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Key takeaways from 2025 State of the Workplace Report

03/26/2025
HR leaders don’t just react to change, they shape it. The 2025 SHRM State of the Workplace report reveals that while recruitment dominated last year’s agenda, 2025 requires a recalibrated focus on retention, leadership and the strategic use of technology. Here’s what HR professionals need to know—and act on—right now.

Most frontline workers are trained by their managers

03/24/2025
New research by the Association for Talent Development reveals that 75% of employers use on-the-job coaching by managers to train their frontline employees.

Start planning now for office spring cleaning

03/21/2025
Ahh, spring is in the air! Well, not quite yet. But spring cleaning should be. It’s time to open your planner and designate a day within the next few months to refresh the entire workplace.

Executive order takes aim at law firm, targets DEI activities in legal industry

03/17/2025
The order ostensibly targets the firm’s hiring and promotion policies, which it characterizes as “blatant race-based and sex-based discrimination.”

New Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer to helm department bracing for steep staff cuts

03/17/2025
The DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is expected to see cuts that will reduce its workforce by up to 90%. The OFCCP oversees the employment practices of federal contractors. The layoffs will almost certainly result in fewer compliance audits for companies that hold federal contracts.

Foreign-born workers now make up 20% of U.S. workforce

03/17/2025
This demographic shift underscores the growing contribution of immigrant workers across various industries and occupations.

Savviest AI users most likely to seek jobs elsewhere

03/10/2025
Researchers at the performance-management software firm Betterworks have concluded that, to retain top talent, employers should “foster an AI-positive culture and align AI proficiency with clear career growth opportunities.”

Job cuts surge on DOGE actions, most since July 2020

03/10/2025
U.S.-based employers announced 172,017 job cuts in February, the highest total for the month since 2009, when 186,350 job cuts were recorded.

Review development programs to ensure inclusion

03/07/2025
To protect against reverse-discrimination charges, thoroughly review all your training and development opportunities to ensure they don’t violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other anti-discrimination laws. Here’s what to look for when you review your development programs.

Should I stay or should I go? Job-change criteria ranked

03/03/2025
What would entice employees to jump ship to a different company? That’s the question the Gallup polling organization recently asked more than 10,000 U.S. workers. Four factors emerged as the most important.