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The Talent 2030 Collective: Recruit, Retain, Repeat

As AI moves from theory to practice in hiring, HR leaders are focused on implementing it in ways that enhance rather than replace human connection. Learn how talent teams can automate repetitive tasks, strengthen governance, and build tech-enabled processes that improve both efficiency and the candidate experience.

More Time for Talent: Where to Put AI to Work in Hiring

HR tech stacks have expanded rapidly, leaving leaders to manage growing complexity without a clear roadmap. Find out how teams can simplify their systems, prioritize smarter integrations, and prepare for a future shaped by automation and agentic platforms.

Your HR Tech Stack is Showing:  How to Simplify Without Starting Over

From recruiting and retention to company culture and the latest in HR tech, HR Brew delivers up-to-date industry news and tips to help HR pros stay nimble in today’s fast-changing business environment.

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Paige McGlauflin

Employers have been reluctant to use contingent workers for fear of compliance headaches, but talent shortages are forcing them to reconsider that stance.

Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

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Financial stress is draining productivity, driving turnover, and delaying decision-making. Employers are uniquely positioned to fix it.

Here’s the bill: What financial stress is costing you

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Courtney Vinopal

DoorDash is one company offering workers emergency relief as gas prices rise due to the US-Israeli war in Iran.

 To counter rising gas prices, employers revisit subsidies and work-from-home arrangements

Just 7% of employers offered a phased retirement program in 2025, but those that did have seen a few positive returns. Some see it as a way to give workers additional time to save while transitioning out of roles that are core to their identities. Others say it’s helpful for training the next generation of workers. 

Companies see phased retirement as a way to give workers additional time to save for retirement, as well as pass on institutional knowledge to younger employees. 

Why firms like Abbott and Land O’Lakes let workers retire gradually 

Mikaela Cohen

Here’s what HR needs to know.

As gas prices rise, companies may rethink in-office attendance requirements

The unrest has prompted some companies to evacuate their employees, while others have allowed staff to temporarily relocate or work remotely. 

How multinational firms are supporting workers affected by the US-Israeli war with Iran

The newest JOLTS data suggests that the “no-hire, no-fire” labor market is far from over.

Stagnant job turnover shows employers, workers cautious amid uncertainty 

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Vicky Valet

Create purpose and pipelines—and don’t forget the paychecks.

How to get the most out of your internship program

Herbs and spices manufacturer Frontier Co-Op has used second-chance hiring practices when considering job applicants since 2018. In the latest edition of our Business of Benefits series, we dig into the design and ROI.

Frontier adopted second-chance hiring practices in 2018, part of a broader program that also subsidizes benefits like transportation and childcare for employees.

The Business of Benefits: Second-chance hiring at Frontier Co-op 

New research from Cornell University suggests buzzwords can negatively impact HR.

Corporate jargon is more than buzzwords. It’s ‘bulls--t.’

Kristen Parisi

She shares with HR Brew her disappointments and hopes for DEI, how it’s changing, and how SHRM plans to council executives.

Carolynn Johnson joins SHRM to lead CEO Action for Inclusion and Diversity

“It’s really a lot of pressure for them. So I want somebody that comes in with a great attitude,” UPS’s Jeff Grant tells HR Brew.

Seasonal hiring is a year-round strategy at UPS

Adam DeRose

Skills, credentials, degrees, and professional experience can fit in a digital wallet too. 

Move over Bitcoin, the ‘Internet of Career’ is primed to be the next big use of blockchain

To counter rising gas prices, employers revisit subsidies and work-from-home arrangements

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To counter rising gas prices, employers revisit subsidies and work-from-home arrangements

How to get the most out of your internship program

The Business of Benefits: Second-chance hiring at Frontier Co-op

Corporate jargon is more than buzzwords. It’s ‘bulls--t.’

Carolynn Johnson joins SHRM to lead CEO Action for Inclusion and Diversity

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Why firms like Abbott and Land O’Lakes let workers retire gradually

As gas prices rise, companies may rethink in-office attendance requirements

How multinational firms are supporting workers affected by the US-Israeli war with Iran

Stagnant job turnover shows employers, workers cautious amid uncertainty

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More Time for Talent: Where to Put AI to Work in Hiring

The Talent 2030 Collective: Recruit, Retain, Repeat

Your HR Tech Stack is Showing: How to Simplify Without Starting Over

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Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

Seasonal hiring is a year-round strategy at UPS

Move over Bitcoin, the ‘Internet of Career’ is primed to be the next big use of blockchain

Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

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Quick-to-read HR news & insights

To counter rising gas prices, employers revisit subsidies and work-from-home arrangements

The Latest HR News

To counter rising gas prices, employers revisit subsidies and work-from-home arrangements

How to get the most out of your internship program

The Business of Benefits: Second-chance hiring at Frontier Co-op

Corporate jargon is more than buzzwords. It’s ‘bulls--t.’

Carolynn Johnson joins SHRM to lead CEO Action for Inclusion and Diversity

Editor's Picks

Why firms like Abbott and Land O’Lakes let workers retire gradually

As gas prices rise, companies may rethink in-office attendance requirements

How multinational firms are supporting workers affected by the US-Israeli war with Iran

Stagnant job turnover shows employers, workers cautious amid uncertainty

Events

More Time for Talent: Where to Put AI to Work in Hiring

The Talent 2030 Collective: Recruit, Retain, Repeat

Your HR Tech Stack is Showing: How to Simplify Without Starting Over

Quick-to-read HR news & insights

Resources

Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

Seasonal hiring is a year-round strategy at UPS

Move over Bitcoin, the ‘Internet of Career’ is primed to be the next big use of blockchain

Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

People Person with Kate from HR

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