Challenger HR Executive Survey Results Published JUNE 2020; UPDATE july 29, 2020 NEW: SEE CHALLENGER SURVEY RESULTS FROM MARCH 2021 Businesses are clarifying their back-to-work protocols as their employees return to the office from working at home following the COVID-19 shutdowns, according to tracking by global outplacement and...
Published on: Jul 5, 2020 Thirty percent of employers chose to cut pay in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of those, more than half (55%) reported the cuts allowed them to avoid layoffs, according to a new survey released Thursday by global outplacement and executive and...
As the Economy Tanks, Women are Hit Hardest Women are bearing the brunt of unemployment in the current downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Women account for 55% of the 20.5 million who lost their jobs in April. The unemployment rate for adult women quintupled to...
Published on: May 20, 2020 Retailer Pier 1 Imports announced it would close all remaining 540 stores and try to find a buyer for its online business. It follows bankruptcy announcements from JC Penney, J. Crew, and Neiman Marcus. "Retail has been undergoing technological updates, shifting consumer behavior...
ESPN’s new ten-part documentary series on the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls, The Last Dance, includes plenty of 90s nostalgia, good music, and incredible basketball, but also important lessons for employers nationwide on leadership, culture, and talent management, according to one workplace authority. “Any organization strives to...
Challenger COVID-19 April 2020 Survey Published April 20, 2020 NEW: SEE OUR SURVEY RESULTS FROM MARCH 2021 62% of Companies Will Keep COVID Plans in Place Until Experts Declare It Is Safe As the Trump Administration releases guidelines for reopening the economy, Human Resources executives nationwide are contemplating when...
Challenger COVID-19 Coverage HR Response to Pandemic; March 2020 Survey Results Published April 3, 2020 As states and localities take action to promote social distancing and slow the outbreak, companies and Human Resources teams have responded in kind, according to a new survey from global outplacement and executive...
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Initial weekly jobless claims soared to 3.3 million, only a few weeks after a historic low of 200,000. This highlights the whiplash workers and HR professionals are experiencing as the labor market transitions from one of the tightest on record to a likely recession. Despite...
The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts 22 million people of all ages nationwide have tested positive for one of the known types of influenza viruses in the 2019-2020 season. High instances of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) occurred in...
