The 10 Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and love is in the air . . . and in the workplace, it seems.

Since full-time employees spend more than 2,000 hours a year with their coworkers, it’s no wonder relationships — whether platonic friendships or romantic liaisons — begin to form. In fact, 27% of U.S. workers are currently in a workplace romance or have been in one before, according to new survey results from the Society for Human Resource Management. 

The SHRM report goes on to share some additional workplace relationship stats, including the percentage of employees who say they have a “work spouse.” It also points to a significant correlation between employees who report having close friends at work and who report having a strong sense of belonging to their organization. Get all the juicy statistics by checking out the top spot in our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals.

Further down the list, discover what some industry folks are predicting will be the most important job skill of this century; explore why TikTok could become HR’s new best friend; and browse a list of the best employee benefits in 2023 (yes, free in-office snacks and drinks made the list — but they’re not as important to workers as employers seem to think).

Here are the must-read articles from this week:

1. 27% of U.S. Workers Are in a Workplace Romance or Have Been in One Before (SHRM)

2. Immigration Rebound Eases Shortage of Workers, Up to a Point (The New York Times)

3. Uncertain Economy Spurs Growth in AI-Powered Office Automation (The Wall Street Journal)

4. TikTok-Based HR Conversations Are Coming for a New Generation of Workers (CNBC)

5. Government Rejects U.K. Menopause Law, Citing Potential Discrimination Against Men (Bloomberg)

6. The Most Important Job Skill of This Century (The Atlantic)

7. These Are the Best Employee Benefits in 2023 (Forbes)

8. How Lil Nas X’s Performance Coach Develops Talent (LinkedIn Talent Blog)

9. Will Salary Transparency Laws Change Employee Compensation? (MIT Sloan Management Review)

10. Tired of After-Work Emails and Calls? In These Countries, They’re Banned (The Washington Post)

Here is the must-listen podcast:

Creating an Open-Source Environment in HR with Microsoft Chief People Officer Kathleen Hogan (Redefining HR with Lars Schmidt)

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