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How to Encourage Employees to Report Issues

HR Shelf

A study by California Law Review revealed that 82% of whistleblowers had to suffer harassment, about 60% had their jobs taken away, and about 17% lost their homes. Discrimination and harassment: When employees are mistreated due to their gender, race, nationality, religion, age, or disability. Read on to understand. .

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Employment and Labor Law in Australia

Global People Strategist

Fair Work Act 2009. All Australian nationals and foreign workers are entitled to basic rights and protections under the Fair Work Act of 2009. All the industries and businesses in Australia that have employed foreign as well as local workers are subjected to the Fair Work Act 2009. With a small population of just 25.79

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Wrongful Termination: Here’s How To Fix It

HR Digest

If you have been laid off from your job wrongfully, you have the right to sue your employee for a breach of contract. When an employer fires an employee who filed a complaint of sexual harassment, discrimination, or an unhealthy workplace. Learn about your rights and say no to wrongful termination!

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Would Removing Alcohol From the Workplace Improve Employee Well-Being?

Thrive Global

The top HR trends reported for 2020 are employee engagement, eliminating sexual harassment, and nurturing employee mental health and work life balance, according to Smart Brief. Alcohol increases sexual harassment incidents. workers valued benefits, time off, and other perks well ahead of company happy hours.

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Want the secret to defending retaliation claims?

The Employer Handbook

We kick it off today at noon EDT. Hired in 2009, Ms. She also claims that her supervisor sexually harassed her. Bossi’s supervisor and required him to complete workplace harassment training. Second Step: Learn that your employee intends to sue the company. Although, Ms. Well, sure.

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How to Save Yourself from Social Media Disaster with an Employee App

ConnecTeam

Back in 2009, United Airlines were the target of a viral video made by a musician whose guitar was damaged by United Airlines. Within less than a week, millions have viewed the video, while United Airlines avoided responding online, and chose to contact the disappointed passenger offline in order to resolve the issue.

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Want the secret to defending retaliation claims?

The Employer Handbook

We kick it off today at noon EDT. Hired in 2009, Ms. She also claims that her supervisor sexually harassed her. Bossi’s supervisor and required him to complete workplace harassment training. Second Step: Learn that your employee intends to sue the company. Although, Ms. Well, sure.