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Boomerang employees could be the secret to recruiting high-quality talent in a cooling labor market

HR Brew

While the term may not be in the limelight anymore—Google searches for “boomerang employee” and similar phrases peaked in 2022—data from multiple labor market analytics platforms supplied to HR Brew suggests that boomerang employees, as a trend, are sticking around. Boomerang employees become really easy to hire in that environment.

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Gig work is taking over the labor market—and creating challenges for HR

HR Brew

But economists and former Labor Department (DOL) officials have criticized BLS data for not accurately capturing the gig economy. A 2023 Upwork study found that 38% of US professionals did freelance work that year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates around 14.5% held multiple jobs.

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Building A Data-Driven HR Department: A Strategic Blueprint

HR Stacks Blog

This shift is largely propelled by the integration of data analytics into HR practices, enabling more informed and effective decision-making. This article provides a comprehensive roadmap for establishing a data-driven HR department.

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Parents with access to paid sick leave spend more time caring for children, new study finds

HR Brew

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s American Time Use Survey (ATUS), Maclean and her research partner analyzed time use among employees in states that adopted paid sick leave mandates by October 2023, and found the laws led men and women to spend an average of 3.8 face time”) increased by 10.5

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HR Efficiencies with Data-Driven Prioritization (Case Study)

As one of Australia’s largest and most iconic retailers, Coles Group employs 115,000+ team members in its network of 2,400+ locations across the country. With hiring at such a high volume, Coles needed a fast and efficient way to properly screen and prioritize the right candidates, while still complying with government standards of hiring.

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The ROI of HR Software: How It Saves Time and Money

EmployeeConnect

Studies show that replacing an employee can cost up to 150% of their annual salary. Data-Driven Decision Making HR software often includes analytics tools that provide actionable insights into workforce trends. Forecasting future staffing needs based on historical data.

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What the data tells us about HR’s path to C-suite

HR Brew

HR Brew, using a data analysis provided by Live Data Technologies , reviewed the educational and professional histories of more than 16,400 current CHROs and chief people officers (CPOs) to identify trends in their journeys to the C-suite. Where you plant your roots makes all the difference, especially for a CHRO.

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Onboarding, Data, Experience: Critical Components in the Modern Hiring Environment

Read the full results of the study conducted by Lighthouse Research & Advisory in partnership with HiBob to discover how to transform your talent acquisition strategy by harnessing the power of data and integration.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success. Download our case study to learn more. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on.

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Rethinking Talent Acquisition: New Data on Innovation, Impact, and Opportunity

Speaker: Ben Eubanks, Speaker, Author, Researcher and HR Analyst

New data can help us peer into what separates mature, leading talent functions so that we can improve our operations and outcomes, and examples from innovative talent teams can help us build stronger relationships with stakeholders and business leaders. But we can also rise to the challenge.

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How temporary staffing is helping businesses navigate the disruption of Covid-19

Drawing upon expert industry research, unique Syft datasets and Indeed’s unrivalled job market data – we study the temporary staffing market pre, during and post Covid-19.

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A Guide to Virtual Recruiting Events Post-Pandemic

Speaker: Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research and Advisory

New studies and data insights are confirming the permanence of virtual hiring and recruiting practices post-pandemic, and the employers who are on top of it now will stay on top. Join Ben Eubanks, HR Analyst of Lighthouse Research and Advisory, as he reveals fresh studies on virtual recruiting and shares his insight on the data.

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Best Practices for a Marketing Database Cleanse

Multiple industry studies confirm that regardless of industry, revenue, or company size, poor data quality is an epidemic for marketing teams. As frustrating as contact and account data management is, this is still your database – a massive asset to your organization, even if it is rife with holes and inaccurate information.

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Designing Equitable Performance: How to Create Fair, Inclusive Assessments

Speaker: Aubrey Blanche & Sahra Kaboli-Nejad

And Black women face these overlapping biases in even more extreme ways, according to a study by Nextions. Work completed by Black men is more likely to be rated as lower quality than White men. So what can we do to address the inequities in the system?

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Building AI to Unlearn Bias in Recruiting

Research shows that the hiring process is biased and unfair. While we have made progress to solve this, it’s potentially at risk due to advancements in AI technology. This eBook covers these issues & shows you how AI can ensure workplace diversity.