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From concerns about how to motivate employees to meet company goals to worries over how to gain a “big picture” of company talent through data and analytics, a host of work-related issues haunted HR professionals in 2016, according to SilkRoad’s latest “What Keeps HR Up At Night?” report. Each year, SilkRoad aims to

Note: This is part one of two parts. The second part will post tomorrow. If you thought 2016 was rough, the next 12 months are unlikely to bring much respite. Case in point, the latest Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report, which surveyed 7,000 companies in 130 countries, found that a whopping 92% of

While I was browsing the internet looking for some economic data, I came across this 2016 report from the Pew Research Center:  The State of American Jobs. And it is compelling! The Pew Research Center is “a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and

In recent years, it has been difficult to predict with certainty what employers can expect from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). While it is unlikely the agency will dramatically shift gears during the coming fiscal year, the following are some of the anticipated trends for fiscal year 2017. The EEOC will continue

Dear Madeleine,  I work in HR in a small company and recently had to let someone go. The process is never pleasant—and to make matters a bit more complicated, the terminated employee was a bit of a gossip.  Now that she is gone, many employees are upset and have been speculating out loud about the…

United Shore has its own on-site, mortgage-themed escape room (a game that requires participants to gather hidden clues and solve puzzles and brainteasers in order to "escape" a locked room). Prospective employees interviewing for some positions — he doesn't like to say which — must "escape" the room before they receive a job offer.

Note: This is part two of two parts. Find the first part here. The new year is upon us, and it’s shaping up to be an even wilder ride than its predecessor. What’s on the horizon, and how can HR and L&D leaders guide first-level managers (often, they’re the newest and most vulnerable

The latest national jobs data showed the lowest unemployment rate in years, but the reasons behind it may not all be good news, according to labor market experts.

The end of 2016 is near, and for some of us, thank goodness! While we count down the seconds until the crystal ball drops, we can plan for the trends about to hit human resources departments. Keeping an eye on compliance will certainly be important over the next year. What happens with immigration,