percent more than their female equals. With so many pieces to the puzzle, many people are confused about where to start to create more gender equality. How an employee becomes part of an organization and the salary they are given can make a big difference in wage equality. Have diverse hiring teams. cents for every dollar a man makes. men still make 5.4 Click To Tweet. MORE

Whether HR is dealing with health and safety incidents, compliance issues, compensation and payroll errors, or wrongful hiring and termination practices, these are all risks that HR can mitigate with the right data-driven approach. Are pay increases distributed equally between female and male employees? No business is immune to risk, especially when it comes to its workforce. MORE

There is a simple litmus test that can give a sense of gender equality in HR: compensation. Recent research by McKinsey & Company , for instance, found that when “companies commit themselves to diverse leadership, they are more successful.” HR Leadership diversity HR leadership advice Are we there yet? And is there a gender bias? The gender role divide. The takeaway? MORE

Several studies have hit the blogosphere in recent months on the importance of friends at work. Last summer, LinkedIn published the results of their “Relationships @Work” study , commenting: “Relationships matter because they help us feel connected, making us more motivated and productive. Outside of the workplace, one in 10 reported having no close friendships at all - equal to 4.7 MORE

How is LinkedIn closing the gap on gender equality? Three case studies that provide insight into these questions are now available; each story is pulled from submissions from these organizations—all semi-finalists for i4cp's Next Practice Award. While the full case studies are exclusive to i4cp member companies, summaries of each are available below. MORE

Check Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) Guidance: Work At Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation. Equal Employment Opportunity—Nondiscrimination. Workers’ Compensation. To help you get your head around big-picture strategy for 2015 and beyond, HR’s Game Plan for the Future provides a detailed rundown of trends, case studies, and best practices in the following areas: Recruiting and Hiring. Diversity. Both are members of the Employers Counsel Network, the attorneys from all 50 states who write BLR’s employment law newsletters. HR 2015? MORE

recent Economist Intelligence Unit study (Fall of 2010) found that Human Resources is the ‘least agile’ function in most businesses, less change-ready then even finance and administration. The old fashioned processes for training, performance management, succession, and compensation are just not keeping up. Labels: Case study , Events , Recruitment. Bio-Contact. MORE

And that comes into play in situations involving hiring and compensation. There have been tons of studies on variations on this theme. There’s the name-on-the-resume studies, one of which found that resumes with non-white-sounding names on them were selected less than those with white-sounding names. Or another, more recent study which showed similar results – fewer “applicants” with African-American-sounding names were called in for interviews, and they were rarely called in for positions that involved customer interactions. We all like to think we’re fair, right? MORE

When we look at all these revolutionary changes, we may conclude that companies are simply acting in their own best interest, now that the business case for diversity has been made. Last year,  Scientific American  reported on a study finding that on average, “female representation in top management leads to an increase of $42 million in firm value.” The post Surprise: Big Perks Don’t Always Equal Happier Female Employees appeared first on TalentCulture. The conversation about women in the workplace is getting personal. And maybe that’s a good thing. workers.). MORE

There is a simple litmus test that can give a sense of gender equality in HR: compensation. Recent research by McKinsey & Company , for instance, found that when “companies commit themselves to diverse leadership, they are more successful.” HR Leadership diversity HR leadership adviceAre we there yet? And is there a gender bias? The gender role divide. The good news. MORE

Mykkah Herner, MA, CCP, Modern Compensation Evangelist, PayScale Now that we’re heading into May and Equal Pay Day is behind us, it is crucial to remember that the most important parts of our compensation efforts are our people, having engaging and transparent conversations, accomplishing what we set out to do, and ultimately, paying fairly. Why should I care about fair pay? MORE

The study examined how the salaries of both male and female employees changed when they switched from reporting to a male manager to reporting to a female manager (and vice versa). Previous research suggested that female managers can be “agents of change” who act in ways that reduce the gender wage gap, but this study didn’t support that supposition. compensation gender diversity HR professionDo female managers act in ways that narrow, preserve or even widen the gender wage gap? That was the essential question for Sameer B. Share on Facebook Twitter It! MORE

By Sonnet Lauberth, PayScale Compensation Professional, As a Compensation Professional, I work with a variety of companies in the technology industry. To combat this, many companies are becoming more strategic with their compensation practices overall and aiming to exceed the market for key positions like software developers. Suggestion #1: Don’t fear diversity! MORE

Millennial Secrets, Salary Lies #millennials #compensation Click To Tweet. Trending Topics (Diversity and the 2% Problem, Women Raise More Money). Women raise more money with crowdfunding than men do because of the words female founders tend to use, according to a study currently under peer review. That kind of language is associated with crowdfunding campaigns that, all other factors being relatively equal, raise more money, says UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Assistant Professor Andreea Gorbatai. Week in Review – Popular Content. Magazine). Read more. MORE

The proposed changes would align OFCCP’s regulations with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as interpreted by courts and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. From discrimination to compensation to recruiting and hiring, rules and regulations are evolving every day in all areas that touch human resources. Diversity. In fact, it may never come to pass. MORE

In designing their investigation, one of the challenges the researchers faced was finding empirical studies that focused on the financial impacts of HR policies, since human capital has historically been seen as a social component of the corporate structure rather than a bottom line contributor. In the end, they found 92 studies “that used conventional investment indicators to emphasize the conclusion that human capital is material under definitions acceptable to the U.S. Human Capital Studies. Training (36 Studies). HR Policy (56 Studies). Topic. Mixed. MORE

Over the past three years, workplace diversity has increased significantly according to studies conducted by Oxford Economics and SAP in 2014 and again in 2016. This finding is especially concerning when you consider the potential impact of diversity on overall business performance. In 2015, McKinsey research revealed that gender-diverse companies were 15% more likely to financially outperform their less diverse competitors. Plus, ethnically diverse companies were 35% more likely to financially outperform their more uniform competitors. MORE

From 1974 through 2014, the American Association of Women conducted a study that found female workers in the United States were garnering salaries (depending on the state) that ranged from 10 to 35 percent less than their male counterparts doing the same job with the same number of years’ experience. According to The New York Times , a 2016 research study uncovered the harsh reality of how businesses view work performed by women. The study found that duties completed by women are not perceived as being a value-add in the workplace. “People don’t care who they hurt or beat. MORE

There are a few areas where technology companies commonly struggle to improve when it comes to their people: Recruitment, Workforce Diversity, Retention, and Strategic Workforce Planning. Further, there are a tremendous number of metrics that simply aren’t being measured that look at recruiter effectiveness, diversity slates, cost of hiring, or the strength of the employer brand. MORE

With today’s focus on diversity and inclusion, many HR pros are all too familiar with this mounting problem—but few understand how to correct it. For example, media coverage of Equal Pay Day earlier this year highlighted companies with equal pay policies, such as Facebook and Microsoft , rather than calling out those that don’t offer equal opportunities and pay. This serves as another reminder that equality remains the exception rather than the norm. When considering ethnicity in addition to gender, the imbalance gets worse. Your data has a lot to say. MORE

However, individuals with disabilities rate equal or better than people without disabilities on the criterion of dependability…the evidence shows no productivity differences between [people with disabilities] PWDs and people without disabilities. Including diverse perspectives in the workplace enhances creativity. million people) had a disability in 2010. Try it free today! MORE

To treat parties in a litigation with equal impartiality (Lev. To adjudge a thief to pay compensation or (in certain cases) suffer death (Ex. That he who inflicts a bodily injury shall pay monetary compensation (Ex. Not to eat the produce of diverse seeds sown in a vineyard (Deut. But, if I have wronged anyone inadvertently, please accept my apologies. Level: Advanced. MORE

Gender equality has improved, but still, women are CEOs of only 4.5 Segal suggested that it is a legal AND business imperative to fix the gender equality problem. Diversity with small “d,” says Segal.). After blind auditions were instituted, women were picked in equal numbers. (In fact, women dominate violin positions today in many orchestras.)Also, Screening Guardrails. MORE

Few studies have been able to identify this gap at the job title, or even individual company level. In every country studied, women tend to hold more responsibility with both child and elderly care activities, which require a more flexible work schedule or can impede further education. The first step for wage equality is understanding what is truly causing the problem. MORE

Fewer engineers equals higher prices. even referred my friend to this recent study and she refused to acknowledge it because "all other studies and facts show women are unfairly compensated." " Not sure where she gets that, but once she chose to ignore the study, I chose to end the conversation. Is this equality? Evil HR Lady Why am I evil? MORE

Also remember that this latest study of public school teacher compensation relied on government data, so bias in observation sampling is unlikely. Even while school systems plead for more diverse teachers, the majority are still white women. Teacher compensation that used to rate about a B- grade now struggles to stay around a D level, it seems, even when scored "on the curve." All else being equal, teachers today are considered worth less and less to the public bodies who employ them, even though their profession remains one of the most unionized in America. MORE

And according to Brandon Hall Group’s Human Capital Management Outlook 2015 study , “strengthening employer brand” was identified by 78% of organizations as the most important talent acquisition activity (behind only improving the quality of hire and attracting more talent). They do so in at least four ways: Inclusion and Diversity. Inclusion and Diversity. Work-Life Balance. MORE

In March, an analysis of Dice’s annual salary survey data suggested that, when it comes to the technology industry, no gender-based pay gap exists when comparing equal education levels, years of technical expertise, and job titles. However, Dice did find a significant “position gap,” as well as clear differences with regard to bonuses, compensation satisfaction, and career concerns. MORE

Although significant progress has been made in employers proactively pursuing policies of equal pay for equal positions, this alone will not close the gap: gender equity is a complex and systemic issue that requires action on many fronts. Despite an increased trend towards equal parenting, in today’s society women still typically take on more of the family care responsibilities. MORE