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Top 10 HR trends of the decade

Insperity

It also leaves HR personnel free to handle more advanced work, such as training and development, compliance management and data analysis. Ten years ago, most companies had firm rules and technology in place that limited or forbade employees from shopping online or accessing social media during work hours.

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

Pier Sixty, LLC, Hernan Perez, a server at New York-based event venue Pier Sixty, vented his frustrations with his manager in an expletive-laden Facebook post he published during a scheduled break. Ten of his colleagues saw this post, and it eventually made its way to his manager, Robert McSweeney, the target of the vehemence. Advertisement.

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Data Show New Trends in Workplace Sexual Harassment Reports

Zenefits

Employers have a legal obligation to maintain a workplace that is free of sexual harassment. Many states also have their own specific workplace sexual harassment laws as well. Companies with high rates of workplace sexual harassment often suffer from low morale, poor productivity, and expensive lawsuits.

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One in Five Employers Anticipate Increases in Sexual Harassment Claims

i4cp

Many companies feel sexual harassment training is ineffective today. Nearly 20% of organizations are preparing for a possible increase in sexual harassment claims, according to a new survey conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the human capital industry’s leading research firm.

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#HotInHR: Backlash Builds Against Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley, Gender Pay Gap in White House, Workplace Romances

Advos

Backlash Builds Against Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley – NYT. The upheaval over sexual harassment in the technology start-up industry mushroomed on Monday, with the resignation of a prominent Silicon Valley investor… Read more. Event News. Sign up now. Week in Review – Popular Content.

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6 of the Biggest Threats to an Effective Workplace Training Program

EverFi - HR

Organizations have been providing harassment training for employees for a number of years, and in some areas, state and federal government agencies have been requiring it too. Yet, despite the widespread adoption of workplace training programs, historical data doesn’t support the effectiveness of those efforts. .

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California DFEH Sues Activision Blizzard for Systemic Discrimination

Trusaic

Included in the extensive complaint filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court are allegations of “frat boy” culture, sexual harassment, unequal pay, retaliation, and gender-based discrimination. . In cases related to misconduct, action was taken to address the issue.”