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How HR Can Tackle Diversity Using the Rooney Rule

Visier

In August 2015, the need for more workforce diversity was spotlighted in a big way when President Obama issued a call to action to technology companies, encouraging them to hire more women and minorities by implementing the Rooney Rule. The need to hire diversely goes beyond dollars and cents, too. What is the Rooney Rule?

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

Resources indicate that the term “employee relations” started to gain popularity around 2006 when, according to CIDP , the meaning began to shift from the industrial relations understanding of employees as a collective whole , and instead emphasize the focus on individual employees.

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Governor Signs Bill Directing Development of Indoor Heat Illness Standard

HRWatchdog

Since 2006, outdoor workplaces have been regulated to prevent heat illness. Training requirements were expanded on May 1, 2015, when the revised heat illness standard took effect. Cal/OSHA will begin the rule making process in 2017 to submit a proposed rule to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board by January 1, 2019.

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Best SEO Agencies in Dubai

Bayzat

Since 2010, they’ve been at the forefront of digital marketing, data analysis, and communications, partnering with local, regional, and global brands across diverse industries. Devenup SEO Devenup SEO is a Dubai-based SEO agency that has proven expertise accumulated over the years since its foundation in 2015.

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Laws And Regulations Every HR Professional Should Know In 2023

Empuls

Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (DEI) 1. Regulations promoting workplace diversity New regulations are being enacted that mandate companies of a certain size to disclose their diversity metrics and to meet diversity targets. For example, in 2015, Abercrombie & Fitch lost a U.S.

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6 Lessons L&D Pros Can Learn from Pixar Movies

Linkedin Talent Blog

Cars (2006): Help employees build relationships and enjoy the learning journey Lightning McQueen, the red race car, has his sights set on winning the world-famous “Piston Cup.” And LinkedIn’s most recent Workplace Learning Report shows that skill sets for jobs have changed by around 25% since 2015.

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It’s not a skills gap, it’s a skills challenge

Compensation Today

Arguments FOR the existence of the skills gap Regardless of company size, 51 percent of respondents to PayScale’s 2015 Compensation Best Practices Report agreed with the statement, “There is a lack of qualified applicants for our open job positions.” percent since 2006. The term “purple squirrel” became a conversation staple.