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Can HR really fix organisations’ diversity problems?

cipHR

It’s time for a new approach to improve workplace diversity and inclusion – one focused on changing the environment in order to “de-weaponise the cultures that we oversee,” argued John Amaechi, a former NBA basketball player turned organisational psychologist, at the CIPD Festival of Work 2020. The environment they are in is toxic.”.

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Three Questions to Help You Build a Better Workplace Culture — Annual Conference Takeaways

Cupa HR

Organizations with strong learning cultures tend to have significantly higher retention rates. She also encouraged attendees to talk about employee learning opportunities early and often, beginning with their onboarding programs! Make it work to your advantage by prioritizing learning and opportunity for all employees.

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Employment laws to watch in 2019

Insperity

At the turn of the last century, workers had few legal protections from wage theft or unsafe working conditions. One interesting twist in mandated leave trends: Vermont now requires that employers give crime victims time off to recover. Minimum wage. per hour in Ohio to $12 per hour in Massachusetts. Pay equity.

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Christine Spadafor On How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work

Thrive Global

Employees, particularly younger ones entering the workforce, are prioritizing corporate Purpose when selecting prospective employers. They want to work for companies committed to establishing ESG strategies and goals?—?and and executing on them. They want to work for companies showing results on DEI goals. and living it?—?are A WWII vet.

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Francesca Leithold of Epro: “Working from home is possible”

Thrive Global

But before we jump back into the routine of the normal life that we lived in 2019, it would be a shame not to pause to reflect on what we have learned during this time. Focus on reliable news sources and limit screen time / social media intake. often not for a better outcome. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series!

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“How Diversity Can Increase a Company’s Bottom Line”,With Fotis Georgiadis & JD Miller

Thrive Global

As a part of our series about “How Diversity Can Increase a Company’s Bottom Line”, I had the pleasure of interviewing JD Miller. As Motus’ first senior LGBTQ leader, JD has promoted a balance of diverse and inclusive perspectives and backgrounds. He also volunteers as a business mentor at technology incubator 1871.

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“Five things we need to do to close the gender wage gap”, with Jessica Wooke of RobustWealth

Thrive Global

As part of my series about “the five things we need to do to close the gender wage gap” I had the pleasure of interviewing Jessica Wooke, Chief Experience Officer at RobustWealth. Jess has a diverse technical and customer-centric background. I stumbled and fell and learned a lot through it all.