HR Dive

10/01/2025

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including stats on which artificial intelligence skills are growing in demand and which are not. (Ginger Christ)

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including stats on which artificial intelligence skills are growing in demand and which are not.

10/01/2025

Transcarent, a healthcare platform for self-insured employers, will acquire benefits navigator Accolade for about $621 million, the companies announced Wednesday.

When closed, the deal will take Accolade private and create a single firm with more than 1,400 employer and payer clients.

10/01/2025

DEI experts spoke with HR Dive about what 2025 holds in the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging space. (caroline colvin)

Two executives predict what 2025 holds for diversity, equity and inclusion trends.

10/01/2025

Rather than platform-specific skills, foundational AI knowledge appears increasingly popular, O’Reilly said.

Rather than platform-specific skills, foundational AI knowledge appears increasingly popular, O’Reilly said.

09/01/2025

Amid low unemployment levels and a growing skills gap, employers are retooling their compensation and benefits strategy to attract and retain workers. In 2025, compensation budgets are expected to remain above historical trends, and benefits will become even more personalized, experts say. (Ginger Christ)

To attract and retain workers, employers will focus on competitive salaries and flexible benefits, experts say.

09/01/2025

The growing prevalence of manager burnout is one of the most pressing challenges employers will need to address in 2025, according to survey findings by Top Workplaces, an employer recognition program, and its technology platform, Energage.

Managers are the backbone of any company, and their well-being affects productivity, employee satisfaction and business success, Top Workplaces said.

09/01/2025

Like many other major companies, especially those in finance, JPMorgan is making the push for more in-person work. (caroline colvin)

Like many other major companies, especially those in finance, JPMorgan is making the push for more in-person work.

09/01/2025

Despite inflation concerns and a potentially softening economy, hiring is still expected in the new year, but with a few long-developing twists.

09/01/2025

While most companies pointed to a lack of mandated policies or enforcement as a barrier to increasing in-office attendance, “more is needed than just policies,” according to a report.

08/01/2025

Illinois law now protects workers from employment discrimination based on their family responsibilities. Under the law, which took effect Jan. 1, employers in the state can’t make decisions about recruitment, hiring, promotion, and more based on a worker or candidate’s real or perceived personal care of a relative, according to a news release issued by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's office. (Ginger Christ)

The legislation is on the “cutting edge” of worker protections for family responsibilities, a law firm said.

08/01/2025

United Airlines will pay $99,000 to settle a claim from a worker of Mongolian ancestry that the airline tolerated — and then failed to investigate — a manager’s use of a slur towards him. (Emilie Shumway)

The airline never investigated the harassment towards a worker of Mongolian descent, according to the EEOC’s September complaint.

08/01/2025

McDonald’s announced a step back from diversity, equity and inclusion — and signaled a shift to “inclusion” — in a Jan. 6 statement. (caroline colvin)

The change in strategy comes as a result of work done last year, McDonald’s said, including a “comprehensive Civil Rights Audit.”

08/01/2025

From harnessing artificial intelligence’s next big leap to addressing political and cultural volatility, HR will have the chance to shape its long-term future in a big way. (Ryan Golden)

From harnessing artificial intelligence’s next big leap to addressing political and cultural volatility, HR will have the chance to shape its long-term future in a big way.

08/01/2025

OPINION: A successful HR transformation must consider changes in four areas: world-class leadership, a modern HR operating model, future-proofed HR team competencies and HR technology enablement.

A successful HR transformation must consider changes in several areas, writes Liana Passantino, a senior principal research specialist at Gartner Inc. 

07/01/2025

A district court may decide whether New York’s law prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of an employee’s reproductive health decision-making violated a group of Christian plaintiffs’ rights to expressive association, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Jan. 2. (Ryan Golden)

The court appeared to outline how employers may show that the state’s law burdens their freedom of expressive association.

07/01/2025

(OPINION) How DHL manages a multigenerational workforce: It’s important to have an open dialogue to ensure that individual needs are heard, writes Lindsay Bridges, global head of HR for DHL Supply Chain.

It’s important to have an open dialogue to ensure that individual needs are heard, writes Lindsay Bridges, global head of HR for DHL Supply Chain.

07/01/2025

Although some people use the terms interchangeably, “time to fill” is different from “time to hire”: The former is the average number of days it takes to have someone working in a role; the latter is how fast a candidate moves through the hiring process and ends at the offer stage.

Here’s everything HR needs to know about both parts of the talent acquisition process. (caroline colvin)

Here’s everything HR needs to know about both parts of the talent acquisition process.

07/01/2025

Apprenticeships gained traction in 2024, opening more paths to the trades and providing needed skills development.