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Holiday Hiring Plans Strong, but Retailers Expect Tougher Labor Market
Americans are expected to spend upwards of $650 billion this holiday season, prompting retailers and logistics companies to invest in hiring more seasonal workers, especially in e-commerce, distribution and fulfillment…
Leverage Inclusiveness for Powerful Business Outcomes
Inclusiveness—where people of different backgrounds and perspectives feel involved, respected, valued and connected—is the right thing to do, and it also has positive business outcomes, said Tony Byers, , keynoter…
Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Against Men
Discrimination against men is just as unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as discrimination against women. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission emphasized this point when…
Big Data Helps Workers Thrive: A Q&A with Jenny Dearborn
Jenny Dearborn, SAP’s chief learning officer and a best-selling author, on how hard data can help HR become more people-driven
Mandatory E-Verify, Farm Labor Bills Clear First Hurdle
Proposals that would require the use of E-Verify by all employers within two years of enactment and create a new agricultural guest worker visa program were approved by the House…
SHRM Chapters Advocate for Workers with Disabilities
A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter and state council are advocating for people with disabilities—both as individuals who should be valued, not stigmatized, and as a source of…
Does Remote Work Hinder Innovation?
Diane Gherson, chief human resource officer at IBM, and Kirsty Russell, head of people and culture at Logitech, debate the issue
Visa Extension Requests to Undergo More Scrutiny
Employers may need to file visa extension requests for their temporary foreign guest workers earlier—and possibly prepare for litigation
Isolation, Hostility and Other Challenges Force Women from STEM Careers
More than half of women abandon positions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) because they feel unsupported and marginalized, according to speakers at the 2017 National…
Can an Employee Waive the Right to Bring a Sexual Harassment Claim?
Recent workplace sexual harassment and assault allegations have put employment confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements under the microscope. Can such agreements go too far by keeping victims silent?