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98% of businesses have gender identity and sexual orientation non-discrimination policies, up from 5% in 2002, report finds

HR Brew

Almost all (98%) participating businesses now have gender identity and sexual orientation non-discrimination policies, up from just 5% when the index began in 2002. Benefits like gender-affirmative care have become table-stakes for employers competing for talent, compared to 2009, when just 8% of companies offered it.

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Why CHROs have the “second-hardest job in the C-suite”

HR Brew

At any given time, theres five constituencies that could take this person out.and all of them have competing and sometimes conflicting needs, he said. While they may laugh this off, Patscots serious about the complexity of the role. Well be watching closely to see if an HR shakeup occurs at these organizations next.

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Kim Cameron On Mastering Your 1-on-1 Meetings

15Five

Kim: Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS for short) was introduced as a new field of study in 2002 at the University of Michigan and focuses on how to cultivate extraordinary individual and organizational performance. How can I become more capable and competent? How can I grow and expand?

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To Optimize Work Automation, Get Beyond “Robots Taking Our Jobs”

Visier

In 2002, there were 352,000 ATMs and 527,000 bank tellers. . Meanwhile…the number of banking transactions soared, and banks began to compete by promising better customer service: more bank employees, at more branches, handling more complex tasks than tellers in the past.”. In 1985, the U.S. had 60,000 ATMs and 485,000 bank tellers.

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The Power of Identifying and Engaging Your Hidden Influencers

DecisionWise

These activities can increase engagement if employees are not weighed down with high-priority projects; however, many of these key contributors seem to be struggling to balance all the work their competence has earned them. Please contact us if you are interested in tapping into the hidden potential of your organization.

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Do personality assessments really help with hiring?

Achievers

Furthermore, Harvard Business Review (HBR) points out that research has been available since 2002 demonstrating that personality testing doesn’t necessarily correlate with better job performance. Despite this evidence, however, the researchers found that HR professionals continue to place faith in the efficacy of such tests.

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9 Things to Consider Before Asking Employees to Sign a Non-Compete Agreement

Insperity

Increasing activity in the courts shows that the use of non-compete agreements is likely on the rise. court decisions involving non-competes – a 61 percent increase since 2002. Non-compete basics. State, not federal, laws govern non-compete agreements. In 2012, there were 760 published U.S. So why the increase?