Does Your Sexual Harassment Policy Have These 8 Important Elements?
Sexual harassment policies need to be clear and complete, but the policy must then be followed by a strong and active training program.
Tag: human resources
4 Types of Hands-On Training Your Employees Need in 2019
Online e-learning and mobile learning are still gaining popularity in the workplace, but it’s important to note that workplace learners still prefer hands-on training and on-the-job training opportunities—even more than digital learning experiences. And research continues to show that blended learning is still critical to the modern-day workplace.
What to Do About Your Burned-Out Millennial Employees
Yesterday’s post outlined why Millennials are burned out at work, and as you can infer, burned-out employees negatively impact organizational productivity, profit generation, engagement, and innovation.
Why Millennial Employees Are Burned Out
Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) are quickly becoming known as “Generation Burnout” … and not for the reasons some might think.
Getting Beyond the ‘Charity Model’: Tips for Recruiting Employees with Disabilities
Few dispute research showing that a diverse workforce contributes to an employer’s success, but diversity efforts often don’t explore the benefits of recruiting people with disabilities. However, that’s beginning to change.
Workplace Stress Impacts Over 90% of Employees
It may not be surprising to hear that a large percentage of workers in the United States and the United Kingdom suffer from work-related stress. But the actual number may come as a bit of a surprise.
Improvement in Some Areas of Implicit Bias
Implicit bias is difficult to combat. The primary challenge is that people harboring implicit bias—also referred to as unconscious bias—are by definition unaware that they have such biases.
BuzzFeed Responds to PTO Backlash from Laid-Off Employees
In a tight labor market, we see many examples of companies going the extra mile to entice new employees to join their ranks and to keep their existing employees happy. But what about former employees? It turns out some companies are finding out the hard way they need to keep them happy as well.
DOL Accuses Employer of Discriminatory Hiring and Development Practices
Tech giant Oracle Corp. is guilty of shortchanging women and minority workers $400 million in the form of wages, according to a new legal filing by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
What Experts Are Telling Your Employees to Do When They Get Laid Off
Unfortunately, businesses have ups and downs, and when going through those downs—or even simply to improve the bottom line—they sometimes go through restructuring and lay people off.