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What the heck is ‘bleisure’ and how could your company get sued over it?

The Employer Handbook

Employees who work remotely should have strong passwords, avoid public wifi (and use VPNs), avoid unsafe websites, encrypt data, avoid phishing schemes, and receive training on other cybersecurity best practices. Wage and hour implications. Prevent discrimination/harassment. Today, it is about ‘bleisure.’

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Conducting an HR Audit – Review, Identify, Improve

CCI Consulting

Consider an HR audit like a report card, this process allows an organization to evaluate the effectiveness of the policies and procedures conducted by the human resources department. Conducting an HR audit is a proactive step that organizations take to identify the function’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.

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Updated Wage Theft Notice Released

HRWatchdog

Federal and California law requires new employees to receive several pamphlets and notices about laws and programs like workers’ compensation, workplace sexual harassment, state disability insurance and paid family leave. colloquially known as the Wage Theft Notice ) — will be updated for January 1, 2024, to reflect updates from two new laws.

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Brazilian Labor Law: Ensuring Equal Pay for Equal Work

Trusaic

Companies with 100 or more employees are now required to publish biannual salary transparency reports. In cases of pay disparities, employers must create action plans, with detailed goals, deadlines, and training programs. Further, the WEF’s 2023 Global Gender Gap report ranks Brazil 110 th for ”wage equality for similar work”.

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BC pay transparency legislation and how it’s helping to close the wage gap

Rise

Read about the impact of the new BC pay transparency legislation and understand the actions you need to take—plus, learn how this legislation affects both employers and employees. According to the latest reports , in 2022 women in British Columbia earned 17% less than their male counterparts. an hour and women on average $29.53

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

Protected activity is defined as two or more employees who are acting together to improve issues such as wages, hours and working conditions. Through social media, employers may learn information regarding a candidate’s race, age, religion, disability or other protected classification,” says LaKisha M. He has since been rehired.)

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How to Handle Workplace Investigations: A Guide for California Employers

Zenefits

The Golden State has the largest state wage-and-hour state enforcement agency in the country. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that women at several of its California stores were subjected to almost daily sexual harassment by a general manager and shift leader. Many of these are not in place in other states.