Kate McGovern Tornone

3 days ago | hrdive.com | Carolyn Crist |Kate McGovern Tornone

• None Most organizations don’t see the benefits of their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives because they place too much emphasis on the wrong goal — hiring diverse talent, according to a May 26 analysis published in the MIT Sloan Management Review. DEI practices are a great starting point, the authors said, “but an insufficient place to finish.”• None Instead, diversity should be a means to something more significant, they said — a culture of belonging.

3 days ago | hrdive.com | Kate McGovern Tornone

Most employees responding to a recent survey said they believe employers are passing over competent candidates because employers aren’t willing to train them, according to a May 28 report from Express Employment Professionals. In addition, 87% said companies should prioritize skills-based hiring over degrees, pushing back on outdated job requirements and unrealistic expectations. About 90% said they’d stay longer at companies that invest in training.

4 days ago | hrdive.com | Kate McGovern Tornone

Half of mothers in the “sandwich generation” — those who support both children and adult dependents — say they’ve left a job due to their caregiving responsibilities, according to a May 29 report from Motherly and the University of Phoenix Career Institute. Two-thirds of women with dual caregiving responsibilities said the benefits offered by their employer aren’t enough to meet the needs of their adult caregiving responsibilities, and 68% said the same about child care.

5 days ago | hrdive.com | Kate McGovern Tornone

Employees are increasingly working during vacations, according to a May 28 report from Dayforce, a global human capital management firm. For yet another year, the number of employees who say they disconnect from work completely while on vacation has declined, dropping from 47% to 39% to 37% over three years.

1 week ago | hrdive.com | Kate McGovern Tornone

To avoid formal layoffs, 53% of companies are already engaging in or soon plan to engage in “quiet firing,” according to a May 27 report from Resume Templates. Tactics include cutting benefits, increasing workloads or mandating more office time. Although the move can be effective, nearly 9 in 10 companies that started quiet firing this year said it has reduced morale.