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Lack of empathy at the top levels of an organization has a potentially big price tag, a recent report found.
Here’s a look at that number and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
65%
The percentage of workers who survived a round of layoffs and said they either felt unprepared or made costly mistakes due to a lack of training, according to a Kahoot! report.
150
The number of medical questions that an occupational health screening company allegedly asked job applicants as part of a pre-employment screening — including some they claimed were not job-related, according to a motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
$100,000
The amount ’Murica LLC and its owners agreed to pay to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Up to $20 million
The amount of debtor-in-possession financing CareerBuilder + Monster is working to finalize with Blue Torch Capital to allow the company to continue to operate throughout the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, per a news release.
$180 billion
The estimated potential return on investment of empathy in the workplace for employers, based on annual employee attrition savings, according to a Businessolver report.
