Metrics

SHRM certs surpass 100K

11/28/2017

More than 106,000 HR practitioners have received the Society for Human Resource Management’s certified professional and senior certified professional credentials since they were created in January 2015.

Location affects employers’ likelihood of being sued

11/21/2017

A new study of employment practices disputes and litigation by Hiscox insurance researchers found that businesses in Washington, D.C., Delaware, Nevada, New Mexico and California face the highest risk of being sued by their employees when compared to the national average.

Snapshot: Ad hoc telework is most common flexible work arrangement

11/21/2017

Almost all employers offer at least some employees the opportunity to work from home if a child is sick or to meet a repair person.

Most new hires afraid to negotiate starting pay

11/14/2017

Most new hires don’t negotiate their starting salaries even though most employers expect them to, according to a Harris Poll. Only 44% of applicants try to bid up a potential employer’s initial pay offer.

Stifle that yawn! Everyone else is bored at work, too

10/24/2017

If you’ve ever had a case of the blahs at work, you’re not alone. According to a new survey from staffing firm OfficeTeam, the average professional is bored in the office 10.5 hours per week.

Snapshot: Sexual harassment costs tens of millions per year

10/24/2017

Since fiscal year 2010, the EEOC has collected an average of $42.2 million per year on behalf of sexual harassment victims.

Accommodation frustration

10/19/2017

When HR professionals and execs were asked which accommodation requests from employees are the most difficult to grant, here’s how they replied.

Turnover increasing in today’s hot economy

10/17/2017

The typical American worker stayed at their job just over five years last year, down slightly from a record high set in 2014, according to new research by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute.

What generation gap? Most OK with young boss

10/11/2017

Age is just a number in the workplace, suggests a new survey from staffing firm OfficeTeam. More than eight in 10 professionals (82%) polled said they would be comfortable reporting to a manager who’s younger than they are; 91% wouldn’t mind supervising employees older than themselves.

The 7 trends driving job creation in the 20-teens

10/03/2017

Seven major trends that have significantly influenced job creation over the last seven years, according to new research from Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. Each trend has sparked occupational growth in emerging fields.