A report from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System found that half of all employees received a raise or promotion in 2018. The report also found that unpredictable work schedules and financial fragility remain substantial sources of stress for employees.

Employers should publicize the percentage of job candidates they hire from each application source, writes Efrat Dagan, a talent-acquisition leader at Lyft. "It would take out the guesswork for both sides, reduce waste, and allow everyone to focus their energy correctly," she writes.

Companies such as PwC, Abbott and Sotheby's offer programs that help employees saddled with student debt, a popular benefit among younger workers. Abbott's Freedom 2 Save program matches the amount employees pay on student loans, putting the money into their 401(k) retirement account.

Businesses that think their firewalls constitute adequate cyberprotection can easily fall victim to attacks via impersonation emails that unsuspecting employees open, unleashing malware. Security tools that use metadata analysis and machine learning are the best defense against such phishing attacks, writes Lorita Ba, vice president of marketing at GreatHorn.

Leaders should be aware of the power of empathy and the way technology can help them engage with multiple generations in the workforce, writes Rashan Dixon of Microsoft. Another emerging trend is that of C-level outsourcing as businesses hire agencies to provide help rather than going through a lengthy hiring process.