November 13, 2025 New report shows candidate engagement declining amid stagnant hiring times HR leaders are being urged to underscore the importance of hiring speed as a new report indicates that stagnant hiring times are bringing down candidate engagement.   The latest iCIMS Workforce Insights report revealed that applications dropped by seven per cent between September and October as the time to fill vacancies remained unchanged at 39 days in the US labor market.   It noted that while...

November 3, 2025 New study finds help from immediate colleagues may not be the best source of support Support from immediate colleagues during a setback or mistake at work may not always be the best help, a new study has found, which warned about its potential impact on overall engagement. Researchers from the University of Maryland ran a seven-week survey among working professionals to determine their reactions during setbacks where they felt they had lost the respect and admiration in the...

October 28, 2025 Taking leave for health reasons should make employees feel better but new figures show that is not the case for some workers on leave. Employers and their teams are not seeing eye-to-eye when it comes to employees' leave experiences, according to a new report, which underscored that the disconnect should put organizations "on alert."   Findings from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America survey revealed that nearly eight in ten US employers rate the employee leave...