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This week’s headlines range from the percentage of workers who lie about their salaries to how many HR leaders say their internal communications policies have room for improvement.
Here’s a snapshot of numbers making waves in the HR space.
By the numbers
16%
The percentage of companies that said they offer formal sponsorship programs for women, down from 24% in 2022, according to LeanIn.Org and McKinsey and Co.’s latest Women in the Workplace report.
21%
The percentage of employees who said their organization does a good job communicating about its employee value proposition, per a report from Gartner. And 75% of HR leaders said their internal communications on their EVP needs work.
61%
The share of U.S. employees who admitted to lying to co-workers about how much they make, according to a Self Financial report. Yet 82.6% of those surveyed said all employees’ salaries should be transparent.
83%
The percentage of CEOs surveyed globally who think companies will mandate full return-to-office policies in the next three years, according to a KPMG report. That’s up 64% from the previous year.
411%
The increase in generative AI-related job postings since ChatGPT launched in early 2023, according to a report by Cornerstone OnDemand. However, those jobs only represented 0.3% of global job postings at their peak in 2024.
