Steve Bent

Employees say that the number one workplace feature they’ll be searching for post-COVID is the ability to continue working remotely when they please. That’s according to a new study of 2,000 Americans who are still working from home during the pandemic. More than two in five (48%) say a company’s policy on remote work is now their […]

The International Association of Workforce Professionals will host a virtual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) conference on January 13-14, 2022 The goal of the conference is to help, employers, HR and workforce development professionals design and implement quality DEI practices. In preparation for the conference we’re seeking workshop speakers and panelists for group presentations.  This

As a rise in variants spurs new uncertainties around the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses around the globe are tasked with developing a long-term plan and work model, whether in-person, remote or hybrid, that meets the needs of employees and the business. Amid this transition, Entrust, set out to uncover what is needed to secure the world’s

A new report, shows that attracting talent tops the list of challenges impacting HR professionals as they adapt to the evolving workplace shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report provides that the power of simplicity for increasingly complex workplaces, shows that 61 percent of the 1,000 HR leaders surveyed consider recruiting talent their most difficult

Meritocratic employment practices such as performance bonuses often fail to reduce gender-based pay inequality and may actually exacerbate it by allowing the status quo to remain intact at firms, says new research co-written by Eunmi Mun, a professor of labor and employment relations at Illinois. Rather than reducing gender-based pay inequality by limiting managers’ reliance

While many U.S. professionals are embracing hybrid work arrangements, new research from Robert Half shows a majority of companies anticipate a full return to the office once the pandemic ends. According to a survey of more than 2,800 senior managers in the U.S., 71% of respondents said they will require their teams to be on-site

The U.S Economic Development Administration’s STEM Talent Challenge will provide funding for work-and-learn programs to increase America’s STEM-capable workforce in emerging and transformative sectors such as space commerce, aeronautics, digital manufacturing, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity. Competitive applications will demonstrate how the program will develop or expand regional STEM workforce capacity to support entrepreneurial ventures,

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a series of actions to modernize and reform, the unemployment insurance system.  The department will start with the $2 billion allocated as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act, aimed specifically at addressing the most acute challenges states have faced over the last year. ARPA Fraud Grants totaling

It is no surprise that technology is changing the workforce. However, according to a new report certain customer-facing service jobs will disappear at a stunning rate in as few as 8 years. Fear not, though. Many of those disappearing jobs will be replaced by higher paying careers in these specific fields: medical research, mental health and

A majority of active job seekers, 60%, have looked at opportunities in varied career fields different from which they now work, according to a survey by CompTIA. The organization said the findings — from a survey that included nearly 1,500 adults in the US labor force — point to the need for skills training. “We