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How companies including Workday and Land O’Lakes approach flexible work perks for employees

HR Brew

When employees have flexibility through arrangements such as remote work, they can see improvements in key metrics , like productivity. Since 2017, EY has given US employees two week-long breaks each year, around the Fourth of July and Christmas holidays. Offering flexible work perks can be a…well, flex for employers.

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The gender pay gap isn’t budging enough, but the best companies close it

HRExecutive

Since 2017, the gender pay gap has decreased from 18% to 15%, but no net progress has been made since 2020. The managerial gender pay gap has also seen a reduction, from 14% in 2017 to 10% in 2023, but this progress is still not fast enough. At the current rate of progress, achieving gender pay parity remains a distant goal.

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Diversity in the Workplace

Talmetrix

This may look like including diversity and inclusion goals in performance evaluations or tying executive compensation to diversity and inclusion metrics. Hold leaders accountable: Set expectations for leaders in promoting diversity and inclusion. The business case for diversity in the workplace is now overwhelming. Harvard Business Review.

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Managers are the linchpins to improved performance

Government Executive

GPRA focuses on agency-level results, using metrics and data to monitor progress. That’s documented in a series of performance metrics, including productivity, absenteeism, customer satisfaction, safety and wellbeing. The problem is compounded by the multiple layers of management.

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Enriching the Employee Experience

Speaker: Isaac Mallory, Director of Sales & Business Development at HR Performance Solutions, and Jennifer Dickey, HR Consultant and speaker for HR Performance Solutions

In the month of October 2017, the U.S. Whether you’re more inclined to follow the Bureau of Labor unemployment rate at 4.1%, or put more stock into Gallup’s “real unemployment” metric sitting at 7.9%, the implications are clear; the American workforce has options. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported an unemployment rate of 4.1

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Diversity recruiting: Two heads are better than one

Business Management Daily

In 2017, a team of economic scientists decided to ask that question by submitting resumes with traditionally Black and white names to 108 different U.S. Is there anything wrong with hiring practices in America? Their findings were troubling.

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ESG Strategy: What HR Leaders Need to Know in 2025

AIHR

Beyond environmental concerns like carbon footprint reduction, organizations are addressing social metrics, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion , and governance factors like transparent decision-making and ethical leadership. Read more 13 ESG Metrics HR Leaders Should Use To Track Performance 5.