Paola Peralta is an associate editor at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers DEI, workplace technology trends, Gen Z and workplace culture. She was previously a freelance reporter with Financial Planning, where she focused on workplace culture and diversity. Paola graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
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In 2018, American workers failed to use 768 million days of their paid time off — and that discrepancy will only get worse with time.
March 15 -
Over 50 million adults in the U.S. act as caregivers for family members and loved ones.
March 15 -
The pandemic negatively impacted tobacco usage for almost half of employees, prompting 96% of them to smoke while on the job.
March 14 -
Compensation of the top CEOs has increased 1,322.2% between 1978 to 2020.
March 9 -
Of candidates hired into senior roles following a more skills-based interview, more than half were women.
March 8 -
In order to reach the current largest workforce demographic, employers are going to have to have to get creative about where they recruit.
March 8 -
Social media can be a lot of things — including a window into the souls of the very jobs applicants you're looking for.
March 8 -
Sixty-one percent of young workers believe a skill-based education — including trade skills — make more sense in a post-pandemic world.
March 7 -
Despite half of hiring managers believing that career breaks are becoming more common, one in five would decline an applicant if they had an extended gap on their resume.
March 4 -
For years social media has been viewed as a threat to companies instead of a resource — but these executives think the tides may be turning.
March 3
