Many companies recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday of October. And yet, the disparities faced by American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people in the workplace aren’t always recognized.

Barriers to progress. There are approximately 9.7 million AIAN people in the US, according to the 2020 US Census, with many associated with one of the country’s 574 recognized tribal nations. While AIAN people have seen gains in household income and educational attainment, barriers to progress persist.

“Anyone who is of Indigenous descent, comes from a family history line of structural oppression and hardship,” Britnee Johnston, a member of the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance at the University of Arizona, told HR Brew. As a result, AIAN people still face hurdles to economic equality and face higher disparities, like higher rates of unemployment and lower rates of home ownership, health insurance enrollment, and obtaining a bachelor’s degree compared with white Americans.

Steps to inclusion. Johnston said employers can be more thoughtful in how they recruit Indigenous people.

For more on how HR teams can expand their outreach and inclusion efforts, keep reading here.—KP

Employers in the UK are limiting how much salary information they share with job applicants, according to recent data from Indeed.

In August, just 56% of job listings analyzed by Indeed had salary information, down from 65% in September 2024.

While the European Union issued a pay transparency directive in 2023 that will take effect in June 2026, employers in the UK are not obligated by law to share salary information in job listings. The decline in transparency observed by Indeed could be related to the economic cooldown the UK is experiencing. Now, more workers are “job hugging,” and just 1 in 10 employers plans to hire before the end of the year, HR Brew previously reported.

For more on the state of pay transparency around the world, keep reading here.—KP

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