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EEOC Seeks Input on National Origin Guidance

HRWatchdog

Public comment is open until July 1, 2016! These charges alleged a wide variety of Title VII violations, including unlawful failure to hire, termination, language-related issues and harassment. Public input is invited until July 1, 2016 using www.regulations.gov in a letter, email or memoranda format. Washington, D.C.

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How can HR convince the C-Suite to purchase anti-harassment training in 2019?

The Employer Handbook

In 2016, The EEOC Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace concluded that t here is a compelling business case for stopping and preventing harassment. Image Credit: Pixabay.com ([link]. It’s easier than you think. But, you need to speak the right language. And that language is money. Reputational harm.

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What Is the Appropriate Discipline for Disrespectful Behavior – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

That said, employers need to set expectations by outlining their standards of respect, attendance, and dress code as well as prohibitions against harassment and discrimination. If an employer says that it expects good judgment and an employee does something stupid, you should discipline even though the stupid wasn’t in your handbook.

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The Tone Starts at the Top: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

HRWatchdog

Statistics show that sexual harassment remains a big problem for employers. Sexual harassment is not a problem of the past. Lately, it seems that not a week goes by without another news report on allegations of rampant harassment at high-profile companies. When harassment claims are reported, what happens?

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11 steps that you can take now to reduce harassment in your workplace

The Employer Handbook

That sounds more “glass-half-full” than “ Don’t be like the Dallas Mavericks: 11 ways to avoid a Sports Illustrated report chronicling twenty years of allegations of sexual harassment and mismanagement in your workplace. Here are 11 of the recommendations that you can implement at your workplace to reduce harassment.

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What Are the Most Important Onboarding Forms?

ExactHire

In 2016, voluntary separations cost U.S. You’re one of the few employers that recognizes that turnover is costly and mostly preventable. An effective onboarding process—complete with the most important onboarding forms—is the first step to creating productive, long-term employees. employers $536 billion.

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Yes, employees can fight workplace harassment with social media

The Employer Handbook

It’s almost 2016. By now, who among us: the lawyers, the HR professionals, the owners (Hi there, Mark Cuban, thanks for reading again today), has yet to deal with an allegation of workplace harassment involving social media. Earlier this week, the EEOC Task Force on Harassment in the Workplace tackled this question.