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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. How to keep track of your compliance.

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How to Support Employees As They Face Rising Inflation

Great Place to Work

Great Place to Work® analyzed data from companies before, during and after the Great Recession of 2007–2009, spanning 15 years from 2006 to 2021. To help workers face inflation, many organizations are reassessing compensation and taking a closer look at financial health resources. Raising wages. deputy people leader at PwC. “As

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Laws And Regulations Every HR Professional Should Know In 2023

Empuls

These changes emphasize the necessity of keeping meticulous records and ensuring that non-exempt employees are compensated for their extra hours of work. Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (DEI) 1. For example, in 2020, Google faced criticism for its lack of diversity , particularly in leadership roles.

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The Necessary Discomfort of Inclusive Leadership

Root

The following is an excerpt from How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive , a book in which diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

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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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Looking to the Future for Total Rewards

HRExecutive

It’s been 15 years since the American Compensation Association changed its name to WorldatWork, reflecting the group’s decision to increase its footprint beyond the world of compensation and embrace a broader total-rewards approach. Other external factors Gross cited included income disparities, diversity, globalization and technology.

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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.