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Assumed white job applicants receive 9.5% more interview offers on average than assumed Black applicants in new study

HR Brew

National Bureau of Economic Research economists released a new paper detailing the results of an experiment, in which they submitted 84,000 job applications to 11,000 jobs at 108 Fortune 500 companies between 2019 and 2021. Assumed white applicants received 9.5% more interview offers than assumed Black applicants on average. Taking action.

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Algorithmic Management in Organizations: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices

Analytics in HR

For example, platforms like Uber, Deliveroo & UpWork manage and closely monitor their global workforce with algorithms. Cowgill, 2019). In fact, 40% of HR departments in international companies use AI-based tools. In addition, algorithmic systems provide performance feedback to employees and managers.

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Managing A Total Talent Workforce – The Impact Of The Gig Economy

Accurate Background

Rather than being recruited as full-time or contracted employees, these workers secure individual and on-demand “gigs” – a process that very often happens via an online platform or mobile app. . . In New York, for example, a 2019 law requires ride-hailing operators to pay drivers a $17.22

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

Advos

Our weekly recap of fundings, mergers & acquisition, partnership and other interesting news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. Embroker raises $28M led by Tola Capital to grow digital insurance platform. LumApps, a social network-styled office communications tool, raises $24M.

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AI Recruiting Tools May Be the Future, But Proceed With Caution

Enspira

The vision is simple: Artificial Intelligence lends lightning-fast computing power and machine learning to make recruiting easier — and, even more importantly, removes the element of human bias. Technology—and AI recruiting technology in particular—is only as free of bias as its code. But we’re not quite there yet.

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What’s Keeping HR Up at Night in 2020?

HRExecutive

million in January 2019 to 6.8 Another says, “We develop leading-edge custom business solutions. Our people MUST maintain capabilities and skills with the latest technologies.”. Some respondents blame outdated technologies and manually intensive processes. The number of job openings in the U.S. fell from 7.6

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Helping Managers Understand and Address Stress

DecisionWise

They could also be psychological threats, such as harassment, fear of retribution, or discrimination. Address harassment and discrimination?issues?quickly Worker safety, discrimination, and diversity are topics that extend beyond the scope of this?article. recruiters?to than during the economic boom of 2019.??Here