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Study: Employers gain a competitive edge when they send workers abroad
Employers that use relocation as a recruiting and retention tool must prepare workers for differences in culture, language and procedure they may encounter abroad.
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SponsoredForecast: The talent drought will get worse.
Business leaders think the labor shortage will ease up soon. But they’re wrong.
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Companies with female CEOs, CFOs focus more on diversity
The research also revealed companies with greater gender diversity on their boards were larger and more profitable than firms with little gender diversity.
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DISH settles inaccessible job application claim for $1.25M
EEOC said it has the same expectations for employers operating in the virtual world as those operating brick-and-mortar facilities.
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Predictive scheduling laws — meant to protect workers — appear to be working
During the first six months of 2019, employees' hours worked exceeded hours scheduled only once, according to research from Deputy.
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Kamala Harris floats paid family leave plan that would offer new parents up to 6 months
Some employers would welcome national legislation, seeing it as a relief from the current patchwork of laws, which can be difficult to administer.
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5 ways to boost recruiting on LinkedIn
Businesses are leveraging social media to fill roles smarter and faster — so how can recruiters stand out?
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Chipotle dishes up degree program to prepare workers for '21st century' jobs
Unlike its guacamole, the benefit will come at no cost. The restaurant will cover 100% of tuition costs for 75 types of business and technology degrees.
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Walmart beats age claim by demonstrating evenly applied discipline
Uneven discipline can serve as evidence of discrimination, so HR professionals may need to ensure that policies are applied and enforced evenly.
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Worker's 'clear pattern' of performance problems allows Nike to prevail in retaliation case
While protected activity doesn't insulate an employee from discipline, experts say HR may still want to carefully review such decisions.
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A laser focus on the bottom line can open the door to unethical behavior
Workplace cultures that encourage ethical behavior are within reach and better for the bottom line in the long run, studies say.
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Deep DiveWhy employers can't leave social learning to chance
Informal training often will occur organically, but learning and development professionals still have a role to play.
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Is job hopping no longer taboo?
In today's tight labor market, employers are reconsidering whether certain candidate attributes should really amount to red flags that disqualify applicants.
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Jury awards Walmart worker $5.2M after manager challenged accommodation
The employee worked as a cart pusher with the aid of a job coach for 16 years before he was "effectively terminated," EEOC said.
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Two years after #MeToo, managers receive more misconduct complaints than HR
HR will need to create a culture of respect and ensure that workers feel safe reporting misconduct.
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Udacity to offer 100K scholarships to its digital skills courses
The tech education for-profit's announcement accompanies its signing of the White House's Pledge to American Workers.
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Managers 2.0: Employees sometimes prefer robots to people
Survey respondents said robots are better at providing unbiased information, problem solving, maintaining work schedules and budget management.
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Lockheed Martin deepens relationship with UTEP
In a tough talent market, employers are partnering with schools and local governments to boost community outreach and beef up talent pipelines.
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Inability to obtain certification rendered police officer unqualified under the ADA, 11th Cir. says
Courts often give deference to employers' determinations regarding essential functions, so up-to-date, written job descriptions are key.
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How 5 businesses across the country are weathering the labor shortage
HR Dive spoke with talent professionals who detailed how the 3.5% national unemployment rate impacts their organizations.
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What do philosophy and IT majors have in common? Career paths, study says
Soft skills like interpersonal communication are a common link between disparate career paths — and perhaps the key to training workers for the future.
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11th Cir.: Employee whose sales accounts were transferred did not experience FMLA retaliation
The employee's allegations highlight an important lesson for employers: Employees in similar circumstances should generally be treated comparably.
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Employees want realistic work-life 'synergy' — not mythical balance
Hours and office design have adapted to a workplace shift, but management styles have not, according to a new study.
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Sensitivity training, mentoring may be ineffective gender equality strategies
Tech companies will struggle to close gender gaps without culture changes, new research says.
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Poll: 90% of workers say they've been bullied at work
HR won't ever eradicate bullying, experts previously told HR Dive, but it can take several steps to curb its presence in the workplace.
