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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. Help attract more diverse candidates, resulting in a more competitive workforce with diverse skills and perspectives. The policy details what counts as discrimination and bias.

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What Do California's New Training Requirements Mean for Staffing Firms?

SHRM Resources

California’s expanded sexual-harassment-prevention training requirements raise new challenges for staffing firms and their diverse working environments.

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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. Compliance training is not just the responsibility of a compliance department but requires an all-hands-on-deck approach.

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7 Strategies Addressing How to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

EverFi - HR

On any given day, you can do a Google search for “sexual harassment,” click on the “News” link, and find dozens of headlines about recent sexual harassment allegations. The stories cross geographies and industries and they show how little has been invested in preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.

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The Role of Tech & AI in Helping Employees Feel Safe and Respected at Work.

Speaker: Claire Lew, CEO of Know Your Company, & George Swisher, CEO of LiiRN

They'll expose how technology and artificial intelligence can help prevent and predict issues of sexual harassment, diversity and inclusion before they become an avalanche internally or worse, publicly – and how they cannot. Join us for a candid conversation between company culture experts Claire Lew & George Swisher.

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Learning leaders reexamine sexual harassment prevention in light of new state laws

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

1 in the state of Illinois, the Workplace Transparency Act mandates workplace sexual harassment training for public and private organizations with more than 15 employees. Illinois is the sixth state in the last few years to create and pass a bill that would require workplace sexual harassment training.

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4 Ways to Create Effective Sexual Harassment Training

HR Morning

In a study by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), 71 percent of HR professionals said their company conducts sexual harassment prevention training. adults believe changes need to be made to eliminate sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, with 44 percent saying better sexual harassment training is the key.