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President’s Order Would Ban Discrimination for Some LBGT Employees

TLNT: The Business of HR

The White House announced this week that President Obama will soon issue an Executive Order (EO) banning certain federal contractors from discriminating against their employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Editor’s Note : It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No.

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ChatGPT for HR: Your 2023 Guide to What Can ChatGPT Do

Analytics in HR

ChatGPT for HR: What can ChatGPT do? In our HR trends 2023 , we predicted the continued rise and implementation of algorithmic HR for hiring, firing, and training employees. The HR trends report also highlighted that 40% of the HR functions within international companies have already implemented AI applications.

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Fundamental Uncertainty | 5 strategic HR & people priorities for 2024

HR Trend Institute

Based on our analysis, we’ve identified five strategic priority areas for HR and people teams in 2024. Why is the HR Trend Institute adopting this fresh approach? In the report above, HR and people professionals have expressed concerns about potential bias introduced by AI. What is the process of fact-checking data?

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Why Diversity Hiring Is Important

ExactHire

And now, more than ever, everyone seems committed to dismantling discrimination. In 2015, McKinsey and Company found that companies with a diverse workforce performed 15 to 35 percent better than the national industry median. In both the 2015 and 2018 reports, McKinsey delivered bad news to companies with poor diversity.

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5 Best Practices for Pre-Employment Assessments Hiring Managers Should Be Tracking

ExactHire

All that being said, employment tests can lead to discrimination litigation if they are not used properly. In 2015, Target became the target of more than irresistible puns. Everybody’s favorite place for soy candles and rope baskets came under fire in a class-action employment discrimination lawsuit.

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10 Things Employers Must Know About Their Policies and Agreements

TLNT: The Business of HR

Employers’ obligations are expanding well beyond protecting employees against discrimination and harassment. In March 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB ) issued a report providing that confidentiality policies cannot prohibit: Employee discussions of the terms and conditions of employment (i.e. Not always. Absolutely.

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Understand Important HR Trends in 5 Minutes

Paycor

Anti-harassment and discrimination. A global Gallup survey from 2015 found that: Only 33% of employees are engaged. Here’s a list of policies that you should be particularly sensitive about in your employee handbook regarding state and local laws. Ban the box. Medical marijuana. At-will employment. IT systems, email and social media.