Comp & Benefits

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    Concern over skill gaps looms as workers eye better salaries

    One-third of tech workers hopped jobs in the last two years, according to ISACA data. Work-life balance and hybrid or remote work helped drive employee retention.

    By Roberto Torres • March 7, 2025
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    This week in 5 numbers: How hot is generative AI?

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including the rise in job postings with generative AI terms and the productivity gains workers using the technology see.

    By • March 6, 2025
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    Trendline

    A deep dive into financial wellness

    Employee financial wellness may trending upward — but workers are still hoping for help from employers.

    By HR Dive staff
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    AI skills earn greater wage premiums than degrees, report finds

    Degrees didn’t command higher wages until the Ph.D. level, according to research from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford. 

    By • March 6, 2025
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    Opinion

    Helping women succeed at work starts with better leave

    Supporting parents begins with stronger leave policies, writes a construction executive who gained a new perspective after starting her own family.

    By Rebecca Ozols Goss • March 6, 2025
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    [Podcast] The Stretch: Workforce health and benefits – expanded

    This podcast series seeks to highlight innovative thinking when it comes to health and benefits.

    By HR Dive's studioID • Updated Nov. 25, 2024
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    DOL files fresh appeal of a Texas decision vacating its new overtime rule

    It’s now the second such filing by the agency with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

    By • March 3, 2025
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    More than 1 in 4 workers don’t know if they have mental healthcare benefits, survey finds

    HR can potentially bolster usage of mental health benefits with the right kind of destigmatizing communication and training.

    By • Feb. 28, 2025
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    DoorDash to pay nearly $17M to delivery drivers to settle pay dispute

    DoorDash allegedly used delivery workers’ tips to subsidize their base pay, the New York attorney general said.

    By • Feb. 27, 2025
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    Column // Happy Hour

    Don’t get trapped by inaction. Employees plan to ask for more money and new skills — and you should, too.

    More than half of workers recently surveyed said they regretted staying at a job too long.

    By • Feb. 25, 2025
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    Workers say wage stagnation is keeping their dreams out of reach

    Half of employees surveyed by Zety said they don’t feel able to start a family or grow theirs on their current salary.

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
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    This week in 5 numbers: EEOC secures $1.4M anti-American bias settlement

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including what share of workers consider their student loan debt before saying yes to a job offer.

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
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    Grindr pushes for surrogacy, fertility benefits for LGBTQ+ workers

    The company’s CEO hopes Grindr’s example will lead other employers to expand LGBTQ+ inclusive benefits.

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
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    Address student loan debt to attract, retain workers, research suggests

    Only 34% of employees in the private sector with student loan debt indicated they’re likely to stay with their employer, a MissionSquare report found.

    By Laurel Kalser • Feb. 20, 2025
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    Managers may play a key role in total rewards, study says

    A manager’s job is already difficult, and their responsibilities continue to grow, Fidelity noted.

    By • Feb. 19, 2025
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    HR’s new battlegrounds: 5 forces reshaping work in 2025 and beyond

    New field guide identifies five fundamental forces reshaping the future workplace. Read what 200+ HR and biz leaders reveal.

    Feb. 18, 2025
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    Half of workers with chronic health conditions say they are afraid to take time off

    Meanwhile, more than half of workers haven’t formally shared their chronic health conditions with their company, a national poll found.

    By • Feb. 13, 2025
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    Executive’s failed severance pay lawsuit sought to ‘change’ ERISA’s rules, 6th Circuit says

    “Top hat plans” — like the one at issue in the case — are not subject to ERISA’s fiduciary requirements, per the judgment.

    By • Feb. 12, 2025
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    BLS jobs report

    Job market stays sturdy but pay pressure is still on, economists say

    Employers may be especially hesitant to make big moves as they await signals from the new administration, one expert said.

    By • Feb. 7, 2025
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    This week in 5 numbers: Remote work grows for the highest earners

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including stats on how honest employees are in engagement surveys and how many workers’ jobs are riddled with busy work.

    By • Feb. 6, 2025
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    Cigna to tie executive compensation to customer satisfaction

    Cigna is one of a handful of national insurers that pledged to ameliorate customer pain points with healthcare, but the first to release a specific plan. 

    By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 6, 2025
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    Forget the company car. Top earners want remote work.

    Competition for the highest paying remote jobs is greatest in the business development, sales and marketing fields, a Ladders report found.

    By • Feb. 6, 2025
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    Public company director pay continues to grow amid scrutiny

    Board membership requires increased commitment thanks to a rising risk environment, said Peter Gleason, CEO and president of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

    By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 5, 2025
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    Signing bonus use fell but remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, Indeed says

    The trend indicates that employer preferences may have shifted toward one-time bonuses over more permanent wage hikes, an Indeed economist said.

    By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 4, 2025
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    Share your thoughts in our 2025 Identity of HR survey

    HR Dive would like your insight on the state of the profession and your priorities for the future.

    By HR Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2025
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    This week in 5 numbers: Taylor Swift and employee bonuses

    Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including projected savings from federal workers’ “deferred resignations” under a Trump administration offer.

    By • Jan. 30, 2025