Elevate HR

07/22/2026

The office you return to today likely has more colleagues than desks (United States)

The office you return to today likely has more colleagues than desks. Global office occupancy has climbed to 111%, meaning more employees are booked into space than there are seats to hold them, according to a CBRE report published July 21, 2026. ...

07/09/2026

5 min

Real recruiter or scam? A five-minute check for cold pitches

A message lands in your inbox on a Tuesday morning. The subject line reads like a real recruiter pitch: a role that fits your background, a salary range that sounds right , a calendar link for a brief call. The logo looks legitimate. The ...

07/09/2026

6 min

California's 11-city wage floor: what your July paycheck must show

If you work hourly shifts in one of eleven California cities, your pay floor went up on July 1, 2026. The increases vary by city, but across a full-time month the dollars add up fast, and they change the math on whether a job offer across town is ...

07/06/2026

6 min

Why less than 40% of US workers use all their leave

Fewer than 40% of US workers report using all of their allotted vacation days, according to HR Dive reporting citing recent workforce survey data. That figure carries a particular weight in the United States, where the Fair Labor Standards Act ...

07/06/2026

7 min

The numbers have finally caught up with the anxiety: United States reward implications

The numbers have finally caught up with the anxiety. According to Challenger, Gray and Christmas, AI has been cited as the leading reason for U.S. layoffs for four consecutive months running through June 2026, and the technology sector accounts ...

07/03/2026

6 min

One in three US game developers laid off, GDC 2026 finds

If you work in games, or were hoping to break in, the past two years have felt less like a rough patch and more like the ground disappearing beneath your feet. The 2026 State of the Game Industry report from the Game Developers Conference (GDC), ...

07/03/2026

6 min

San Francisco's $19.61 FLSA gap: a worker and HR guide to the July 2026 wage floor

San Francisco's hourly minimum wage moved to $19.61 on July 1, 2026, under the city's Minimum Wage Ordinance, making it one of the highest municipal wage floors in the country. For a full-time worker clocking 40 hours a week, that works out to ...

07/03/2026

5 min

What a 6.7% women CEO rate tells candidates and boards

Only 6.7% of companies examined in a recent analysis had a woman in the CEO seat, according to reporting by HR Dive on the underlying research. That figure is small, but the finding attached to it carries weight for anyone making career decisions ...

07/03/2026

6 min

May 2026 jobs report: why 4.3% unemployment means falling wages

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) May 2026 release delivers a number that looks reassuring on the surface and uncomfortable underneath. Payroll employment grew by a preliminary 172,000 jobs, the unemployment rate held at 4.3%, and yet average ...

07/03/2026

7 min

Virginia's July 1 worker rights package: pay, non-competes, and sick leave explained

If you work in Virginia, or you are sizing up a job offer there, the state just handed you three new tools at once. Legislation that took effect July 1, 2025 requires covered employers to disclose pay ranges, tightens the rules on non-compete ...

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