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Workplace Violence Prevention

Cisive

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration stated in 2002 that more than 2 million Americans report being victimized by workplace violence and that many more incidents go unreported. Organize Violence Prevention Training. Workplace violence prevention training is vitally important. Conduct a Risk Assessment.

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4 Ways to Create an LGBT Friendly Workplace

Cornerstone On Demand

In 2002, only 13 employers earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, which rates workplaces on LGBT equality; in this year's report , 517 out of 5,228 major brands received a perfect CEI score. You need to walk the talk by providing extensive employee leadership training in this area.

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How to define and develop your workplace ethics

Qualtrics HR

It’s not necessarily unethical, but it crosses legal and compliance boundaries for fair and equitable hiring practices. Workplace ethics are a set of moral guidelines that an organization lives by. Leaders are in a position of power, and if they start to make unethical decisions it can quickly lead to a toxic workplace culture.”.

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Fostering a Respectful Workplace: Transgender Education Trainings

Zenefits

“Leadership is the most important element for change, and that includes fostering workplaces that have an inclusive culture and that enhance cross-cultural awareness and skills through communication, training, and education. Compare that to only 3 percent who had such policies in 2002. In 2002, none of them did.

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Common LGBTQ Issues in the Workplace (and How to Solve Them)

Zenefits

Unfortunately, many leave policies do not account for this trend – leaving same-sex partners at a loss when it comes to taking time off to care for their children. . 3 – Discrimination and Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. In fact, it’s just beginning. Need help setting up your HR policies?

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job candidate keeps talking about her mother, HR forwarded my message to my boss, and more

Ask a Manager

I’m not involved in the hiring of our staffing, but I know what’s going on behind the scenes. ” Of course that would turn off the interviewers! I work in an administrative role for a school program. We had an employee who interviewed for several teacher positions last year, and was not offered any of them.

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WIRTW #449 (the “do-over” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

He served a well regarded term on the National Labor Relations Board from from 2002 to 2003. Happy Valentine’s Day: Tales of Harassment Horror at Work — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas, at Inc. This right here is why you train your managers to take all complaints of harassment seriously. — Bravo, President Trump.