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What is intersectionality in the workplace?

Ongig

“Intersectionality” was coined by civil rights activist and professor Kimberle Crenshaw as: The interconnected nature of social categorizations, such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, is regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.

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Confronting the Pay Equity Gap: Identifying and Resolving Issues of Unequal Pay

Decusoft

But when there’s a bias or even discrimination in compensation practices, there’s a disruption of the talent pool that can lead to disengagement, lower productivity and financial losses. According to a study by Payscale, the gender pay gap is currently $0.82 cents on the dollar, closing only one cent since 2019.

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Say Yes to HR Generalists—They Keep Companies Afloat

HR Digest

Some of the responsibilities of an HR generalist can include employee relations, recruitment, training, retention, administration, engagement, etc. Hiring and Recruitment A company needs employees and HR generalists ensure there are enough of them with the right qualifications for each role.

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Data-driven recruiting 101: How to improve your hiring process

Workable

Traditional recruiting used to rely on luck and intuition more than data, which was time-consuming to amass and analyze. Recruiters and hiring teams could only assume that their hiring methods were effective. What is data-driven recruiting? What is data-driven recruiting? Make the case for recruiting process improvements.

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14 Entry-Level HR Positions To Know (Plus How To Start in HR)

Analytics in HR

The field of HR includes a variety of focus areas, such as recruiting, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits , HR training, employment compliance, diversity, equity and inclusion , HRIS technology, and HR communications. If you are interested in a certain HR specialty (compensation, benefits, recruiting, employee relations , etc.),

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HRExaminer v10.18

HR Examiner

Heather Bussing explains why Age Discrimination Matters to You. On HR Tech Weekly this Week: Google brings on former SAP Executive Robert Enslin, BeameryHQ Expands Leadership Team, Payscale Get Growth Investment, Limeade Launches Platform, and textio Launches New Writing Tool. Age discrimination can happen to you.

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Confronting the Pay Equity Gap: Identifying and Resolving Issues of Unequal Pay

Decusoft

But when there’s a bias or even discrimination in compensation practices, there’s a disruption of the talent pool that can lead to disengagement, lower productivity and financial losses. According to a study by Payscale, the gender pay gap is currently $0.82 cents on the dollar, closing only one cent since 2019.