Metrics

Survey: 34% of us are more burned out now than in 2019

10/13/2020

Drowning in work and feeling drained? Many professionals are, new research from staffing firm Robert Half shows.

Snapshot: When will workplaces reopen?

10/06/2020

More than one-third of managers and executives surveyed said they have no idea when their workplaces will welcome employees to return.

Survey: Q1 2021 return for most furloughed workers

09/29/2020

A majority of North American employers expect most of their furloughed workers will return to work by the first quarter of 2021. However, relatively few employers expect to rehire laid-off employees.

Survey: Workers blame managers for job stress

09/25/2020

A new survey affirms the workplace adage that employees leave managers, not companies.

Women bear brunt of pandemic job crash

09/08/2020

During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, men lost far more jobs than women did. Not so in the wake of the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.

Snapshot: What has done the most to advance women?

08/25/2020

Women’s suffrage and two employment laws have had the greatest impact on women’s position in the U.S., according to a new poll of both women and men.

SHRM survey: Bad bosses cause most worker stress

08/18/2020

A new Society for Human Resource Management survey affirms the workplace adage that employees leave managers, not companies. Fully 84% of U.S. workers polled said poorly trained managers create a lot of unnecessary work and stress.

Pandemic effects: Longer days, more meetings

08/11/2020

It’s not your imagination: We’re working almost an hour longer every day and attending more meetings since the pandemic began.

Snapshot: Working remotely to limit coronavirus exposure

08/04/2020

The percentage of workers who always work remotely has declined steadily since the beginning of the pandemic. Will the trend continue?

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