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Employers Should Conduct Equal Pay Audits

Amid the focus on culling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives over the past year, employers must distinguish DEI efforts from core compliance activities, such as equal pay audits. Compensation reviews and audits should remain a routine best practice for organizations to ensure compliance with federal, state, and international laws. Additionally, such audits […]

Faces of HR: Julie Anderson on Unifying a Multi-Brand Workforce

Julie Anderson, Senior Vice President of Talent Strategy and Organizational Development at Wrench Group, specializes in unifying fragmented organizations. Her role is centered on building the sophisticated, integrated talent systems required to fuel the growth of the company’s diverse portfolio of brands. From Retail Training to Recruiting Pioneer Anderson’s career foundation was laid early, starting in […]

Best of L&D 2025

2025 has been a year of change, of new developments, and of learning moments for us all. And throughout the year of Learning and Development news and the many different stories that have risen to the top, HR Daily Advisor has kept on the ball the entire way through. Want to know what the biggest […]

Bit of Fun: Post-holiday Party Settlement Agreement

This agreement is entered into by and between The Company and [Employee Name] (“Employee”). WHEREAS The Company hosted a holiday party on December 2, 2025, which has since come to be known as “The Fiasco”; WHEREAS Employee claims to have been injured at The Fiasco, whether physically, psychologically, or otherwise; and WHEREAS The Company contracted […]

Ghost Jobs: Why Does a Gap Between Openings and Hires Continue to Exist? 

For over a year, “ghost jobs” have been a hot topic among job seekers and concerned professionals. These are roles posted online that companies have little or no intention of filling.   The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data adds a new twist: The gap between job openings and actual hires, while down […]

Best of Spark TALENT 2025

Spark TALENT 2025 delivered a jolt of necessary energy, tackling the biggest workforce challenges head on, including AI and talent acquisition. This year, our sessions didn’t just discuss trends, they provided playbooks for strategic action, offering HR leaders clear direction on topics from mastering AI integration to redefining high-performance culture. We’ve gathered the best of […]

Can Reasonable Accommodations Cause Undue Hardship Under the ADA?

Q: We have an employee who suffers from migraines and has been taking a lot of time off—especially on Mondays, our busiest day—creating a significant strain on her team and decreasing morale. Could this be considered an undue hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? Accommodating an employee with migraines under these circumstances may […]

HRDA Frankly Speaking: The $1.3 Trillion Warning—Your Managers Are the Retention Linchpin

A critical new report from the Achievers Workforce Institute (AWI) delivers a clear economic warning to HR leaders: U.S. employers are projected to lose at least $1.3 trillion in attrition in 2026. This massive cost is driven by a simple, avoidable factor: a lack of cultural investment. AWI’s 2025 Employee Engagement & Retention report surveyed employees […]

Feedback-Driven Training Could Save Your Gen AI Initiatives 

As AI transforms how we work, learn, and build, training programs can’t stay static. Generative AI (Gen AI) is moving too fast for one-off courses or fixed curriculums. To keep pace, learning programs need to evolve in real time — using data, feedback, and real-world results to stay relevant, practical, and aligned with what organizations need […]

Best of EntertainHR 2025

Forget the dry HR manual—the year’s most important workplace lessons weren’t found in a compliance document; they were on your screen. From high-stakes heists to late-nigh comedy and sharp TV dramas, our EntertainHR series spent 2025 examining what not to do in the office based on examples from pop culture. We covered everything from what […]