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EEOC Probe into Mandatory Retirement Age Results in $6.8 Million Settlement

HR Digest

The Scripps Clinic age discrimination case revolved around a 2014 policy that mandated that physicians had to retire from their role in the group at the age of 75 in order to ensure patient safety. The ADEA protects employees above the age of 40 from any bias and discrimination in a professional setting. The Scripps $6.8 The Scripps $6.8

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Most Important Developments In HR This Year

GetFive

We don’t think we’ve ever seen a more earth-shaking year for HR than 2019 — and yes, that includes the year that a newfangled thing called “online learning” changed the face of training forever. But that just affected HR and the employees who got to learn at their desks instead of in a classroom.

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Can HR really fix organisations’ diversity problems?

cipHR

For cultures to truly change, HR needs to overhaul organisational systems and structures that are compounding inequality at work. Instances of racism, harassment and discrimination have, for many workers who identify as part of a minority group, sadly been part of and parcel of working life for too long. Why are these changes needed?

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Bad jobs or bad managers? How to stop good people leaving your workplace

Workplace Mediation Blog

Each of these could be treated as a minor annoyance if taken as a one-off incident. Each of these could be treated as a minor annoyance if taken as a one-off incident. It’s not just the sole recruitment cost. Onboarding and training of the successful candidate. You’ve heard the saying. They leave bad managers.”

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8 Ways To Call Out Racial Injustice At Work

Vantage Circle

Slavery was abolished long ago, but systemic racism is still at large in many countries. Workers lose jobs due to systemic racism. Do you consider the criminal justice system against racial injustice at work? If they faced workplace harassment. People get rejected just for being different. Employees making racial jokes.

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A Balancing Act: How to Manage Social Media in the Workplace

Namely

Jobvite’s 2014 Social Recruiting Survey found that 93% of hiring managers will review a candidate’s social media profile before making a hiring decision. This way, the social media searcher can alert the manager to any inappropriate posts, and a level of bias in the recruiting process is removed.

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History of Diversity and Inclusion Policies in the Workplace

Kazoo

People in these groups have always faced great difficulties in the workplace, including racism, a lack of needed accommodations for physical/mental conditions, sexual harassment, lower wages, and barriers to better opportunities. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock // Getty Images. by Tai Gooden. Over the past 100 years, the U.S.

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