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Research shows an increase in ‘strategic’ HR leaders. Here’s where they are focused

HRExecutive

Advertisement - Conducted by Sapient Insights Group, the research includes feedback from 5,000-plus HR professionals—who represent organizations that encompass 25 million workers. Harris, the firm’s chief research officer, presented findings to a keynote audience at the 2023 HR Technology Conference.

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Handling Sexual Harassment Allegations with Remote Teams

Zenefits

Keeping the company culture and professional code of conduct continues to be necessary even from home. They only acclimated themselves to the online environment. Harassment training and policy updates. A virtual environment should not be an excuse to prevent an employee’s mandated reporting and ethical conduct.

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GDPR employee data retention: what HR needs to know

cipHR

All UK employers must maintain compliance with the GDPR’s standards. All UK employers must maintain compliance with the GDPR’s standards. Challenges include including navigating intricate compliance requirements, ensuring transparency in data processing activities, and establishing effective data retention policies.

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Ethics Rising: 4 Takeaways From 2018 SCCE CEI

Mitratech

In looking back at SCCE’s 17th Annual Compliance and Ethics Institute , held in Las Vegas this year, I have to say it was one of the best SCCE CEI events I and other members of the Mitratech team have attended in recent years. But that’s not an easy task, because unlike some general compliance initiatives, it is not a tick in the box.

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HR manual versus employee handbook: What’s the difference?

Insperity

The goal is to ensure that your policies are implemented consistently and in compliance across your organization. For example, your employee handbook might outline your organization’s expectations for employee conduct. Your HR manual would explain the process for dealing with employees who violate the code of conduct.

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NLRB: Social Media Policy Can’t Require Employees to Use Real Names

Zenefits

Two of the social media policies of a nationwide drugstore chain run afoul of federal labor law, according to a recent advice memo from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel’s office. But, several others passed muster. A prohibition on the use of the company’s logo. An estimated 79% of businesses have a social media policy.

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Everything You Need to Build Your Employee Handbook

Zenefits

The employee handbook is the holy grail of workplaces, and every employer should have one, regardless of size. However, many small businesses — especially those with fewer than 10 employees — do not have an employee handbook. And many of those that do have a handbook fail to update it. Why your small business needs an employee handbook.