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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Texas Children’s Hospital Brings 24/7 Coaching to All-Hours Workforce The goal: As reported in Human Resource Executive (HRE), Texas Children’s Hospital wanted to do more to invest in the 1,200 of its 20,000 employees who are people leaders — and who act as the valued culture links between its larger workforce and the C-suite.

.;64% of employees believe DEI is very or extremely important;83% agree or strongly agree with the statement “I feel comfortable talking about my background and cultural experiences with my colleagues.”;85% either agree or strongly agree that “I feel included and respected at my organization.”; The overwhelming employee agreement with those last two statements represent two key goals for a successful DEI program — the ability to honestly talk about diverse backgrounds and the feeling of inclusion and respect.

Promotions should be split along the same demographic lines as the underlying workforce.; Companies that do well at moving employees up the ladder do not necessarily move everyone up equally.

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Whole Foods anticipates that the cuts will affect less than 0.5% of its total workforce, which is about 105,000 people.

Workforce readiness — not just workforce size — is emerging as a critical business priority.

The HR/TR teams that address the root causes of discontent with existing policies and offer other ways for employees to get the full value of their PTO will likely improve well-being, retention and productivity across the workforce.

Offering retirement income solutions also can support talent retention and workforce planning.

More than a third (37%) of the U.S. essential workforce is age 50 or older, amounting to 16.1 million workers, according to AARP , and almost 15% of the workforce, 6.4 million workers, are age 60 or older.