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Are HR Departments A Requirement For Small Businesses?

Genesis HR Solutions

Are HR departments required? But for a successful small business, an HR function is required. In this article, we explain why you need an HR function for your business, no matter the size, but also what it means to have an HR function. Do we need an HR department—or something else? Keep reading to learn more.

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EEOC Updates ‘Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace’ Guidance

HRWatchdog

The guidance also describes easy-to-access technologies that can make providing a reasonable accommodation for a hearing disability, such as a hearing aid-compatible telephone headset and access to a video relay service, free or low-cost. Not a member? Learn about the benefits of membership.

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What do your employees want from a learning programme?

Cezanne

Delivering relevant, flexible and engaging learning should be the priority for HR teams. In today’s rapidly evolving job market, having access to engaging learning programmes shouldn’t just be a perk of a job – they’re a necessity. Author bio Paul Bauer is the Head of Content at Cezanne HR.

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EEOC Updates ‘Visual Disabilities in the Workplace’ Guidance

HRWatchdog

However, stereotypical and generalized negative assumptions about workers with visual disabilities — like they may cause safety hazards, lead to increase employment costs or have difficulty performing certain job duties — exist. To explain how the ADA applies to job applicants and employees with visual disabilities, the U.S.

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Comments Open for EEOC’s Proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Rules

HRWatchdog

Morning sickness is a physical condition related to pregnancy that impedes a person’s ability to eat and drink and requires access to a bathroom. Katie Culliton, Editor, CalChamber CalChamber members read more about Providing Reasonable Accommodation and Transfer for Pregnancy Disability Leave in the HR Library.

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EEOC, DOJ Guidance on Using AI, Algorithms in Employment

HRWatchdog

Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released important guidance discussing how existing requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may apply to the use of AI, software applications and algorithms in employment-related decision making. Violating the ADA restrictions on disability-related inquiries and medical examinations.

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10 Best Job Sites for People with Disabilities

HR Digest

The employment scenario is changing; employment opportunities for people with disabilities are increasing. Employers nowadays are eager to recruit people with disabilities or disabled employees as this lets them apply for work opportunity tax credits. There are some job sites meant especially for people with disabilities.