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.” - Poet Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” Every day we leave the workplace, our work remains unfinished.We may clean out our inbox and place checks beside all the remaining items from our “to do” list.

A lack of transparency, flexibility and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and employee well-being are driving factors behind employees’ wandering eyes.

Departments and Agencies Initiate Tasks to Internally Rescind DEI , Workspan Daily article; ;AI and Pay Transparency: Understand and Mitigate the Risks , Workspan Daily article; ;Pay Transparency Is a Global Phenomenon (and Concern) , Workspan Daily article; ;Pay Equity Laws by State — Are You in Compliance?

Don't focus only on the “D” in DEI by creating only diversity- and hiring-related goals; examine ways to increase equity and inclusion as well.; NEW!

For WorldatWork Members ;Walmart Embeds Progressive Pay Equity & Opportunity Equity Strategies , Workspan Magazine article; ;How to Support Employees Whose Work Can’t Flex , Workspan Magazine article; ;How Will Recent Union Wins Affect Overall Total Rewards?

There is a widening disconnect between how employees and company leaders see the state of their workplace well-being today.

Boston College’s ERG report cites data from workplace fairness research firm Fair360 showing that the average ERG budget among their partner companies is between $7,000 and $15,000 per year.

For WorldatWork Members Strategic Benefits: How Employee Benefits Can Create a Sustainable Competitive Edge , Journal of Total Rewards article;Construction and Validation of a Short Inclusion Scale , Journal of Total Rewards article;Building Communities — ERGs are Advancing DEI Initiatives , Workspan Magazine article;The Importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion , Workspan Magazine article; For Everyone Forging a Path to Leadership Roles for Employees with Disabilities , Workspan Daily article;Designing Inclusive Technology That Meets All Your Employees’ Need , Workspan Daily article;Accessibility and Belonging: The Keys to Employee Retention , Workspan Daily article;Making Room for Autistic Job Candidates , Workspan Daily article;How You Can Support Neurodiversity in the Work, Workforce, Workplace , Workspan Daily article; NEW!

Microsoft Lays Off DEI Team Due to ‘Changing Business Needs’ Business Insider reported that Microsoft has laid off a its corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team, citing “changing business needs.”