Three in four technology companies (75%) face difficulty finding candidates with the right skills and abilities today, according to a survey of 240 technology industry leaders by the Consumer Technology Association, a technology trade association. Four in five (80%) employers will need more…
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Study Flags Gender Bias in Facebook’s Advertising Tools
Researchers with the University of Southern California have raised concerns about Facebook’s advertising tools, noting the tools can disproportionately direct ads to a particular gender “beyond what can be legally justified.” For example, the researchers said Facebook targeted an Instacart…
Study: Majority of U.S. Workers Willing to Reskill for a New Job
About 89% of U.S. workers are willing to retrain for a different job role due to pandemic-related economic uncertainty, according to a survey of nearly 209,000 workers in 190 countries—including more than 6,300 U.S. workers—by Boston Consulting Group, the Network, and Appcast. The most willing to…
Study: Construction Companies Can Be Safer With These Best Practices
Tracking and reviewing activities carried out to prevent and control injury, such as safety training, new hire safety orientation, and behavior-based safety observations, leads to a 64% reduction in total recordable incident rates and days away and restricted or transferred rates, according to an…
SHRM Presents State of the Workplace Study
Organizations were most effective in navigating the impact of Covid-19 on their workforce and related safety practices (highest effectiveness ratings out of 24 total actions), according to a survey of 1,737 human resource professionals and 642 workers in the U.S. by the Society for Human Resource…
Fed Study Points Finger at Fiscal Boost for High U.S. Inflation
The massive government support provided to Americans during the pandemic may be one reason why U.S. consumer prices have surged more than in other developed economies, according to researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The researchers used an index of real disposable income to…
SHRM and TalentLMS Study Gauges Current State of Leadership and Training in America’s Workplaces
Workplace learning and development serves a dual purpose for reskilling and upskilling current employees and for recruiting and retaining talented workers, according to a survey of 356 human resource managers and 1,001 workers in the U.S. by the Society for Human Resource Management and TalentLMS….
OECD & Randstad Study: Focusing on Obtaining Digital Skills Will Unlock Opportunities for Workers
Demand for typical digital skills has spread across different occupations and sectors faster than for other skills over the past decade, according to an analysis of more than 417 million online job postings by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, in partnership with…