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Preventing Competitors from Tapping Your Secrets

Many companies accumulate trade secrets, such as pricing schemes, business plans, and production shortcuts, but they don’t want competitors to tap into this private reserve of knowledge. The easiest way  for a competitor to obtain these secrets is by hiring one of your key employees. A recent case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of […]

The Rise of the 4-Day Workweek                                                      

The decade ahead will likely be known for innovations we haven’t even imagined yet. In the workplace, it may be known for the rise of a new way of scheduling employees: the 4-day workweek. As overwork has become a chronic issue, entire countries have started piloting and testing shorter workweeks. Between 2015 and 2019, Iceland […]

What We Learned From . . . HR Technology Week 2023

We’ve enjoyed a full week of online events and digital resources around HR tech. As this year’s HR Technology Week comes to a close, let’s take a look at what we’ve learned from the event’s discussions and resources. Monday Featured Article | Skills Gap or Waning Interest? Why Tech Leaders Can’t Find Talent (Part 1) Although […]

AI: Is It Helping or Hurting Businesses in the Quest to Stay Compliant?

The business world is currently abuzz with talk about artificial intelligence (AI). With incredibly intuitive tools such as ChatGPT making headlines outside of traditional tech circles, many businesses are wondering how they can integrate AI into their processes and whether it will help with or hinder their compliance efforts.  AI is a powerful tool that […]

Case Study: Could Subjective Criteria in Workforce Decisions Be Problematic?

Mergers and acquisitions bring lots of financial opportunity, but they can sometimes result in upheaval in the workforce as the new entity determines whether it will operate the business differently from its predecessor. If the new business decides to change the workforce, how should it make those decisions? A recent appeals court opinion sheds some […]

Faces of HR Feature: AI’s Impact on HR

HR Technology Week is well underway here at HR Daily Advisor and it doesn’t stop with this week’s Faces column. Technology is driving the HR market right now, allowing HR professionals and organizations to work smarter, faster, and more efficiently than ever before. From cloud-based HR management systems to machine learning and data analytics, HR […]

3 Misconceptions About Tech Apprenticeships 

The U.S. economy has grown rich in job opportunities but poor in skills. Since COVID-19, surveys by Gartner, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and others have consistently shown that employers can’t find people qualified to fill their open roles. The zero-sum competition for scarce workers like […]

401K Matching for Student Loan Payments Finally Arrives

In this economic environment, employers are doing almost anything to attract and retain a quality workforce. Improving the suite of employee benefit offerings, sometimes without incurring major new expenditures, is top of mind for many. Enter SECURE 2.0, which includes a long-awaited 401(k) feature that has sparked employer interest for years. What Is It? The […]

3 Signs You Need to Take a Break from Your Screen

As the world becomes more reliant on technology, the hours spent looking at screens have increased. In a recent study, statistics showed that adults spend 5 hours per day looking at phone screens alone, on top of other devices in the home. When you take into account the number of jobs that require regular use […]

HR Query: Skills Gap or Waning Interest? Why Tech Leaders Can’t Find Talent (Part 2)

Welcome back to HR Query! In Part 2 of this two-part series on attracting and retaining top-talent with the technology sector, we dive deeper into how HR leaders and organizations can combat the difficulties of the tech talent shortage. If you missed Part 1 of our coverage, featuring John W. Mitchell, President and CEO of […]