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Fair Chance Hiring and Criminal Background Checks

Sterling Check

Corporate America, and indeed companies around the globe, are increasingly evaluating their hiring practices and overall diversity and inclusion policies to ensure they are playing a positive role in addressing and eliminating systemic racism. What Exactly are Fair Chance Laws?

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Fair Chance Hiring Practices

Sterling Check

Today’s job market and social climate demands that HR professionals consider overall diversity and inclusion policies to ensure they are playing a positive role in addressing and eliminating systemic racism. To be clear, state and local laws that encourage second chance hiring don’t prohibit criminal checks. EEOC Guidance.

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Why Does Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter in the Workplace?

Zenefits

In this article, we’ll clear up the confusion between diversity, equity, and inclusion, and share some ideas to help you develop a fair workplace where all team members feel safe. What’s the difference between diversity, equity, and inclusion? Why do diversity, equity, and inclusion matter in the workplace? The result?

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Raising the Bar

Enspira

It offers scholarships and training and drives diversity supplier initiatives. These, often high-profile, companies are eager to embrace Enspira’s diverse way of thinking and working. They appreciate the value a diverse workforce brings to their organization’s culture and beyond. Why does diversity matter?

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What is blind recruitment – and does it work?

cipHR

Discover why hiding personal details from candidates’ applications helps to improve the diversity of new hires, and how to introduce it to your organisation using an ATS. Blind recruitment is gaining traction as an effective way to recruit more diverse staff. But how does it work in practice? Is it actually an effective tool?

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Laws And Regulations Every HR Professional Should Know In 2023

Empuls

For more information on this changing legislation, keep reading. 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.

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Lu Zhang of Fusion Fund: “More female tech entrepreneurs should consider joining the VC community”

Thrive Global

even for investors with a tech background?—?as My advantage is that I have a material sciences background that covers hardware, healthcare, and network technology. This background gave me perspective and allowed me to see a trend in the next generation of fundamental tech and tech applications, thereby helping me launch Fusion Fund.