Even before the current coronavirus pandemic, most human resources (HR) professionals were unprepared to thrive in the future. Now that the crisis has hit, more is demanded from HR than at any other time in history. The free research report, The Future of the HR Function 2020, is now available for download. HR.com’s Research Institute…
Only 23% of human resources (HR) professionals view their own company’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices in the “advanced” or “vanguard” stages of D&I maturity. Further, of those with direct responsibility for D&I, only 16% say more than half of their role is allocated to that function. The free research report, State of Diversity &…
Women remain under-represented in business leadership positions, and most organizations are not doing all they can to remedy the situation. The majority of HR professionals (68%) say their company does not hold senior leaders personally accountable for increasing the number of women in leadership positions. In addition, most companies (77%) are not incentivizing managers to…
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, June 8, 2020: Best Practice Institute (BPI) will host Chief Diversity Officers from leading organizations for dialogue groups to accelerate diversity and inclusion practices into their Talent Management programs. Following a week of protests and many statements from the world’s largest corporations supporting change, this important discussion will provide Diversity &…
At a time when many employees and employers are under financial stress, some organizations are assisting them via various types of voluntary benefits, as suggested by new research from HR.com. Voluntary benefits can potentially also help improve the overall employee experience and address the problematic issue of work/life balance. The free research report, Voluntary Benefits…
Jacksons Point, Ontario, Canada — HR.com, the largest network of human resource (HR) executives, will be hosting an all-inclusive virtual event, INSPIRE, from June 22 – 26, 2020 with five days of valuable content, including ten different tracks of education for HR professionals (two themed tracks) per day. As the foremost trusted industry resource for…
In today’s uncertain times, it has never been more important for employees to feel a sense of security in the organizations they devote their time and energy to work for. A recent survey of 1,000 employees across industries in five countries showed a large majority of people (82%) feel some sense of belonging in their…
Most HR professionals say that workplace experiences have become more important in recent years. When asked about their importance to the HR department, fully 72% of HR professionals say the importance of employee experience is very high, and 63% indicate the same thing about the more comprehensive topic of human experience (HX). Furthermore, nearly half…
The vast majority of employers (93%) have pre-hire processes and tools in place, but fewer than half view their tools as good (40%) or excellent (5%). One of the primary challenges in regard to pre-hire technologies is integration, with just 16% saying the components of their pre-hire tools are well-integrated. The free research report, The…
San Francisco, California, U.S. — Powered by HR.com, the 2020 HR West Conference has added a new level of professional recognition by launching their California HR Excellence Awards. Submissions are now being accepted through January 20th. Award recipients will be announced and celebrated at HR West 2020 in March. With 13 award categories to choose…