New Year. New Trends. Experts say these five forces around hiring, boards, remote work, pay, and technology could shape life at work in 2025. Happy New Year from your Korn Ferry content team!
The Year of the Stealth Payroll Cut
With growth waning, many companies need to trim payroll, but big layoffs are often verboten. Why reducing headcounts could be 2025’s quiet trend.
To help keep activists at bay, boards are seeking new ways to govern and oversee firms. Will it work?
In a bid to get highly skilled workers, talent-acquisition pros expect to let some staffers work remotely more often than others.
Firms are expected to dole out stock or options in 2025 to a wider group of workers. Do workers want this?
The Fight Over AI Is Just Beginning
Investment and returns AI aren’t the only concerns raised by AI. Why leaders should expect more employee protests and legal actions, among other challenges.
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