Workforce judges companies in seven categories including workplace culture, employee benefits, diversity and inclusion, employee development and talent management, human resources innovation, leadership development and talent acquisition. MORE

They include: (a) hiring a new CHRO, (b) creating a new Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board; (c) promising pay parity by the end of 2018; (d) a strengthened reporting process; and (e) more training. Here are three ways to help solve this problem before, well, it becomes a problem: Update your employee handbook to ensure that employees not only know your anti-harassment policy, but also the procedure(s) for reporting complaints arising under the policy. MORE

Boomer Bust — Ageism in the Workplace — via Workforce Magazine. Should Employers Ditch Diversity Training? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. Christmas Carol and the Old 97’s are two things that make me very happy. Do you know what makes me happier? MORE

Once confirmed, he will become the first Hispanic-American member of Trump’s cabinet, bringing some much needed diversity to the table. via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. There’s a Thin Line Between Business and Politics — via Workforce Magazine. MORE

In my last blog, I wrote about the importance of diversity and inclusion, the relationship between diversity and business performance , and some best practices for implementing the two in your company. And while the evidence for diversity improving business performance is clear. MORE

According to Robert Golembiewski in his “ Handbook of Organizational Consultation ,” 79 percent of Fortune 1000 companies use self-managing teams and 94 percent use employee work groups. According to a 2015 Forbes magazine article , this approach didn’t work. MORE

A snapshot of Buffer’s Diversity Dashboard. According to a report by Training Magazine , companies in the US spend an average of $4.5 An illustration from the Valve Employee handbook to show the variety of roles employees handle in the first 6 months. MORE

Diversity. A broad mix of new rules enacted at the state level are designed to encourage diversity or protect vulnerable groups. All these changes mean that companies may need to update their corporate policies and employee handbooks to address drug testing and recreational use. These include: Learn about laws affecting your industry by keeping up with the news published in trade magazines, and subscribe to legislative alerts from industry trade organizations. MORE

In addition, men and women have very disparate perspectives on that progress : My company is doing what it takes to improve gender diversity. Check the company handbook and follow the related company policy accordingly. MORE