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Civility at Work
Political differences are fueling record-high rates of incivility, according to SHRM’s Q4 Civility Index.
The need for civility is as great as ever, now that Election Day is over. HR can encourage civil conversations.
Promoting workplace civility following the election is “HR’s opportunity to make a difference in America,” SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, said at SHRM INCLUSION 2024.
Fostering civil political conversations can result in employees staying with their employer for years longer and trusting their organization more, SHRM Research found.
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AI in the Workplace
Millennials are the most likely to feel positive about using AI at work compared to other generations, according to recent research.
ServiceNow executives share their insights on the challenges of AI implementation, HR use cases for the evolving technology, and the latest buzz around AI agents.
Artificial intelligence is driving internal mobility and career pathing through more precise matching of employee skills and roles.
Compensation and Benefits
In 2015, Netflix started offering new parents unlimited time off in their child’s first year. But more recently, the employer has allegedly pulled back its benefit, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Not using allotted time off is a troubling trend since the holiday season is often a stressful time for employees, adding to the burnout workers are already facing, experts say.
Month-over-month and year-over-year inflation ticked up in November, indicating that cost-of-living pressures are still stubborn for employees.
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Inclusion and Diversity
Because of its far-reaching consequences, it is imperative to assess to what extent an organization’s culture and business results are being impacted by unconscious bias and then take appropriate measures to mitigate the associated risk.
Although there has been movement in the workplace to support working parents, there is ample room for improvement, one HR leader said at SHRM INCLUSION 2024.
Athletes Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis-Woodhall emphasized the value of resilience, self-care, and building supportive teams during SHRM INCLUSION 2024.
Talent Acquisition
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued two final rules Dec. 18, overhauling the H-1B visa program and strengthening worker protections in the H-2 seasonal visa programs.
A proposed rule recently issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would grant more flexibility to foreign seasonal workers in the H-2 visa programs, while toughening the consequences for employers that violate the programs' policies.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today that aims to revise the educational eligibility criteria for the H-1B visa program, clarify when employers must amend petitions due to changes in employment
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