing leaders to rethink how technology can enhance their roles and team strategies. Starting in late 2022, with the unveiling of ChatGPT and the explosion of the AI hype cycle, HR leaders have been scrambling to integrate this technology into their operations. In doing so, they’ve been faced with fundamental questions about the field. What, in the end, is HR for? And how exactly can advanced technology help practitioners accomplish their aims more effectively? It has always been clear that AI was never going…

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Becoming superhuman

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By Rob Snyder  We’ve all seen the startups that have gone from $0-$10M ARR in like 2 months with 10 employees. On one hand, it’s awesome and inspiring to see businesses grow that fast and that leanly. On the other hand, f*** me, right? How do they do it? How do some startups seem to grow super fast, how do some founders seem to make so much progress… while other, very smart founders stay stuck? There is an element to product-market fit here, obviously. But today, I want to focus on the productivity side - because it’s impossible to find product-market fit if you aren’t productive. Here’s…

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EntertainHR: What SNL Can Teach Us About Employee Retention

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By Meron Squires, FordHarrison Last month, comedians spanning five decades gathered to celebrate one of TV’s longest running shows, Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary. Fifty years is quite a remarkable accomplishment, considering shows rarely last longer than 5 seasons. SNL’s longevity has been a mixture of the ability to stay current and the ability to retain talent for decades. Several of its stars have spent 10-15 years on the show, and many of those behind the scenes have worked at SNL their entire career. While the work is often demanding, with long hours, many of those behind the scenes have remained…

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The Science of Productivity: How to Get More Done in a Day

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by Kayla Schilthuis-Ihrig for HubSpot It’s estimated that a shocking 60% (or less) of work time is spent productively, according to Atlassian. Time is our scarcest resource, yet we spend so much of it doing things that are unproductive — usually without meaning to. Emails, meetings, endless notifications... We’re indeed being pulled in more directions than ever before, but it’s not just technology holding us back from making the most of our time. In many cases, we are the ones responsible for our own lack of productivity. As a freelance remote worker, I’ve had to tango with my self-sabotaging productivity quirks more…

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