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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: What will it take to get leaders to listen?

Women of HR

Sexual harassment in the workplace has taken an unprecedented center stage in recent months, with waves of new high-profile cases coming to light. For many, especially those in the technology industry, the spotlight on this issue is long overdue.

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Flooded with sexual-harassment complaints, VICE publicly apologizes for its “detrimental ‘boy’s club’ culture”

The Employer Handbook

And that remorseful high-level manager voluntarily confessed to sexually harassing a subordinate — before the subordinate had even registered a complaint — with an apology so genuine and sincere that you got a little choked up. The Times is planning to run the story online shortly. Yeah, me neither.

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Develop a plan to address negative publicity

Business Management Daily

Among recent targets: employers with #MeToo harassment problems and companies whose owners have unpopular political leanings. When The Nation , a left-leaning magazine, first interviewed women who worked at McDonald’s restaurants, it heard tales of sexual harassment. Case in point. Negative company publicity plan.

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How to shut down office bullies

HR Digest

Suppose the bullying situation leads to a “conflict”, violence and threats, or sexual harassment that concerns the worker/customer safety. Suppose the bullying situation leads to a “conflict”, violence and threats, or sexual harassment that concerns the worker/customer safety. Provide Training.

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The high cost of a bad hire – and how to avoid it

Insperity

Consider these results of a 2017 CareerBuilder survey : The average cost of one bad hire is nearly $15,000, factoring in the recruiting, interviewing and selection process; training; and salary. Lost time spent on recruiting and training. Bad hires are an incredibly common problem in the business world. Lost productivity. Posting ads.

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“It started with an email.” With Fotis Georgiadis & Erin Wade

Thrive Global

One day a few years ago, my inbox was flooded with emails from servers at Homeroom chronicling regular and gnarly instances of sexual harassment from customers. In recognition of her groundbreaking work in the restaurant industry, Erin also named one of America’s “World Changing Women” by Conscious Company Magazine.

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Violence, harassment, discrimination and decimated newsrooms: Indian journalists fight a silent battle

Thrive Global

For thousands of journalists reporting sensitive events, threats, violence, dealing with online abuse and trolling are just a few among many challenges. Yet, their emotional and psychological wellbeing is not front and center in our social discourse. Suddenly a mob attacked Gunasekar. They scolded me and hit me again.