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CHROs have the ‘second-hardest job in the C-suite’ and a higher turnover rate than any other executive-level position, expert says

The UnitedHealth website on a smartphone.

UnitedHealth Group scrubbed its website of many DEI programming mentions and took down its disability hiring page. The company says it complies with ‘existing and emerging laws’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 12: LaFawn Davis, SVP of Environmental, Social & Governance, Indeed speaks during the Fortune Most Powerful Women’s Breakfast at the Fortune Global Forum 2024 on November 12, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Fortune Media)

Meet LaFawn Davis: A C-suite executive at Indeed who dropped out of college and proved you don’t need a degree to land a top job

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Employers ‘can’t just bring people back to the office’ without making changes, McKinsey partner says

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The job market might look solid on paper, but ‘there are some stormy clouds right above us,’ economist warns

Coworkers talking as and arriving on the office

Asking employees to come back to the office like the old days is the same as trying to ‘jam the toothpaste back in the tube,’ workforce strategist says

Commissioner at US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Keith Sonderling during last day of Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal on November 4, 2022.<br />
The largest technology conference in the world that this year has 70 thousand participants from more than 160 countries and the number of companies will exceed 2,600, most of them the so-called "start up" that takes place from 1 to 4 November at Parque of Nations in Lisbon.
(Photo by Rita Franca/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Trump’s deputy labor secretary pick doesn’t know what’s considered DEI under the new administration’s executive orders

By HR Brew and Kristen Parisi

Woman sitting in front of fan

A female exec introduced ‘Sally,’ a portable fan, to her male coworkers when she started having hot flashes. She’s among women at 20% of companies offering menopause benefits

By HR Brew and Theresa Agovino

stressed worker at her desk

Employee leave requests jumped for the third year in a row with nearly half of workers citing mental health as the reason for a break

By HR Brew and Theresa Agovino

Aldi store sign

Aldi quietly scrubbed its careers website of all DE&I initiatives

By HR Brew and Kristen Parisi

Young family of three with a toddler managing their budget,paying bills and taxes online and calculating monthly expenses at home.Inflation concept.

More than 50% of parents say it takes 2 months or more to find childcare, leading to ‘unacceptable heights’ of stress

By HR Brew and Theresa Agovino

Young businesswoman looking stressed while working on laptop in an office

HR leaders are worried about a potentially dangerous workplace sentiment combo: burnout and engagement

Employees arrive at Mastercard headquarters

Mastercard slapped with $26 million discrimination lawsuit after being accused of underpaying thousands of employees

By HR Brew and Kristen Parisi

Young employee

Aflac’s HR chief reveals 3 ways to attract Gen Z to your company

By Amanda Schiavo, HR Brew, and others

Young professional

Here’s why Gen Z actually likes going to the office more than their older colleagues

By Courtney Vinopal, HR Brew, and others