Human Resources 411™

Today’s workforce is not like it used to be. In fact, the work ethics and expectations of the modern workforce are drastically different to the way people worked before the pandemic.  New and old generations are entering the workforce in 2025, and those in-betweens have gone through a shift in...

One in five employees globally felt lonely just yesterday. That’s the latest data from Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2024 report. For HR professionals, this trend directly impacts engagement, retention, and overall organizational health. If loneliness has become part of your workplace culture, ignoring it won’t make it...

The diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) backlash has moved from political talking points to federal enforcement. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released new guidance that effectively puts a spotlight on when DEI becomes not just controversial but illegal. If your organization is still operating under 2019-era DEI...

AI has already reshaped industries from marketing to finance, and now it’s transforming how employees learn. Generative AI (GenAI) is proving to be a powerful tool in training and development (L&D) by personalizing learning, automating assessments, and closing skill gaps faster than traditional methods. But is it a game-changer...

An employee handbook is the foundation of workplace expectations, compliance, and legal protection. A well-crafted handbook can prevent lawsuits, set clear policies, and establish a company culture where employees know what’s expected. A vague or outdated one? It could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.  Yet, too many handbooks are...

Today’s workforce is fed up, with employees either feigning productivity or exiting in grand protest. “Task masking” is the latest trend where employees, particularly Gen Z, deliberately appear busy without meaningful output, while “revenge quitting” sees workers resigning as a final act of defiance against toxic work cultures. Both...

The tech industry has been well regarded as not only a reliable place of work but also a lucrative one where professionals can enter to grow and diversify their technical skills. However, a career in tech isn’t without its own challenges, and employees are responding to those in their...

Gen Z in the workplace has a bad reputation for being lazy and disloyal to companies as they only care about salaries, but is that really the full picture? While Gen Z may be known as the “job-hopping generation,” one report from ResumeLab suggests that there is more to consider....