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Town reports modest gains in diversity among hires; retention and time‑to‑fill remain challenges
Summary
Brookline HR presented a 2024 employment report showing small improvements in diversity among mid‑manager and technical professional hires, a roughly 13% turnover rate, and ongoing recruitment challenges for hard-to-fill roles.
The Town of Brookline presented its 2024 employment and diversity update to the Select Board on Jan. 28, reporting incremental gains in diversity among hires and continued recruitment and retention challenges.
Anne Braga, Brookline’s Human Resources Director, said the town’s applicant tracking system shows a mix of self-reported demographics among applicants, and that full‑time hires in 2024 totaled in the mid‑90s depending on the counting method used. Braga told the board that 94 hires across 16 departments were still employed…
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