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Civility at Work
Explore 2025 HR trends, from skills-based hiring and AI's role to people analytics and financial wellness. Discover how adaptability drives workforce success.
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.
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AI in the Workplace
President Donald Trump has rescinded former President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence, which sought to develop security standards for AI.
Explore 2025 HR trends, from skills-based hiring and AI's role to people analytics and financial wellness. Discover how adaptability drives workforce success.
California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan plans in 2025 to reintroduce a bill to prevent AI algorithmic discrimination across all business sectors.
Compensation and Benefits
Chief financial officers at many companies are less likely than in recent years to increase employee wages in 2025, and the increases will likely be smaller.
A lack of salary information in job ads seems like an obvious deal-breaker for job seekers, but new data reveals the No. 1 red flag: insufficient time off.
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Inclusion and Diversity
EO Impact Zone: A Guide for HR Leaders
Inclusion and diversity are essential for creating thriving workplaces and communities. These principles drive innovation, foster collaboration, and ensure every individual feels valued and empowered.
Explore how recent executive orders impact I&D initiatives and discover SHRM’s BEAM framework—a practical, merit-based approach to creating truly inclusive workplaces.
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.
Talent Acquisition
HR professionals should be prepared for an increase in worksite immigration enforcement, including the potential for workplace raids.
Employers should review their Form I-9 compliance now and prepare for potential I-9 audits and worksite visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Federal Trade Commission published an update to their antitrust guidance for HR professionals listing wage-fixing, no-poaching, and noncompete agreements as business practices that may violate antitrust laws.
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