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Pella Corporation opened a wellness center five minutes from its Iowa headquarters, offering primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to its 2,500 employees. The clinic was built in partnership with Premise Health, which designed a high‑touch, high‑tech model that provides same‑day or next‑day appointments both on‑site and virtually. Employees pay a modest $0‑$30 co‑pay, while the company expects the center to curb rising health‑care costs. Premise Health estimates on‑site clinics can cut total care expenses by about 30% compared with traditional off‑site care.
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has launched an 11‑member Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council spanning locations such as Singapore, London and Bahrain, marking the next phase of a DEI journey that began with a public pledge a year...
HR leaders at Gruns and Morning Brew stress that exit interviews should be the culmination of an ongoing relationship, not a one‑off conversation. Building trust ensures departing employees share candid insights that can still be acted upon. They recommend aggregating...
President Trump asserted that DEI has been eliminated in America, yet a Conference Board survey shows the opposite. In 2025, 77% of U.S. employees still consider diverse viewpoints essential, though only half perceive DEI as positively affecting their work. While...
Korn Ferry is partnering with the LA28 organizing committee to recruit roughly 5,000 employees for the 2028 Summer Olympics, targeting agile skillsets and strong soft‑skills. The firm is shaping an employee value proposition that brands the roles as a “job...
The post‑2020 DEI surge, driven by social unrest, led many firms to adopt quick, surface‑level initiatives rather than sustained change. DEI practitioner Lily Zheng argues that these flash‑in‑the‑pan programs proved ineffective and flooded consultants with low‑quality, performative requests. Her new...
The UK Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 13 that trans individuals may use bathrooms matching their gender identity in public venues but not in the workplace. Employers must therefore maintain mixed‑sex facilities while still offering single‑sex rooms, and the decision...
More than 60 Minnesota CEOs issued a statement after two ICE‑related killings, but omitted direct references to ICE and the victims, prompting criticism from business leaders. The muted corporate reaction contrasts with the robust CEO responses seen after George Floyd’s...
Allison Velez, chief people officer at Marathon Health, treats HR as a strategic business unit that directly supports patient care. By aligning talent, culture, and organizational design with clinical and financial goals, her team ensures HR decisions impact provider staffing...
Indeed has launched a beta tool called Interview on Demand, letting employers start live video interviews with candidates within seconds of application. The feature bypasses traditional résumé screening, aiming to re‑introduce human judgment amid AI‑driven hiring. Early beta data show...
HR leaders are re‑examining the daily commute as a key component of the overall workplace experience. Leesman data shows 62% of workers are satisfied with short commutes, but satisfaction falls sharply after 45 minutes. JLL’s Amanda Kross proposes an “outside‑in...
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed the state’s lawsuit accusing Starbucks of discriminatory DEI practices. The court found the complaint speculative and lacking concrete demographic data to show harm to white, male, or heterosexual applicants. Missouri’s...
After the 2024 election, many firms rolled back DEI programs and the Justice Department warned against employee resource groups. An HR Brew analysis of 52 companies found only 11 altered their ERG structures, with most keeping budgets intact. Practitioners report...
Congress passed a spending bill that forces pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to disclose detailed pricing information to group health plans starting in 2028‑2029. The law requires semiannual reports on drug spreads, net prices, rebates, and out‑of‑pocket costs, and mandates that...
