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California DFEH Sues Activision Blizzard for Systemic Discrimination

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Following a two-year investigation, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued the entertainment gaming giant, Activision Blizzard for systematic discrimination on July 21, 2021. Activision Blizzard’s CEO, J. A similar event occurred several years ago with another gaming industry giant, Riot Games.

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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 coordinates communication and training of these laws, such as anti-discrimination and anti-harassment.

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Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit at $100 Million

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Entertainment company Riot Games recently settled a multi-year-long gender discrimination class-action lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). Some $80 million will be awarded to female employees who worked at the company between November 2014 and the present day.

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Outsourcing HR Functions: Is it Worthwhile?

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Hiring a large team means that you should pay their salaries, benefits, workers’ compensation and create a large workspace to accommodate them. While outsourcing your HR functions comes with many benefits, it also presents several challenges, especially if not done right or outsourced to good service providers.

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Guide to Hiring Employees in Botswana

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Minimum Wage and Remuneration: Botswana has established a minimum wage to ensure fair compensation for workers. Employees engaged in overtime are entitled to additional compensation or time off in lieu, as stipulated by the country’s labor laws.

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HR Moments Matter: 3 Compensation Challenges Solved With People Analytics

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In this post, Allison talks about Compensation. Compensation is one of the key culture-definers for organizations. As analytics become more widely used in HR, I’d like to share a few ways you can use a people strategy platform to make better compensation decisions: 1. Managing Compensation Costs. Investigating Pay Equity.

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How to handle compensation during uncertain times

Insperity

When businesses go through a crisis resulting in abnormal (or interrupted) operations and significant economic challenges, many companies look to their compensation budgets as an obvious means of cutting costs. Creative compensation strategies for struggling businesses in crisis. Senior leadership may want to consider being present.