Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Unleash the Power of Your People: Building a Thriving DEIB Program,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. In this session presented by the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group, learn how a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) program can not only strengthen your company culture but also drive innovation,…
New York City Employers Must Display Workers’ Bill of Rights Poster Beginning July 1
The New York City law requiring the city to create and publish a workers’ bill of rights also contains a requirement that employers provide information to employees about the Workers’ Bill of Rights. To…
Payscale: Top Performing Companies Are Proactive, Transparent, and Communicative About Pay
The majority of top performing organizations (57%) embrace pay transparency and share pay ranges even when not required by law, but less than half of non-top-performers do so (43%)—a 14% difference that jumps to 19% when comparing large organizations, according to a survey of 5,735 compensation…
Generative AI Could Help U.S. Workers Save 78 Million Hours a Week by 2026
Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to boost workplace productivity by helping U.S. workers to save 78 million hours a week on the routine and repetitive tasks that often fill their day and lead to burnout, according to an analysis by learning company Pearson. The top work task…
Landing a Job Is All About Who You Know (Again)
The surge in job applicants in recent years has led to a resurgence of “who-you-know” networking. Hiring managers are finding it virtually impossible to weed through hundreds of applications, which have increased now that applicants can use automated bots to submit large volumes of résumés and…
OSHA Revises Its Mission Statement
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released a new mission statement that it said “more fully reflects the agency’s purpose and the work we do to serve that purpose.”
The new mission statement reads, “OSHA’s mission is to assure America’s workers have safe and…
CHROs Remain Flexible Yet Focused in a Dynamic Business Environment
More than half of chief human resource officers (56%) are spending more time in their role on talent acquisition today than they did two years ago, according to the iCIMS CHRO Report. The large majority (90%) even see the role of the recruiter morphing into a strategic talent advisor to the…
Plan for These Free ASA Webinars Next Month
The next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you comply with federal and state laws, understand important trends affecting the industry, and more. June 4—”Unleash the Power of Your People: Building a Thriving DEIB Program“ Learn how a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) program…
The Latest From Your Colleagues on ASA Central
ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations. This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central: Best platforms for sourcing top candidates How to start up a staffing agency Where…
Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law Now Applies to Temporary Employees
In Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont has signed into law HB 5005, a series of amendments to the stateβs paid sick leave law. The amendments, including a recission of the exclusion of temporary employees from the state’s paid sick leave mandate, go into effect Jan 1. 2025. In 2012, Connecticut became the first state to enact…