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How to Create an Anti Discrimination Policy in the Workplace

Ongig

An anti discrimination policy in the workplace prevents discrimination and harassment of employees based on protected characteristics. The policy details what counts as discrimination and bias. According to Monster’s Workplace Discrimination Poll, about 91% of workers have faced workplace discrimination.

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What is at-will employment? Examples and HR actions

Workable

These safeguards are designed to prevent discrimination, retaliation, and other forms of wrongful termination, ensuring a fair and equitable workplace. This scenario underscores the importance of employers maintaining clear, documented reasons for termination that comply with legal protections against discrimination and retaliation.

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Exclusive: 25% of disabled workers have experienced discrimination during the job interview process, new survey finds

HR Brew

Disabled workers often face barriers before they can even apply for a job, which continues once they’re in the workforce, and one in three disabled workers experience discrimination in the workplace, according to an Indeed survey of 2,078 workers, shared exclusively with HR Brew. Of those surveyed, 19% identified as having a disability.

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Restructuring? How to Avoid Layoff Discrimination

Intoo USA

One important legal concern to keep in mind are the federal laws against employment discrimination enforced by the U.S. Although layoff discrimination may seem like a clear-cut issue—you either intentionally discriminated against an employee or you didn’t—real-life cases are not always so cut and dried.

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10 Real-Life Examples of Mental Health Discrimination at Work

Terryberry

And while today mental health has become less stigmatized, unfortunately mental health discrimination still occurs. And one place this discrimination can be particularly impactful is in the workplace. Unfortunately, discrimination accusations are on the rise. According to newly released statistics from the U.S.

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Achieving Transparency in the Workplace: Strategies for Success (With Examples)

Analytics in HR

Why transparency in the workplace is important The impact of the lack of transparency in the workplace Examples of transparency in the workplace How to improve transparency in the workplace FAQ What is transparency in the workplace? The purpose of this act is to fight sexual harassment and other types of discrimination.

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Assumed white job applicants receive 9.5% more interview offers on average than assumed Black applicants in new study

HR Brew

While the experiment—the largest of its kind in the US—discovered that gender discrimination at the interview level is rare, racial discrimination appeared prevalent. Researchers found that having a diversity officer and diversity training didn’t appear to reduce the chance of discrimination in entry-level hiring. Taking action.

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