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The gender pay gap isn’t budging enough, but the best companies close it

HRExecutive

According to our latest study based on Visier community data, gender pay equity is still a long-fetched dream. Since 2017, the gender pay gap has decreased from 18% to 15%, but no net progress has been made since 2020. Use objective performance metrics and regular feedback to ensure fair performance evaluations and promotions.

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Diversity in the Workplace

Talmetrix

A study by McKinsey & Company found that companies in the top quartile for gender and ethnic diversity were more likely to have above-average financial performance. Studies have shown that diverse groups are more likely to consider a wider range of options and ideas, leading to better decisions. Harvard Business Review.

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Diversity recruiting: Two heads are better than one

Business Management Daily

In 2017, a team of economic scientists decided to ask that question by submitting resumes with traditionally Black and white names to 108 different U.S. Despite identical resume content, over 30 percent of companies in the study discriminated against Black applicants by name alone (one interpretation puts that number over 60 percent).

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Managers are the linchpins to improved performance

Government Executive

GPRA focuses on agency-level results, using metrics and data to monitor progress. That’s documented in a series of performance metrics, including productivity, absenteeism, customer satisfaction, safety and wellbeing. It was last studied almost 40 years ago when Reagan appointed a commission to address the problem.

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8 ways to increase employee engagement in manufacturing

Achievers

8 tips for increasing engagement and retention in manufacturing Recent Gallup studies show the global cost of disengaged employees has reached a staggering $8.8 Foster a culture of recognition A recent UKG study found that 75% of frontline workers feel burned out, rising to 83% for Gen Z employees. trillion annually.

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The Art, Science and Impact of Implementing Data-Driven HR in 2017

Cornerstone On Demand

Figuring out how to successfully implement data-driven HR is a business challenge every company wanting to maintain or gain a competitive advantage will face in 2017. For organizations that take the time to invest in data-driven HR, there is a huge opportunity to leverage employee and external data to improve shareholder value.

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7 More Fascinating Employee Engagement Trends For 2017

15Five

Here is what the experts are saying we can expect for employee engagement in 2017: 1) Employee Engagement Will Grow…Slowly. In their latest report, Predictions for 2017: Everything Is Becoming Digital , Bersin by Deloitte is focused on how technology continues to change our lives and workplaces. 4) Organizational De-structure.