Some 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely by 2025, a spike of 87% since before the pandemic, according to an Upwork report. Currently, 41.8% of the US workforce is fully remote, though managers think that number may drop to 26.7% as some people return to their offices.
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Gartner's Brian Kropp predicts 11 trends that HR leaders should pay attention to next year, such as a shift from prioritizing the employee experience to focusing on employee life experience and a worsening gender pay gap. Kropp also expects flexibility to focus more on time as opposed to location, lawsuits against employers regarding vaccination and companies to invest in "buying and renting talent."
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Data is the key to mitigating the wage gap among workers, writes ChartHop founder Ian White, whose company is transparent about how a salary is determined when offering a job. ChartHop also doesn't wait for an annual performance review to evaluate salaries because that is "a likely time for wage inequalities to creep in."
A Massachusetts school district will use a $100,000 Skills Capital Grant to purchase equipment for a new manufacturing Innovation Pathway at Gardner High School and Gardner Academy for Learning and Technology. Gardner High School principal Paula Bolger said the investment will help prepare students in the career and technical education program for jobs.
HR leaders should prioritize soft skills, prepare employees to regularly set goals and remember that people need engagement, empathy and support beyond simply getting on a video call, writes Zendesk talent executive Fidelma Butler. "Agility is a core skill that we must all have as leaders, and organizations need to provide psychological safety to support the environment of change," Butler writes.
