RECRUITMENT & RETENTION

RT-Oh my

If employers with underutilized office space had to pick a favorite Beatles song to be the soundtrack for 2024, it would probably be “Get Back.” (As opposed to, say, “Here, There, and Everywhere.”)

According to an August 2023 Resume Builder survey of 1,000 company decision-makers, almost all (90%) employers with office space intend to RTO this year. While employees at organizations with strict RTO policies have a lower intent to stay than their industry colleagues, according to Gartner, employers requiring in-person attendance believe it’s good for networking, productivity, and engagement, the Washington Post reported. And Miami-based IT and security management company Kaseya told HR Brew this has been the case for its organization.

After going remote during the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, Eric Lund, head of global recruitment at Kaseya, told HR Brew that Kaseya implemented a hard-and-fast policy of full-time, in-office attendance in early 2021. (Covid safety protocols, like masks, were established and the company acquired several HEPA filters to improve air quality.) Since then, Kaseya has seen an 8% YOY decline in attrition, according to PR rep Roger Johnson.

Since employees—of which there are 5,000 worldwide and 1,500 at its Miami HQ—had only been working remotely for just over a year, Lund said there wasn’t much resistance to a full-time RTO policy. He estimated that about 5% of the organization’s workforce exited as a result of the plan.

Keep reading.—AS

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HR STRATEGY

Gross, not ick

Business on top and bedtime on bottom is the dress code for many employees who work from home. But now, some Gen Z workers in China are wearing pajamas on top and bottom—and wearing them to the office.

Where in the world? A Chinese Gen Z worker recently showed off her work attire on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok: slippers, pajama bottoms, and a brown sweater dress. Almost 1.4 million shares later, it sparked a viral trend among workers, the New York Times reported.

“I just don’t think it’s worth spending money to dress up for work, since I’m just sitting there,” Cindy Luo, an interior designer in Wuhan, said. The hashtag “gross outfits at work” has spread across the country, with workers (mostly women) sharing their most comfortable work outfits on Chinese social media.

Keep reading.—KP

HR STRATEGY

The people platform

LinkedIn can finally put away the fake ID. The professional social network turns 21 on May 5.

Since its co-founders Reid Hoffman and Eric Ly ushered it into the world more than two decades ago, the platform has garnered one million users, according to its site, and billions in revenue: In its Q4 FY23 earnings, the company reported $15 billion for the first time. And while LinkedIn has long been a popular tool for job-seekers and recruiters alike, it’s morphed into a professional (and, occasionally, personal) virtual hangout spot, along the lines of what Twitter once offered, Slate suggested in November.

Teuila Hanson, LinkedIn’s chief people officer, is a daily visitor. She talked with HR Brew about how she uses the platform, and her experience leading its people function.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

How often do you use LinkedIn?

I use it every day, and I probably feel a little bit of FOMO if I’m not using it every day, because I want to know what’s going on…I think it’s particularly important for me to stay on top of trends and conversations around what’s happening at work, and there are a lot of great news outlets out there, but in order to get to, like, really what’s going on, what conferences are people going to, what are they learning, what are they reading, that’s where I feel like I’m able to sort of satisfy that need and that curiosity for me to stay up on trends.

Keep reading.—MC

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