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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
California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan plans in 2025 to reintroduce a bill to prevent AI algorithmic discrimination across all business sectors.
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.
Compensation and Benefits
While tried-and-true benefits will still be vital this year, benefits including menopause support and lifestyle spending accounts are trending.
Salary-increase budgets at U.S. companies this year are projected to remain consistent with last year, according to Mercer.
The coffee giant is tripling paid time off for birth parents and doubling it for nonbirth parents. The move is part of a larger trend of employers enhancing benefits for working parents.
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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
Employers should prepare for major changes to employment-based immigration under the incoming Trump administration, including increased worksite enforcement and slowed-down processing.
U.S. employers added 256,000 new jobs in December 2024, surpassing economists’ expectations, according to the latest employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Saying ‘no’ after saying ‘yes,’ while never desirable, is sometimes necessary—but how you handle it can make all the difference.
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