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Are you doing enough to leverage tech for employee relations?

HRExecutive

It may not be surprising that during 2020, social and political conflict —along with ongoing challenges due to COVID-19—helped position the employee relations (ER) function as a vital factor in shaping positive employee experiences. million employees globally, including 2.3 million employees in the U.S.

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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. The federal court decision I read last night involves a different employee working for the same employer.

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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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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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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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Human Resources Generalist: Required Job Duties and Skills

Heyyy HR!

They must be knowledgeable about the legal and regulatory environment in which their organization operates, as well as the best practices for managing human resources. Employee relations: HR Generalists are responsible for maintaining positive employee relations.

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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.