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Why hiring tech is necessary but can have dangerous implications

HRExecutive

So while an employer isn’t permitted to advertise on race, age or gender, they’re likely boosting jobs on social media, job boards and other online tools. In 2015, Amazon’s machine-learning specialists built a resume grading program to identify strong candidates. They unknowingly taught their program to discriminate against women.

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Was Graveyard Shift Transfer a Result of Discrimination?

HR Daily Advisor

A federal judge in Aberdeen, Mississippi recently heard an employee’s claims that she was rescheduled to the graveyard shift as a result of discrimination and that she had been subjected to a hostile work environment. In January 2015, she moved into a full-time position, working from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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South Africa attempts Compliance, Cracks Down on Illegal Employment

Global People Strategist

The effort led by the Department of Labor and the police marks the first significant official effort to comply with immigration and labor laws for South Africa officials since the 2015/16 talks on the same. In fact, the number of foreigners working in the informal sector is twice the number of South Africans working in the same area.

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Sure, She Works Here. But, Do We Employ Her?

HR Daily Advisor

Brinkerhoff, an associate in the Las Vegas office of law firm Holland & Hart LLP, offered her tips at BLR’s Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, held recently in Las Vegas. Recent Joint-Employer Test—National Labor Relations Board. Note: The purported joint employer need not actually exercise that control, says Brinkerhoff.).

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EEOC Seeks Input on National Origin Guidance

HRWatchdog

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued proposed enforcement guidance relating to national origin discrimination and is seeking public input prior to finalizing the guidance. The proposed guidance tackles emerging areas of national origin discrimination that the EEOC is monitoring. Washington, D.C.

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Resume Screening Is Useless (Here’s What to Do Instead)

6Q

Let’s face it; everyone sucks at screening resumes. One of the reasons why people are so terrible at resume screening is bias. This article explains why resume screening is useless. The reason that resume screening is useless, is that most information on a typical resume can trigger all sorts of cognitive biases.

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Has “startup culture” changed for good?

Embroker

million results, to be precise, as of our last check). By July 2015, Uber was the world’s most valuable startup, valued at $51 billion after its funding rounds. In a post on Medium , the former executive, Laura Schwab, said she was fired after bringing concerns to human resources about gender discrimination from her manager.