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How one construction company manages parental leave without relying on temps

1 week ago | hr-brew.com | Courtney Vinopal

Gardner Builders recently decided to increase its parental leave to 16 weeks after seeing a “spike in families who are welcoming new babies…and growing their families,” said Jessica Stoe, the company’s chief brand and culture officer.
Job growth in April beats expectations ahead of tariffs disruptions

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Paige McGlauflin

After this week’s dour economic news—including that the US GDP shrank in the first quarter and businesses lowered or rescinded their 2025 guidance over tariffs uncertainty—expectations for the newest jobs report were modest. But better-than-expected job growth in April, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, defied those expectations, offering businesses some optimism ahead of tariffs’ predicted disruption to the labor market.
Creating meaning for employees sounds easier said than done—but every HR leader can do it

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Mikaela Cohen

What if there was a simple way for HR to help employees derive meaning from work? It sounds easier said than done. But there are three key ways leaders can help employees feel more connected to their work, according to Wes Adams, CEO of consulting firm SV Consulting Group, and Tamara Myles, a business consultant, speaker, and Boston College professor.
World of HR: 45% of workers in Japan say they are quiet quitting

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Kristen Parisi

Bare minimum Mondays. Tired Tuesdays. Weak Wednesdays. Employees may show up and get their work done, but a growing number aren’t going above and beyond. Where in the world? Japan has historically had such a profound work ethic that residents struggle with being overworked, depressed, and not having enough time for their personal lives. However, some (mainly younger) workers in the country are actively pushing back against this cultural norm, and turning to quiet quitting.
Company layoffs are reaching historic highs-here’s what HR should know

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Mikaela Cohen

Hearing constant layoff news can sometimes feel like a stressful dream you can’t wake up from. And the stress might get worse as companies reach historic highs in workforce cutbacks. Intel’s recent announcement of a reduction-in-force (RIF) of up to 20% of its 109,000-person staff, or roughly 21,000 jobs, and UPS’s plans to cut 20,000 employees would make these RIFs among the largest in US history.
JPMorgan Chase hopes more employers offer financial health benefits thanks to $14.5M commitment

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Courtney Vinopal

JPMorgan Chase is making philanthropic commitments to organizations focused on workplace and public benefits with a financial health focus, the April 30. The commitments, which total $14.5 million, include a $7 million donation to Commonwealth, which will pilot benefits programs in Columbus and Chicago, and $1.58 million to Washington University in St. Louis, which is doing research on how workplace benefits can improve the financial wellbeing of low- and middle-income workers.
March JOLTS data reflects ‘a job market that’s no longer here’

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Paige McGlauflin

If I could turn back time... In many ways, March 2025 seems like it was decades ago. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data for that month feels somewhat like an artifact, reflecting a labor market and economy not yet hit by the Trump administration’s tariffs policy unveiled in early April.
What Trump’s first 100 days mean for HR compliance

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Adam DeRose |Courtney Vinopal

President Donald Trump’s second term in office has been marked by rapid changes in the political winds and dramatic U-turns as he looks to align federal policy with his political agenda. During Trump’s first 100 days in office, the new administration has moved swiftly to introduce a wave of new actions and guidances that upend a range of HR- and employment-related policies and protections of the last four years as well as long-standing compliance and enforcement norms.
Legislative lowdown: Employers can no longer report nonbinary employees on EEO-1 forms

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Courtney Vinopal

Employers will no longer have the option to voluntarily report data on employees who identify as nonbinary in their EEO-1 reports, according to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filing submitted on April 15. The change marks a reversal of a Biden-era policy that allowed employers to include data about nonbinary workers in the comments section of their EEO-1 reports, which include demographic information on businesses’ workforces.
The EVP of Global HR at Protiviti shares what has kept him in his role for nearly 18 years

2 weeks ago | hr-brew.com | Paige McGlauflin

Here’s this week’s edition of our Coworking series. Each week, we chat 1:1 with an HR Brew reader. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to introduce yourself. Long tenures for HR executives are increasingly rare these days. The job has become much more difficult in recent years, and HR leaders have burned out from juggling several challenges at once, prompting them to quit for less stressful opportunities or retire. But Scott Redfearn seems to have found the secret sauce.