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How HR can help employees navigate political conversations at work

HR Brew

I would be willing to bet that number will not be zero,” David Barron, an employment attorney at law firm Cozen O’Connor, said during a virtual webinar on Nov. Cynthia McEwen, VP of people and head of DE&I at benefits platform Progyny, has multiple ombuds available to her roughly 550 employees. What else can HR do?

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Contractor Makes Stupid Mistake At a Client Site – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

I asked our friends at Foley & Lardner LLP if they could help us understand more about managing contractors and freelancers. I asked our friends at Foley & Lardner LLP if they could help us understand more about managing contractors and freelancers. But it might be logical to think it falls under the company’s code of conduct.

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No Cheating! EY Fires Employees for Taking Multiple Online Trainings

HR Digest

EY recently fired a group of employees for participating in more than one online training session at the same time, stating that it was an ethical breach of conduct. In this case, EY has fired employees for attending multiple trainings at once during the EY Ignite Learning Week event that was held in May.

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Should you include freelancers in your talent development program?

Fast Company The Future of Work

At the same time, Americans have embraced freelancing as a career choice. The report also found that freelancers place more value on skills training. workforce growth at a rate three times faster since 2014. workforce growth at a rate three times faster since 2014. workforce, outpacing overall U.S.

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7 Ways an HR Portal Can Radically Transform Your Business in 2021

SwipeClock

We bank online, pay at the pump, and book flights on our phone. Manage training and instruction in a centralized location. 5 minute read, updated February 2, 2021. What is an HR portal? An HR portal is the employee interface in a Human Resources Management System (HRMS). In the portal or dashboard, employees handle HR tasks. (An

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3 Effective Ways You Can Take Care of Your Employees’ Wellbeing

6Q

Health insurance plans, free meals at work, annual events… business owners and managers have increasingly begun to rely on benefits like these to boost their employees’ wellbeing. The reasons range from unmanageable workload to poor management and even unfair treatment at work. Employee burnout is a compound issue.

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Workplace Compliance: Clarify The Hot-Button Issues You Can’t Ignore Anymore

SwipeClock

Train managers, HR, executives, and employees. Training materials. Post schedules at least 2 weeks in advance. An unequivocal statement that harassment based on, at a minimum, any legally protected characteristic is prohibited. An easy to understand description of prohibited conduct, including examples. Scheduling.