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Walmart walks back some DE&I commitments, stands firm on employee resource groups

HR Brew

million US employees, will not renew its five-year commitment to its racial equality center, established after the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the company first confirmed to the Associated Press. What’s changed. Walmart, which has 1.6 Roughly 70% of the company’s corporate workforce is white, according to its most recent belonging report.

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As some companies publicly back away from DE&I, Amazon quietly stands firm

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Last year, the company also combined its disparate DE&I teams—each responsible for different business developments such as promotions, inclusion, and participation—into one group, known as the inclusive experiences and technology (IXT) team, which is now responsible for all global DE&I efforts. 30 blog post.

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What will recruitment look like after COVID?

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Advertisement COVID has accelerated the creation and adoption of recruiting automation tools by at least several years, says Matt Alder, producer and host of The Recruiting Future Podcast and one of HRE ’s Top 100 HR Tech Influencers for 2020. Recruiting in the post-COVID world is likely to be very different,” he says.

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Microsoft cuts some of its DE&I staff

HR Brew

True systems change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020,” they wrote, before arguing that all corporate DE&I initiatives are at risk due to conservative political agendas, IGN reported. Microsoft would not disclose how many employees were impacted by the layoffs.

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COVID & the Future of Work: Insights from Paycor’s C-Suite

In Paycor’s newest report, our Chief Executive and Group Leaders consider how SMBs will recruit, manage their workforce, optimize benefits, and foster employee experience in the new normal of 2020 and beyond. In just a few months, everything changed: 30 million unemployed and counting.

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Employer Strategies for Successfully Hiring Justice Involved Job Candidates

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WOTC is a federal tax credit available to employers that hire individuals from specific targeted groups that have consistently faced significant employment barriers. Author’s Note: I recently attended a remarkable “Second Chance Staffing Visioning Event” held in January 2020 at Butler University and in conjunction with Allegiance Staffing.

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Legislative lowdown: Judge vacates NLRB’s joint-employer rule

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Campbell Barker, a US district judge for the Eastern District of Texas, issued an opinion on March 9 in a lawsuit filed by the US Chamber of Commerce and other business groups challenging the rule. Pro-business groups opposed it on the grounds it would make it harder for some employers—particularly those in the franchise industry—to operate.

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The Importance of Native Language Training

In fact, over the last five years, Hispanic and Latino workers have seen the highest increasing rate of workplace fatalities of any ethnic group, rising from 16% of all workplace fatalities in 2016 to more than 22% of all such deaths in 2020.

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Recognition that Resonates: Improving Engagement Through Personalized Incentives

Speaker: Kirsten Goulde SHRM-SCP, M.S., Vice President of Human Resources for Oakmont Management Group

Join Kirsten Goulde, Vice President of HR at Oakmont Management Group, to learn how to personalize employee recognition to drive greater engagement. December 2, 2020 at 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST, 7:00 GMT This is a session you won't want to miss!

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The Dos and Don'ts of Furloughs and Fires

Speaker: Tracie Sponenberg, Chief People Officer, The Granite Group

Join Tracie Sponenberg, Chief People Officer of Granite Group and keynote speaker, and learn the dos and don'ts of offboarding and furloughing. Wednesday August 26th, 2020 11AM PST, 2PM EST, 6PM GMT

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Preparing for the Workplace of the Future: HR’s Role

Speaker: Robin Schooling, Managing Partner, HR + People Strategy, Peridus Group

Join Robin Schooling, Managing Partner, HR + People Strategy with Peridus Group, to learn what you can do now to prepare yourself and your organization for the future workplace while simultaneously solidifying HR’s impact as a strategic and influential leader for business success.

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Use Chaos to Build a Stronger Organization

Speaker: Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer & Managing Partner at Sapient Insights Group

In this webinar, Stacey Harris, Chief Research Officer for Sapient Insights Group, will share insights, data, and tools that are helping organizations adapt and even thrive in this difficult environment.