Companies that spearheaded remote work during the pandemic, including Meta, Google, Amazon, and Zoom, are now requiring employees to return to the office. These companies contend that in-person workers are more productive, collaborative, and engaged. However, despite the tight labor market, more…
EEOC Releases Strategic Enforcement Plan
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2028. Changes to the SEP include preserving access to the legal system by addressing overly broad waivers, releases, nondisclosure agreements, or nondisparagement agreements when they…
RGP Study Finds Financial Services Firms Are Challenged With Managing Data-Intensive Projects
Financial services organizations are finding it more difficult to manage data-intensive projects, according to a survey of 120 financial services executives at 404 companies with $1 billion or more in revenue by the global consulting firm RGP. The survey found that 40% of respondents have found it…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Succession Planning
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Succession Playbook: Strategies for Defining Your Legacy.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Your business is distinct, so your succession plan must be as well. In this webinar, Jerry Grady of UHY LLP and UHY Advisors will review the top considerations for creating your succession…
Indeed Says Half of Its U.S. Job Postings Now Feature Pay Transparency
Half of U.S. job postings listed on Indeed last month included at least some company-provided salary data—the highest percentage recorded on the site to date and up from 18% in February 2020, according to a …
Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Succession Planning
Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Succession Playbook: Strategies for Defining Your Legacy,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Your business is distinct, so your succession plan must be as well. In this webinar, Jerry Grady of UHY LLP and UHY Advisors will review the top considerations for creating your succession strategy and the options available to an…
National Safety Council Launches New Program to Combat Soaring Workplace Overdose Deaths
Overdoses are the leading cause of unintentional death in the U.S., and deaths on the job from drug overdoses have increased 536% since 2011. To combat this increase, the National Safety Council is launching a new workplace safety program, Respond Ready Workplace, designed to increase awareness of…
Free ASA State of the Industry Webinar Today
Don’t miss the “ASA State of the Industry Webinar SeriesโThird Quarter Update for Staffing Professionals.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, the associationโs satisfaction survey partner, and Threase Baker, TSC, CSP, of Abbtech Professional Resources Inc., chair of the ASA board of directors, will join ASA…
Top Social Responsibility Programs Recognized by ASA
The staffing and recruiting industryโs top social responsibility programs were recognized as winners of the ASA Care Awards, the association announced today. The winners will be recognized during a ceremony at Staffing Worldยฎ, the ASA annual convention and expo, Oct. 3โ5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. โAll across the country, staffing and…
Can Companies Attract More Women by Wording Job Postings a Certain Way?
There is little evidence to support the notion that the use of stereotypically masculine or feminine adjectives in job postings to describe qualities needed for a role will help companies attract applicants of a particular gender, according to a …