A Christian employee who was allegedly fired over religious social media posts received $20,000 after the EEOC found potential religious discrimination. The agency noted employers can discipline social media use but must not subject workers to adverse treatment because of their religious beliefs.
JPMorgan Chase has named Mark O’Donovan, currently CEO of international consumer banking, as its next head of human resources. He will succeed longtime HR chief Robin Leopold, who is retiring, in January, the bank said.
A federal court rejected a lesbian employee’s challenge that her employer’s fertility benefits violated the Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock ruling, finding she did not prove the program was biased. The decision underscores how lower courts are still parsing Bostock’s reach when applying its sex-discrim
The iced coffee debate is emblematic of deeper cultural frictions as Generation Z brings new norms and expectations into the workplace. Experts say factors like digital nativity, shifting social values, and economic pressures are priming Gen Z to behave differently than previous generations, forcing
PwC finds that AI skill disparities are creating a workforce divide, with more than half of employees saying they are falling behind their AI-savvy colleagues. The firm also reports that AI proficiency correlates with greater perceived job security, underscoring the importance of upskilling.
Despite growing adoption of AI, many HR professionals remain burdened by routine administrative work. Eagle Hill Consulting warns that technology alone hasn’t resolved HR workflow problems, underscoring the need to rethink process design and implementation to capture real efficiency gains.
As AI reshapes work, HR may confront a “skills visibility gap” — losing clear insight into which skills exist, which are needed, and whether they’re carried out by people or automation. As the function shifts from traditional personnel management to evaluating how work gets done, organizations will
Interviews, a workshop, and two surveys show companies confronting rising and volatile energy costs—from geopolitical shocks and a steady upward trend since 2022—that are squeezing margins across energy‑intensive and supply‑chain‑dependent sectors. Investing in energy efficiency, especially by using
Organizations aren’t limited by access to learning but by workforce capacity—the time, energy and opportunities employees need to absorb frequent change (ten planned enterprise changes per year versus two in 2016) and rapidly shifting skills, especially in AI‑exposed roles. Learning leaders should s