DEI
88% of companies globally still include diversity and inclusion in workforce reports
DEI remains a key topic, while some global companies pull back on parental leave and well-being for employees.
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
World of HR: One-third of HR leaders in the UK faced DEI pushback in the last year
Experts fear that the resistance will reduce opportunities for people who already face barriers in the workplace.
HR Strategy
World of HR: Office workers in East Asia sweat it out amid heatwave and energy crisis
Employers are encouraging workers to wear shorts and lightweight materials in sweltering offices.
Compliance
New York and Maryland become latest states to ban public workers from using prediction markets
The governors signed executive orders to prevent insider trading on real world events as concern over gambling grows.
HR Strategy
World of HR: The Netherlands is slowly adopting a four-day workweek
While companies in the US shrink flexible work options, the largest labor union in the Netherlands is advocating for a 32-hour workweek.
DEI
Target doubles down on inclusion and women’s advancement in rare public remarks
“We were not clear enough about who we are as a community, which led to a loss of trust with our guests, especially our Black customers,” Alisa Dalton, VP of community engagement and belonging, said.
Recruitment & Retention
CEOs of JetBlue, Warby Parker, IBM, and more share their vision for the future workplace
CEOs are all in on hiring involvement and AI education.
HR Strategy
Office spaces are accommodating for AI experimentation, Gensler co-chair says
Executives from Gensler and WeWork share how offices, and workers’ interactions with them, have changed since the pandemic.
DEI
State of the Industry: DEI
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is under attack. HR professionals weigh in on how the practice has changed.
HR Strategy
Some workers are bonding over Botox. HR says that could be good.
Employees are looking for new ways to connect, while the lines between work and life blur, one HR leader explains.