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HRDA Frankly Speaking: Let Surveys Tell a Story

Engagement surveys are a point of contention for everyone. Employees think they’re a waste of time, managers have to wrangle data into something meaningful, and the entire process feels tedious. But what if these surveys, if done right, could tell a story that actually lets a workplace grow and change to the needs of the […]

HRDA Frankly Speaking: External Factors on Internal Culture

Tyrese Manigault, Senior Manager of Employee Engagement of NASCAR, opened up a discussion during SPARK HR on the future of DEI, AI’s effects on leadership, and how leaders view legacy. In his panel, he broke down just how important it is for HR professionals to own up to what they can’t control, and approach what […]

AI Skills Are Becoming the New Office Rent for HR 

AI skills are becoming the new office rent: a recurring cost of staying relevant at work. For HR leaders, that changes the question from whether employees should use AI to whether the organization can define competent use clearly enough to reward it, train it, and govern it. The old divide centered on remote versus in-person […]

ICE Updates I-9 Inspection Fact Sheet

For the first time in almost 30 years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has updated its Form I-9 inspection fact sheet. The changes were issued without any notice in the Federal Register, and there was no proposed rulemaking. The revisions replace many provisions of the 1997 Virtue memorandum, which governed compliance until now, and […]

Faces of HR: How HiBob’s Macaire Montini Built a 20-Year Legacy of People-First Leadership

Long before “HR Business Partner” became an industry staple, Macaire Montini was already doing the work. Entering the field in the mid-2000s at the global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, she started out during an era when human resources was strictly defined by traditional tracks like Assistant and Specialist. Yet, Macaire earned an early seat […]

Severance Tradeoff: What Employers and Employees Should Know

A severance agreement isn’t just a payment document—it’s a legal exchange. The employer offers new compensation or benefits, and the employee typically releases potential legal claims and accepts certain post-employment obligations. Both sides should understand that trade-off before signing. These agreements often arrive at a difficult moment. The employer wants finality, and the employee may […]

EntertainHR: Let’s Actually Be Suitable for Work: Lessons from Not Suitable for Work 

The premiere of Mindy Kaling’s latest comedy – Not Suitable for Work – follows a group of young adults entering the workforce and figuring out their lives. This topic is an endless well of content, and Kaling’s new show is in good company with Adults, Girls, Friends, and Broad City, to name a few. Unlike some of its above-mentioned television colleagues, Not Suitable for Work largely focuses on the […]

Professor Sues SMU for ‘Race’ Discrimination

“Race” is in quotes in the headline because the lawsuit covered in this article illuminates a definition of “race” that might surprise you. Tenure Denied, Terminal Year Triggered, Lawsuit Filed Academia is a self-contained universe. Your employment contract is renewed year to academic year if performance is satisfactory. In year six, the year-to-year probationary period […]

HRDA Frankly Speaking: Stop Driving Good Talent Away

As AI-generated resumes flood the hiring market, many talent teams are rushing to make “blind” skills assessments a mandatory requirement. But implementing heavy, time-consuming hoops across the board can accidentally alienate top-tier talent and introduce bias into your pipeline. According to Donna Fowler, SVP of Global People & Talent at SEON, the key to fraud […]

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

On January 22, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2–1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, No. 915.064, an almost 200‑page document that consolidated decades of agency positions and practices for preventing and correcting harassment. The Republican majority—Chair Andrea Lucas and Commissioner Brittany Panuccio—approved the rescission over the dissent […]