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United Airlines Takes a Lawsuit Over Preferential Treatment of Blondes.

The HR Capitalist

Embedded in all of this is the perception of what customers want, the concept/definition of bias, and the obligation a company has across employment law when staffing decisions for premium assignments are made in a manner inconsistent with established norms. A rundown of the lawsuit appears below. Charters and Special Purpose Flights.

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a drama-filled affair, coworker marks most of her emails as “highly important,” and more

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and she definitely knew I was going to be in the hospital. – 2016. – 2016. It’s not really a big enough deal that you should definitely speak with her or her boss about it though — it’s more something to just roll your eyes at. – 2016. An affair and tons of drama at work. Am I off-base here?

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Build vs. Rent: Don’t Crash on the Do-It-Yourself Iceberg for Workforce Intelligence

Visier

The race to adopt workforce intelligence is heating up: according to the Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2016 report , “companies are no longer ‘stuck in neutral’ in their deployment of people analytics… Indeed, analytics capabilities will be a fundamental requirement for the effective HR business partner.”. Data warehouse software licenses.

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The Definition of "Voluntary" Wellness Programs Is Changing—Here's How to Adapt

Cornerstone On Demand

The verdict of a recent federal lawsuit is changing the definition of voluntary wellness programs, and your company's offering may have to evolve to comply with the new regulation. This approach complies with the new definition of strictly "voluntary" wellness programs, and doesn't push the envelope.

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The Company’s Bottom Line is Directly Related To the Quality of Their Management

HR Bartender

If you Google the definition of leadership , it’s the “action of leading a group of people or an organization.” Hopefully, your organization is convinced that leaders are worth developing and the return-on-investment is definitely there. I hate to say it, but the definition of leadership is pretty broad. We truly appreciate you.

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Managing A Total Talent Workforce – The Impact Of The Gig Economy

Accurate Background

states are enacting various l egislation to both definitively classify gig economy workers and offer them additional protection by law. For exampl e, in 2016 , a judge approved a $27 million employee misclassification lawsuit settlement brought against the ridesharing company , Lyft. per hour minimum wage. . .

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What is HR Analytics?

Analytics in HR

The best known scientific definition of HR analytics is by Heuvel & Bondarouk. According to them, HR analytics is the systematic identification and quantification of the people drivers of business outcomes (Heuvel & Bondarouk, 2016). In other words, it is a data-driven approach toward Human Resources Management.