Trends

“Non-traditional work.” “The workplace of the future.” “The gig economy.” “Skills shortages.” “Employee experience.” These and dozens of others labels are applied to the dynamics of the employer-employee relationship. It’s a relationship that constantly evolves along with technology, consumer expectations, societal demands, political pressures and other innumerable factors. Some trends are only about buzzwords, but many reflect fundamental changes in the way organizations use technology to manage and strengthen their workforce.

Almost half of employees plan to explore their career options next year, according to data contained in isolved's Pause, Pivot or Plan: HR Trends of 2023. The annual year-end survey included insights from 1,000 full-time employees on their performance, priorities, plans and pay expectations for the upcoming year. The top reasons...
More than two-thirds of businesses planned to increase their IT spending during 2022, putting special emphasis on cybersecurity, cloud applications and artificial intelligence, according to a study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group. Much of these budget dollars are being spent on solutions that will fill help address challenges with IT...
A wave of layoffs seems to be gathering steam in the technology sector as companies tighten their belts ahead of a widely expected economic downturn. Among the brand names, Amazon is reportedly letting some 10,000 employees go, while Meta plans to dismiss about 11,000. To one degree or another, both...
Inefficient work processes are exhausting employees and encouraging them to seek stability as the economy continues to be, well, nervous. According to the Qualtrics 2023 Employee Experience Report, a “fresh collision” is brewing between burned out employees who want more support and organizations that want to streamline budgets without surrendering...
Rising inflation and the threat of recession has had an adverse effect on IT leaders and their teams over the last six months, even as their workloads increased. A  study by the integration and automation platform SnapLogic found that 87% of IT decision-makers in the UK and U.S. have been working under...
New research conducted by the real estate professional services firm JLL Technologies found "a large gap" in the adoption of technologies critical for the smooth running of the hybrid work model.  JLL Technology's report, Technology and Innovation in the Hybrid Age, observed that tech-enabled solutions are critical to the survival of hybrid work....
The recruiting and talent acquisition space is rapidly growing as HR teams look for ways to operate more effectively throughout the talent lifecycle, from skills and engagement to talent mobility, according to Fosway Group’s 2022 9-Grid for Talent & People Success. “There is a huge focus on skills and upskilling...
American employers are making progress when it comes to prioritizing equal pay among men, women and underrepresented groups, according to a study conducted for UKG by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. Despite that, employers and employees have different perceptions on how pay equity is being achieved, and barriers to implementing...
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Transcript Mark: Welcome to People Tech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Even before COVID-19, the world of work was becoming increasingly complex. There have been ongoing changes to technology, work environments, what employees expect and what employers are prepared to give.  To talk about all that, I'm...