The pandemic pushed women out of the workforce. As job opportunities boom, employers will have to compete to win them back.

In spite of social justice efforts throughout the pandemic, LGBTQ representation and acceptance is still difficult to find in the workplace.

The economy may be on the mend, but many companies haven’t been fortunate enough to begin retroactively fixing the compensation gap.

New perks and benefit programs show that employers are investing in their employees to help them succeed in and out of the workplace.

“I want to personally apologize to anyone who may have been hurt or offended by my comments,” Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman said.

Employers should be thinking more strategically about how their benefit offerings can integrate with each other to maximize the employee experience.

“The best training is doing,” says Tami Simon, corporate consulting leader for the employee benefits consulting firm Segal.

“There's a lot of different family journeys and people need support to get there,” says Paris Wallace, CEO of Ovia Health.

Managers need to learn better ways to set and prioritize their goals in order to oversee employees and work effectively.

The PERKS Marketplace lets employees shop for childcare services, massages and virtual therapy, fitness classes and even team building experiences.

The consulting firm began their trans-related medical coverage nearly a decade ago in 2013 — a relatively early adoption by industry standards.

Turns out that if you’re a woman, how you sound may be a bigger concern on Zoom meetings than the kids barging in.

The way you present your employer brand and career opportunities — whether on your company website or in job descriptions on career sites — should give candidates a glimpse into your company’s values and inclusion practices.

With more employees preferring a work-from-home setting, positions will also be up for grabs and disabled workers have proved to have both the skills and motivation to fill them.

More programs on racial and social equity will be laid out in the year ahead.

Hiring challenges have been so acute in recent months that half of all U.S. states have announced plans to phase out federal unemployment insurance programs early in an effort to encourage people to look for work.

“Now is the time for employers to review their offerings to ensure they meet market expectations,” says Karen Fichuk, CEO of Randstad North America.

The work-from-home environment is producing tax complexities for companies and their human resources departments.

Employers must consider the ways interns can contribute to the needs of their organizations in the future, in order to maximize the investments they are making now.

"It's our mission and responsibility to change hiring, for good,” says Modern Hire CEO Karin Borchert.