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How to Create an Anti Discrimination Policy in the Workplace

Ongig

An anti discrimination policy in the workplace prevents discrimination and harassment of employees based on protected characteristics. The policy details what counts as discrimination and bias. Preventing discrimination with policies enhances employee well-being and reduces turnover, absenteeism, and rehiring costs.

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Mandatory Training for Employees to Maintain Workplace Compliance

EverFi - HR

Main Takeaways: Compliance training is mandatory for businesses because of the wide range of requirements at the federal, state, and local level, as well as industry-specific standards, and internal company policies. There is a distinction between state-mandated and workplace-mandated training.

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Learning And Training Compliance In The Workplace

Hppy

Today, we will explain what compliance training is and how you can teach or learn the subject. Compliance in the workplace is a general term that describes the organization’s policies and the legal policies in the business. Usually, you can find these topics in a compliance training folder: Health and Safety.

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Creating Safe & Respectful Workplace: Dealing with Misconduct

EmployeeConnect

From sexual harassment to bullying and discrimination, misconduct not only harms the victims, but also creates a toxic work environment that can lead to decreased productivity, increased turnover, and damage to the company’s reputation. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Handling Sexual Harassment Allegations with Remote Teams

Zenefits

Businesses and HR departments still retained the effort to maintain employee decorum and policy obedience outside of the onsite office. Keeping the company culture and professional code of conduct continues to be necessary even from home. They only acclimated themselves to the online environment. Prevention of harassment.

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Promoting a Safer Workplace: NSW’s Respect at Work Strategy for Preventing Sexual Harassment

Workplace Mediation Blog

The NSW government recently released SafeWork’s NSW Respect at Work Strategy: preventing sexual harassment. It’s a comprehensive four-year plan to prevent and address sexual harassment in workplaces across NSW. Sexual harassment occurs in every industry and at every level, regardless of business size.

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Workplace Compliance: Clarify The Hot-Button Issues You Can’t Ignore Anymore

SwipeClock

Update your company policies and employee handbook with legal guidance. Train managers, HR, executives, and employees. Here are 12 policies to review. Training materials. When crafting your policy, address the following: Good faith estimate of employee schedules. Preventing Sexual Harassment and Discrimination.