To be truly efficient, a workplace must constantly adapt to changing trends. Workforce trends have significantly changed over the past couple of years. Human resource managers need to incorporate and adapt to these developments so that their organization remains efficient and motivated. Several significant factors can help assess workplace trends like changing roles and responsibilities,
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June 14, 2018
Unconscious Bias Training: What is it and should you be offering it?
Over the past several weeks, there has been much discussion around “bias in the workplace” in part, due to a recent racially charged situation at a Philadelphia Starbucks. In the April, 2018 incident, two innocent black men were arrested for failing to make a purchase as they waited for a colleague to join their business
March 19, 2018
Steps to Follow When Making an Adverse Employment Decision
On occasion, employers must make the difficult decision to withdraw a job offer or terminate employment based on the results of a background check report. As a best practice and to fully comply with local, state and federal laws, the following steps are recommended. Making an Adverse Employment Decision Determine whether the criminal record or
January 4, 2018
Is your Company Prepared to Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment?
It is difficult to open a newspaper or visit a news website without seeing another high-profile person accused of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is not just a problem in Hollywood and District of Columbia politics—it’s an issue in a wide range of industries and workplaces. The social media movement, #metoo, illustrates how women can experience
Affirmative Action Plan: Is Your Organization Required to Have One?
Recent news of the United States Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action ruling sheds light on the importance of having an Affirmative Action Plan which adheres to the legal requirements set forth over 5 decades ago. In a 5-3 decision, the Court upheld a race-based affirmative action policy of the University of Texas at Austin. Abigail Fisher,
June 14, 2016
Workplace Violence: Strategies for Surviving and Imminent Threat
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the current best practice in the event of an active threat at work is RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. When preventative measures fail to thwart a violent situation on the job, the following guidelines could prove critical to getting yourself, and your staff, out alive. RUN – If you can
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