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This Employee Relations Department redeemed itself (sort of).

The Employer Handbook

My “muse” was an Employee Relations Department that caught the attention of the EEOC for its alleged poor handling of an employee’s complaints of sexual harassment. This employee did not allege that he endured any harassment. But I appreciate a good comeback story, don’t you?

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7 Toxic Factors That Damage Employee Relations

6Q

Additionally, Human Resource managers spend 24% of their time resolving employee relations disputes. Why are employee relations issues so prevalent and how can they be improved? The ultimate goal is to cultivate stronger and healthier employee relations and a happy workplace that runs efficiently and effectively.

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What is employee relations? Beyond the basics of HR

Business Management Daily

Employee relations is a buzzword that is thrown around a lot within human resources and people management discussions, but do you truly know what it means? Many people confuse employee relations with general HR, but it’s actually a bit different. What is employee relations ?

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Key Human Resources (HR) Pillars: Your 101 Guide

Analytics in HR

A department : The HR department manages all HR activities, including recruitment, onboarding, compensation, development, performance management, and employee relations. HR as the workforce : Human resources are essentially the employees of the organization. HR needs to stay abreast of new laws or changes to existing laws.

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How to hone managerial ethics in employee relations

Business Management Daily

As a “corporate ethics statement,” it was obliged to address ethical working conditions and, as such, included details surrounding discrimination, harassment and retaliation, which clearly impacted HR departments around the nation. The post How to hone managerial ethics in employee relations appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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7 Ways To Improve Employee Relations In Your Organization

HR Tech Girl

As an HR professional, manager or leader, part of your role is to help maintain healthy relationships between employees and the company and ensure a productive and positive work environment. Poor employee relations can lead to a decline in productivity, low employee morale, and ultimately impact the company’s bottom line.

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What to Do if the EEOC Receives a Charge of Discrimination Against Your Company

Trusaic

As momentum builds across the nation to end anti-discriminatory practices in the workplace including closing the gender wage gap , many companies may experience some anxious moments if they receive notice that a Charge of Discrimination has been filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Often an attempt at mediation.