More than half of HR pros outsource benefits, payroll, HR Dive survey says

Practitioners may elect to outsource more tasks as the profession takes on an increasingly strategic role.

By Ryan Golden • March 22, 2021

Supporting employee questions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines

To help address myths and questions related to these vaccines, and to provide companies with information they can share with their employees, Doctor On Demand has developed this Q&A with Dr. Prentiss Taylor. 

March 22, 2021

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Top 5 stories from HR Dive

HR Dive’s top stories feature a number of evolving trends, including a shifting employment law landscape and external forces that are reshaping compensation and benefits.

By HR Dive staff

10 HR lessons learned during the coronavirus pandemic's first year

Employers in the U.S. have been dealing with the pandemic's disruptions for a year now and have found ways to continue training, investigations and more.

March 15, 2021

Leading with resilience: 4 things resilient leaders do differently

What sets resilient leaders apart is less about the secret sauce and more about a series of well-honed habits. 

March 15, 2021

SHRM21 moves to Vegas in September 2021, permits virtual attendance

Scheduled to be held in the same city and location as SHRM19, this year's annual event will reckon with a very different societal moment.

By Ryan Golden • Updated March 15, 2021

5 ways leaders can prevent stress and burnout

The time for gritting our teeth and getting on with it is over; what’s needed in 2021 is a human-first approach that puts your people front and center.

Feb. 16, 2021

12 ways to make telework work — for the long haul

To turn 2020's remote work experiment into a long-term business plan, employers may need to make some adjustments, writes Epstein Becker Green's Tamara L. Bock.

By Tamara L. Bock • Feb. 12, 2021

Coronavirus made HR more strategic, but changes may not last, execs say

The survey results echoed what has been reported by other researchers in the past year: HR saw its workload increase in a big way.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 8, 2021

Is your feedback falling flat? Radical Candor can fix your feedback fails

Feedback fails are frustratingly common. In fact, only 15% of managers feel confident that the feedback they provide to employees is effective.

Feb. 1, 2021

Survey: Employees concerned with IT support and impact on productivity

IT managers say they believe employees are satisfied with their IT support, but employees tell a different story.

By Aman Kidwai • Jan. 27, 2021

How do leaders build resilient teams right now?

Learn the immediate and critical next steps to build more resilient teams within your organization.

Jan. 19, 2021

HR in 2021 will take a holistic — and virtual — approach

While no one knows exactly what the new year will bring, it's clear that HR pros will feel 2020's effects for some time. 

By Kate Tornone • Jan. 18, 2021

Employers swiftly condemn insurrection, fire workers involved

Organizations — even those least expected to do so — decided they've been accommodating too much for too long, according to a Wharton professor.

By Kate Tornone • Jan. 11, 2021

A holistic view of performance may counter bias in evaluations, says report

Calibration programs can help to root out a manager's biases, but they do have some drawbacks, according to Reflektive.

By Sheryl Estrada • Dec. 18, 2020

Creating a secure employee experience in unstable times

Learn how to create successful employee surveys and feedback programs that work for your organization.

By Tara Belliard, Principal Consultant, Employee Experience, Qualtrics • Dec. 14, 2020

Wiley embraces a flexible future, empowering employees along the way

Wiley is one of several large employers adopting such a model. The publisher expanded its internal collaborative technology and L&D library as well.

By Aman Kidwai • Dec. 7, 2020

3 challenges HR leaders face in 2021

Tackling these challenges in 2021 requires a shift in both policy and tools used to manage employees.

Dec. 2, 2020

Former NHL official alleges retaliation for opposing racist statements

The plaintiff claimed he was fired after sharing evidence during an internal investigation.

By Aman Kidwai • Dec. 1, 2020

[Podcast] CloudLife: Helping HR Leaders Succeed in the Virtual Workplace

This podcast series explores how HR leaders can take processes that were formerly conducted in person and reimagine them for the remote world.

By HR Dive's studioID • Nov. 30, 2020

4 tips for expressing gratitude this holiday season — without a party

This year's celebrations may look different, but employers shouldn't abandon gestures altogether, culture experts say.

By Pamela DeLoatch • Nov. 18, 2020

How Expensify's culture led its CEO to endorse a presidential candidate

A software company jolted the business world with a presidential endorsement. Since then, job applications have nearly tripled, it said.

By Aman Kidwai • Nov. 18, 2020

McDonald's USA hires new chief people officer

Tiffanie Boyd's hiring is the latest in a string of executive shuffling in the chain's HR department, a trend sparked by former CEO Steve Easterbrook's ouster in November 2019.

By Emma Liem Beckett • Nov. 17, 2020

Deutsche researchers propose 5% tax on remote workers, post-pandemic

The tax could generate $48 billion a year, which could fund $1,500 grants for 29 million lower earners in the U.S., the researchers said.

By Dan Ennis • Nov. 16, 2020

HR leaders say 2020 has been the most stressful year of their careers

Survey respondents also said that connecting the workforce and keeping up culture remotely have been big challenges.

By Lisa Burden • Nov. 16, 2020

Biden labor policy likely to feature stronger enforcement, COVID-19 action

The incoming administration is expected to take a different approach to policy and enforcement, especially with respect to immigration and organized labor.

By Aman Kidwai • Nov. 11, 2020