Google cloud layoffs and HR cuts, what’s the 2025 memo hiding?

Workplace Culture Diana Coker February 28, 2025

Two months into 2025, and Google’s at it again. On February 27, news of Google’s layoffs in 2025 targeting its HR and Cloud divisions broke. No exact headcount has be...

Severance’s dark mirror, HR’s chance to build better than a cult

Workplace Culture Jane Harper February 28, 2025

Severance Season 2, Episode 7 (9 PM EST) unmasks cultish culture. HR fights back with lessons from the recap. The HR Digest has answers! ...

Social Security Fairness Act Tests HR’s Compliance Grit

Compensation Jane Harper February 27, 2025

Social Security Fairness Act 2025 sparks HR compliance woes with checks, retroactive payments. Get the updates here. ...

Social Security Retroactive Payments Fuel HR Win

Compensation Diana Coker February 27, 2025

The Social Security Fairness Act isn’t just an arbitrary headline, it’s a noteworthy shift that will benefit millions of frontline workers. Signed into law on January...

The parent trap HR can solve

Leadership Priyansha Mistry February 26, 2025

Everyone’s got an opinion on hybrid work, but Priya Krishnan, Chief Digital and Transformation Officer at Bright Horizons, isn’t here to peddle feel-good platitudes. ...

Medicaid cuts, the workforce crisis HR leaders can’t ignore

Employee Benefits Priyansha Mistry February 26, 2025

Medicaid cuts from the budget resolution could hit workers hard. How will HR leaders handle the Medicaid fallout? ...

Tax Exemption on Overtime Pay, What HR needs to know for 2025

Compensation Jane Harper February 26, 2025

Will a tax exemption on overtime pay reshape the world of work? Explore overtime tax policy, taxes on overtime work, and HR impacts. ...

4 Rules of Work-Life Balance, And Why You’ve Been Getting It Wrong

Leadership Priyansha Mistry February 25, 2025

Experts Dr. Grabarek and Dr. Sawyer reveal four bold rules to rethink work-life balance in this The HR Digest interview on wellness and leadership ...

33 Employee Appreciation Day Ideas to Celebrate in 2025

Employee Benefits Jane Harper February 25, 2025

So, grab your planner and channel your inner party planner. Let’s dive into these 33 Employee Appreciation Day Ideas for 2025 ...

The human cost of insidious tech layoffs

Featured Priyansha Mistry February 24, 2025

Tech layoffs in 2025 surge as Meta, Microsoft, Amazon cut jobs. Explore the human cost of IT job cuts, AI-driven layoffs trend, and HR struggles in 2025. ...

45 Fresh Ways to Write Sorry for Late Reply in an Email

Tools & Technology Priyansha Mistry February 24, 2025

The HR Digest has compiled 45 fresh, creative, polite and professional ways to say sorry for the late reply in an email response. ...

What is HRIS? Your Guide to HRIS Features and Benefits

Tools & Technology Jane Harper February 23, 2025

Welcome to the ultimate HRIS guide, designed to help you understand that it’s the best HR tool out there which doesn’t make tracking employees feel like herding cats ...

New York’s clarion call towards workplace violence prevention

Featured Jane Harper February 22, 2025

On February 10, 2025, Assembly Bill A4936 was introduced to reshape how public employers prevent and handle workplace violence. This isn’t just another bureaucratic pus...

Employee Appreciation Day 2025, A Call to Reimagine Gratitude

Leadership Priyansha Mistry February 21, 2025

First championed in 1995 by Dr. Bob Nelson as a way to celebrate his work 1,001 Ways to Reward Employees, now feels quaint and urgent. ...

RTO vs. Flexibility: Jenni Field on Finding the Right Balance

Leadership Priyansha Mistry February 20, 2025

Jenni Field’s insights on RTO policies delve into the heart of what makes an organization tick, beyond just the physical presence in an office. ...

AI Meets Burrito Season, Chipotle’s Bold Hiring Push

Featured Jane Harper February 20, 2025

Chipotle is betting on AI-powered recruitment and internal mobility to make its talent pipeline more robust for the future. ...