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Here are four ways to BOTCH a sexual harassment investigation

The Employer Handbook

Last month, I told you that an employer’s response to a harassment complaint doesn’t need to be perfect. That’s because an employer that learns about sexual harassment needs to respond in a way that is reasonably designed to end the complained-of behavior. First, don’t follow the anti-harassment policy.

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Learning leaders reexamine sexual harassment prevention in light of new state laws

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

1 in the state of Illinois, the Workplace Transparency Act mandates workplace sexual harassment training for public and private organizations with more than 15 employees. Illinois is the sixth state in the last few years to create and pass a bill that would require workplace sexual harassment training.

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AllVoices

HR Lineup

AllVoices is an employee relations platform that aims to improve workplace culture by empowering employees to speak up about issues they face in the workplace. The platform was launched in 2020 and has gained attention for its innovative approach to addressing workplace culture and employee relations.

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Why Corporate Transparency is a Win-Win for Business, Consumers, Top Talent

Visier

As we’ve come to learn, people and corporations do not always see eye to eye. As many corporations prioritize their bottom lines over the wellbeing of employees, communities of people, and the environment, both workers and consumers, have come to feel the strain of complicity. If companies and leaders ignore the call? Adapt or die”?

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What Are the Most Important Onboarding Forms?

ExactHire

An effective onboarding process—complete with the most important onboarding forms—is the first step to creating productive, long-term employees. Employee separations are costly to a company’s bottom line. Work Institute estimates that the cost of an exiting employee is 33 percent of his annual salary. employers $536 billion.

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Recognizing Racial Injustice in the Workplace

LaborSoft

Racial injustice and systemic oppression entered the public debate in a big way in 2020, and it's helped a lot of businesses realize racism in their own workplaces. Racism, harassment , and other hostile-workplace lawsuits can easily cost five to six figures. Recognizing Racial Discrimination In The Workplace. 1 – Microassaults.

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Why the Future of HR Looks Bright for New Grads

Cornerstone On Demand

Even tiny start-ups without the critical employee mass to hire a full-time HR person use third-party providers, meaning job opportunities abound in agencies as well as in individual businesses. To say that I learned otherwise would be a colossal understatement. To say that I learned otherwise would be a colossal understatement.