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Key Takeaways ;HR Leaders Plan to Decrease Hiring Over Next 6 Months; ;Starbucks Sets 2% Raise for All Salaried Workers; ;Boeing Strike Continues in Missouri, Illinois; ;Survey Reveals Growing Use and Misuse of AI Within Workplaces; ;Report Examines How Engagement Differs by Work Generation; HR Leaders Plan to Decrease Hiring Over Next 6 Months One in five chief human resource officers (CHROs) expect to scale back their hiring over the next six months, according to a new survey released Wednesday, Aug. 20, by The Conference Board.

For WorldatWork Members Total Rewards Inventory of Programs & Practices , research;5 Health Benefits Trends Come into Focus for 2024 , Workspan Magazine article;Navigating Employees’ Serious Medical Needs , on-demand webinar;Total Rewards Inventory Checklist , tool; As the demand for glucagon-like peptide-1 (orGLP-1) drugs increases, and the potential applications of them continue to expand (from diabetes management to obesity and beyond), employers are weighing both the cost of covering the medications and the potential long-term benefit (to employees and the organization).

But the plan needs more — it must always include an assessment of the critical incident’s emotional and mental effect on employees and an action plan to reassure them that they are valued.

Prospective Long-Term Cost Savings of Improved Health The broadening list of potential GLP-1 health benefits raises the consideration for employers of potential long-term health plan cost reductions that could make it easier to stomach the current cost of GLP-1 coverage.

;The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.9 million but is up from 1.5 million a year earlier.

From an Abraham Maslow “Hierarchy of Needs” lens , these factors align with physiological and safety needs such as financial security, health protection and long-term stability.

; Paws for Well-Being Mental health professionals have long espoused the value of pets in reducing stress and depression in their clients.

Pay Equity Laws by State Alabama Alabama Alabama became the 49 th state to enact a pay equity law.

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The Gallup poll also found that “fully remote work arrangements are expected to continue decreasing from three in 10 remote-capable employees in June 2022, down to two in 10 for the long term, despite 34% of workers wanting to permanently work from home.”