HR Leaders Say Tech Spending Will Slow, Despite Digital Transformation Needs

?Human resource executives plan just a 1.8 percent increase in IT spending in 2023, down from 8.7 percent in 2022, according to The Hackett Group’s HR Key Issues report. The reduction in... Read more »

Lawsuit Tests DOL’s Authority Regarding Overtime Rule

?An ongoing lawsuit in federal district court is challenging whether the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) can apply a salary requirement for workers who are exempt from overtime. The DOL defended its... Read more »

Employers in British Columbia Ensure Safety During Opioid Decriminalization

?Employers in British Columbia play an important role in educating employees about both the decriminalization of illegal drugs, including opioids, and the fact that they will not tolerate possession in the workplace,... Read more »

What’s ESG Got to Do with It?

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) insights have been steadily growing more prominent over the past handful of years. It wasn’t until 2022, however, that the importance of ESG standards to business success... Read more »

Cal/OSHA Proposes Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard

?The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA Standards Board) recently published the official draft version of an indoor heat illness prevention standard. There are already heat illness regulations... Read more »

Episode 394: How Accommodations Benefit Everyone in the Organization With Emma Maclean & Marie Trudelle

Workology Podcast interview with Emma MacLean & Marie Trudelle from Apprenti discussing how accommodations benefit everyone in the organization The post Episode 394: How Accommodations Benefit Everyone in the Organization With Emma... Read more »

Weekly Unemployment Claims Rise

?States reported that 239,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending April 8, an increase of 11,000 from last week and the highest number since January 2022. About 1.81... Read more »

Why a Good Cover Letter Is Critical to Your HR Job Search

?You’ve put in a lot of work to get your resume just right. Now, you’re looking at job postings, ready to hit “submit,” when you come across a position requiring a cover... Read more »

HR News: Facebook Morale Crisis, Outsourcing Remote Workers, Disney HR Hire, and…

This is a weekly roundup of the latest in HR news. In the latest roundup of HR news, find out about the employee engagement crisis at Facebook that is a result of... Read more »

Technology for DE&I in a Virtual Work World

?Many companies espouse commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) these days, but they face challenges—such as hybrid or remote work models that can open doors for some but exclude others. Here... Read more »