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How to Encourage Employees to Report Issues

HR Shelf

Sure, organizations make their best efforts to cleanse the company of wrongdoings by employing tools such as codes of conduct and audits. Between 2009 and 2017, Gartner collected responses from over 2 million employees from 167 companies. The most obvious answer: the fear of retaliation. Read on to understand. .

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Talent Acquisition in the Gig Economy: All You Need to Know

Digital HR Tech

The term “gig economy” was first coined by journalist Tina Brown in 2009. Research conducted by SelectHub states that a large percentage of Millennials and Gen Z workers are interested in the gig economy either by becoming full-time freelancers or doing some side-hustling. The gig economy isn’t a fad that will soon fade away.

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Impact of Workplace Professionalism

Cielo HR Leader

Professionalism is often defined as the code of conduct expected of each employee in the workplace. In our employees, we seek trust, integrity, respect on all fronts and honesty. From attire to demeanor and productivity, professionalism plays a significant role in the direction of your company. How do you define professionalism?

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Changes to Respect@Work start with a culture review

Workplace Mediation Blog

Employers have a positive duty to prevent discrimination, harassment and unlawful conduct by their employees or agents. New provisions in the Sex Discrimination Act​ prohibit this conduct. The reasonable-person test applies to determine if the conduct is offensive, intimidating, or humiliating to a person based on their sex.

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The cost of non-compliance in pharmaceutical marketing 

Papirfly

Whether your brand works closely with HCPs to get prescription-only medicine (POM) into the hands of pharmacies, or promotes over the counter (OTC) products to target audiences online, your pharmaceutical marketing must meet a series of stringent, self-regulated standards in the UK. Meeting these rigorous standards is essential.

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Social media, discrimination and the royal family

cipHR

The statement continued: "The British Council expects the highest standards of our staff and in accordance with our code of conduct we have started disciplinary procedures with the individual concerned." Gibbons v British Council involved social commentary made on Facebook regarding Prince George on his third birthday.

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Social media, discrimination and the royal family

cipHR

” The statement continued: “The British Council expects the highest standards of our staff and in accordance with our code of conduct we have started disciplinary procedures with the individual concerned.” She was unsuccessful in all three claims. . Gibbons v British Council .