Recruitment & Retention
JOLTS data reveals hiring and turnover remained largely flat in June
Turnover in tech increased while there were fewer openings in healthcare.
Kristen Parisi is a senior reporter for HR Brew, specializing in workplace DE&I issues. She has been featured with other outlets including NPR, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and CNN. Kristen began her media career in public relations, and spent nearly a decade coordinating media and messaging campaigns across business, technology, and consumer clients. She is also a passionate advocate for disability inclusion and representation in media, and earned a Gracie award in 2019 for these efforts.
DEI
New York City’s chief equity officer on her ‘Herculean’ job: Achieving racial equity
Afua Atta-Mensah worked with agencies across the city to release a plan to diversify the workforce and expand job opportunities for all.
DEI
Women in the workplace face new challenges as access wanes and gaps widen
Women are missing out on scholarships, pay, and leadership representation, according to recent research.
DEI
World of HR: Immigrant employment in European Union reaches record high
Women and immigrants who weren’t born in the European Union experienced fewer gains.
HR Strategy
World of HR: Japan bets billions on robot workers
Softbank and Fujitsu are among the 44 companies that have pledged to develop AI-powered humanoid robots to offset a dwindling population and aging workforce.
Compliance
EEOC gets one step closer to eliminating equal employment opportunity data
Without the data, which has been used to identify and combat workplace discrimination, advocates warn employers could open themselves up to legal liabilities.
DEI
AI bias is an emerging hurdle for DEI leaders, expert cautions
“You all have had the courage to continue this battle. But I want to suggest to you: It gets more complicated with AI,” sociologist and technologist Nicol Turner Lee says.
Compliance
World of HR: Germany wants workers to prove illness for all sick days
The government issued a new rule in response to a recent increase in sick leave and decline in productivity.
DEI
AI governance should be part of the DEI playbook
DEI leaders need to understand how to ensure fairness and merit as they adopt new technologies, leaders caution.
DEI
Fair chance hiring disclosure without a rationale could turn off job seekers
Focusing on the moral element over compliance or business reasons helps, new research finds.