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Should you include freelancers in your talent development program?

Fast Company The Future of Work

The “2018 Future Workforce” report from freelancing website Upwork, released in February, found that 59% of hiring managers are using flexible talent–freelancers, temporary, and agency workers–which is more than double the 2017 percentage (24%). million more people began freelancing between 2014 and 2018.

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Why Do Some Get Away With Sexual Harassment

Workplace Coach

How do they get away with sexually harassing those who work for them? More than thirty women accused the 65-year old Weinstein of harassment. His sexual misconduct, including rape allegations, constituted an open secret, publically joked about during the 2013 Oscars. Did harassment cost Ailes, O’Reilly or Weinstein?

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Time’s Up: I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar

HR Daily Advisor

Let’s be clear, 2017 was the year of the woman. So much so that major news outlets devoted them countless headlines and prime time news segments began taking a closer look at these women’s stories, causing companies to become brutally aware of their own sexual harassment policies (see Matt’s post here ).

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Top 9 Types of Discrimination in the Workplace

HR Shelf

According to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), more than 80,000 workplace discrimination accusations were filed in 2017, with victims receiving $400 million in compensation. This will help to create a workplace free of harassment and discrimination. What is Discrimination in the Workplace?

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Uber Is Triumphant In California Misclassification Case

ACA Times

That confusion continued in the Los Angeles courts in 2016 when an Uber driver Yosef Eisenberg attempted to recoup for damages stemming from several deactivations from Uber including low driver ratings, overcharging, and even sexual harassment. On February 21, 2017, Eisenberg’s claims were dismissed.

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Review of the Trump Administration’s First Year: Aggressive Agency Action

HR Daily Advisor

At her urging, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) moved to suspend Component 2 of the EEO-1 report prior to Labor Day, as she had promised at the 2017 Industry Liaison Group National Conference held in August in San Antonio. Click here to learn more, or to register today! EEOC is Prescient on #Metoo.

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What Other Employers Can Learn From Uber: Recognizing and Combating Sexism in the Workplace

Compensation Today

Her account is a story of sexism, sexual harassment and HR violations that left many asking, “Are you kidding me?!”. While I’m not here to play the court of public opinion regarding the validity of these stories, I am here to tell you: It’s 2017, and sexism in the workplace is something every organization should be concerned about.