According to a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, the No. 1 reason employers are implementing workplace flexibility programs is ensuring equal treatment for all employees, cited by 35 percent of surveyed organizations.

The workplace is experiencing a positive worldwide shift to increased employee engagements following years of declining levels, according to a new analysis released today by Aon Hewitt.

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Although U.S. worker confidence slightly fell in May by 1.1 points, it remains above a positive level at 53.2, according to the latest Randstad U.S. Employee Confidence Index.

Although employers are expected to continue hiring in June, the pace is expect to slow for the fifth time in the last six months as opposed to the same month in 2011, according to a report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Eighty-eight percent of executives report that they do not plan on changing their staff levels in the next three months, according to the quarterly Robert Half Professional Employment Report.