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Most HR leaders surveyed believe employees are breaking the rules

HR Brew

Most HR leaders believe their employees are breaking the rules, according to a new survey from learning and development company CYPHER Learning. When a policy or procedure is violated, employees most often say they either did not understand the rules, or were not aware of the rules, respondents said. million, on average.

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Top 10 HR trends of the decade

Insperity

Younger employees, who didn’t live through the economic downturn of 2008, may not understand the difficulties of job markets during a recession. Younger employees, who didn’t live through the economic downturn of 2008, may not understand the difficulties of job markets during a recession. Self-service HR technology.

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3 Steps to Protect Information While Leveraging Social Media

HR Daily Advisor

The number of companies maintaining a corporate presence on social media rose from 34% in 2008 to 77% in 2013 according to SHRM Survey Findings: Social Networking Website and Recruiting/Selection. Adopt a social media policy or guidelines. Garrison , Esq.—partner partner with the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.,

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Forced Pagan Ritual Ends in Discrimination Lawsuit for Virginia Employer

HR Daily Advisor

District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, drives this point home—and reminds employers to train managers and supervisors on discrimination and sexual harassment in order to avoid these types of lawsuits in the future. Sally” started working for Ricoh USA—a Pennsylvania-based imaging and electronics company—in June 2008.

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History of Diversity and Inclusion Policies in the Workplace

Kazoo

As a result, new diversity and inclusion policies began arising to ensure that workplace rules and standards would be fair to everyone. While this pay gap still exists—and the push to close it continues—it would be even wider without this history of diversity and inclusion policies. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock // Getty Images.

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Has your organisation ever celebrated Lesbian Visibility Day?

Thrive Global

Internet searches tell us this international awareness day originated in 2008. For example, while sexual activity between men was outlawed in the U.K., Most concerning is the fact that 53% of lesbians reported experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace, compared to 41% of women overall (62% of bisexual women expressed this).

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New Year’s Resolution for 2017: Stay classy at The Employer Handbook

The Employer Handbook

Today, let’s talk about the employee who claimed sexual harassment because her male co-worker constantly stared at her with an erection — which she subsequently photographed and showed to other co-workers, and all of that morphed into a retaliation claim. The plaintiff began working for the defendant back in 2008.