Despite record-breaking job gains and historic lows in unemployment, the labor market feels anything but smooth sailing. Read more
Are Things Returning to Normal in the Labor Market?
There’s been another set of good employment reports…at least on the surface. Read more
A Rise in Unemployment May Be Good for the Workforce
Interpreting the latest data to uncover the state of the labor market. Read more
BDO to go employee-owned; Target defends employee branded ‘racist’
In our HR news round-up this week: Accountancy firm, BDO, is set to become employee owned; Target defends staffer accused of racism; while scale of tech … Read more
Amtrak recognized for diversity; Amazon ranked best workplace for career development
This week two big American companies are recognized for their HR initiatives Read more
The Lowdown on Today’s Hiring Slowdown
The current lull in hiring was predictable. What's less predictable is when hiring will pick back up. Read more
Managing layoffs with empathy (while maintaining company morale)
With all the signs that recession is simply a ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ question, it’s hardly a surprise that we’ve started to see a huge surge in layoffs … Read more
Google issues desk-share edict as Disney staff demand return to office U-turn
Google demands staff share desks… In a bid to improve its “real estate efficiency” – in other words, to spend less on office space – Google has announced … Read more
Let’s NOT party like it’s 1969
I live in the town with the lowest unemployment in America. Unemployment in Northfield, located south of Minneapolis, is just 1.2%. Northfield has a … Read more
Predictions for 2023 – Part 2
Making predictions can be difficult, especially when they’re about the future. I’ve done it before and I’ll do so again, though no one would mistake me for … Read more