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Talent Boomerang employee trend continues to grow, but is returning a good idea long-term?

Millions of people have been rehired at companies they’ve left for days, weeks or months – part of an ongoing trend dubbed “boomerang hires.” We take a look at why.

By: Oliver Pickup

Talent ‘A happier working population’: How the 4-day week is fuelling more passion-rooted startups

Side-hustle culture increased over the last two years, and now the rise of the four-day week trend is fuelling that further.

Talent Social media interns aren’t there to fetch you coffee: Why companies are turning to them more for help

Online jobs board Indeed currently lists more than 4,000 paid Social Media Management Internship openings. Yearly salaries range from the mid-$20,000s to low-$30,000s.

Leadership 5 ways to overcome digital overload and communication fatigue

Worldwide, 44% of workers reported feeling stressed in their jobs on a daily basis, and 1 in 5 said they were miserable. Here are some ways to help combat fatigue.

Technology Why more companies are sending new hires straight to the metaverse for improved onboarding

Accenture, Globant, Wunderman Thompson, and BBH are among the companies testing onboarding and other staff experiences in the metaverse.

By: Oliver Pickup

Technology Can a software tool think? – What it feels like to be fired by a machine

More examples of humans being unsettled by the actions of a machine are surfacing. We spoke to one engineer, about what it felt like to be fired by a computer and escorted from the building.

Technology WTF is a digital HQ?

In a digital-first, post-pandemic world the physical office is no longer the key place that people connect, it could be argued. That’s why many organizations are investing in a digital HQ.

Technology The Virginia Experiment: How this agency has made a remote-first model work for clients

Clients sit beside editors, virtually, to offer feedback as the creative process is happening.

Spaces You’ve got mail (but it’s already been read because you’re working from home)

Corporate mailrooms are getting a makeover, a result of the massive employee diaspora that no longer goes to the office five days a week.

By: Tara Weiss

Spaces How new ergonomic features are reshaping hybrid workspaces

Workers are now citing lack of technology support, out-of-date video conferencing tech and faulty headsets/poor audio as new ergonomic stress triggers.

Spaces With the return of in-person mental healthcare, therapists reimagine their workspaces

Now in-person mental healthcare has returned, therapists are redesigning their workspaces – and the traditional lumpy couch and shelfful of well-worn psychology books will no longer cut it.

Spaces 5 things to know about how Google’s new Bay View campus reflects the evolution of workspaces

Google’s new Bay View campus is representative of what the big tech players and other businesses are doing to remake their spaces with the evolution of work life top of mind.

Culture Companies are offering to cover abortion-related travel expenses to employees, but with strings attached

Dozens of companies have offered abortion-related travel benefits. But for some the offer comes with strings attached.

By: Danny Parisi

Culture To combat ‘quick quits’ employers develop Early Career Development programs

Chief’s early professionals ERG is part of a growing trend. It’s not a surprising development, given many have never met their colleagues in-person thanks to remote and hybrid work.

Culture Airbnb, Visa and Bloomberg are offering virtual tutoring to employees’ kids to make up for pandemic school closures

Many parents are worried their kids have fallen behind educationally as a result of school closures during the pandemic. That’s why more companies have launched virtual tutoring as a benefit.

Culture ‘A business imperative’: How Salesforce developed its employee-centric hybrid model

Rather than face a potential employee revolt, Salesforce vetoed mandating an office return. Instead, it has empowered the thousands of teams to decide when, where and how they work best.

Leadership How daily current event stressors like the overturning of Roe is sapping employee motivation

The daily stress of world events – be it restrictions on women’s healthcare, school shootings, soaring gas prices and the war in Ukraine – is negatively affecting people at work.

By: Tony Case

Leadership Why businesses helping employees get abortions could face legal minefield

With Roe being tossed, employers will now want to revisit their policies on travel and reimbursement for abortions, family planning consultations and healthcare coverage, warn lawyers.

Leadership Business leaders’ latest headache: supporting staff through cost-of-living crisis, while staying profitable

Employers on both sides of the Atlantic have responded to the current cost-of-living crisis by pushing through new policies to better support their employees. But juggling this support with the ability to remain profitable is a challenge.

Leadership Why do companies keep bungling layoffs?

The real culture of a company is revealed in the way it lets go of its people. So why do companies continue to bungle how they manage layoffs?

DE&I More employers extending fertility benefits to LGBTQ+ workforce

To remain competitive in the job market, companies are working to make fertility benefits available to more of their people, including LGBTQ+ employees.

By: Tony Case

DE&I How one individual’s return-to-office journey went from gender transition to inclusion

Increasingly, companies are working harder to be more progressive with benefits for LGBTQ+ employees, but many still fall short.

DE&I Why global paid menstrual-leave movement could actually harm women, senior female execs warn

As the paid menstrual leave movement gains global momentum, companies must consider the downsides of a policy that could set women back.

DE&I How offering paid parental leave from day one is boosting gender equality in the workplace

More companies are scrapping minimum tenure requirements for benefits like parental leave, recognizing how this can hold women back.