Ginger Christ

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An increasing number of Generation Z job seekers would forgo working from home to secure a new role, according to a May 15 report from Flexa. Fewer workers between ages 16-28 listed “location flexibility” as a priority for new roles in March, as compared to the beginning of 2025, the report found, reflecting a shift as labor market pressures increase and job vacancies fall to the lowest level in nearly four years.

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Ginger Christ

When it comes to talent, some HR professionals are stuck in a Catch-22. Organizations say they are having a hard time finding the right people with the right skills, but the training to get them there keeps moving lower and lower on the priority list. According to HR Dive’s Identity of HR survey, companies say they’re still struggling to find skilled talent, but at the same time, training as a top priority dropped from 12% in 2024 to just 5% in 2025.

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Amid a changing labor market, workers seem willing to make trade-offs in pay and location to remain employable and flexible, according to a May 20 report from Randstad. In a survey of more than 5,000 workers worldwide, two-thirds said they’d choose greater employability — staying relevant, skilled and secure — over remote work. In return for working fully on-site, they said they would prioritize time autonomy over pay (59% versus 41%) or location (56% versus 44%).

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Workday Inc. will have to face a collective-action lawsuit alleging that the company’s artificial intelligence-based applicant recommendation system discriminated against workers age 40 and older (Mobley v. Workday, Inc.), a federal judge ruled Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

2 weeks ago | hrdive.com | Ginger Christ

The U.S. job market is experiencing fragmentation, with desk-based jobs seeing a rise in applications while demand for front-line and hourly roles slows down, according to a May 14 report from Employ Inc. Although overall employment remains strong, certain segments of the labor market are evolving due to changing demands, the report found. “This is no longer a one-size-fits-all labor market,” Stephanie Manzelli, chief human resources officer at Employ, said in a statement.