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Here are four ways to BOTCH a sexual harassment investigation

The Employer Handbook

That’s because an employer that learns about sexual harassment needs to respond in a way that is reasonably designed to end the complained-of behavior. First, don’t follow the anti-harassment policy. The victim complained to her manager about sexual harassment in September 2019. Unreasonable?

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Learning leaders reexamine sexual harassment prevention in light of new state laws

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

1 in the state of Illinois, the Workplace Transparency Act mandates workplace sexual harassment training for public and private organizations with more than 15 employees. Illinois is the sixth state in the last few years to create and pass a bill that would require workplace sexual harassment training.

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Estimated Time on HR: Employee Relations & Compliance Tasks

Stratus

Improving employee morale and managing employee disputes are some of the most time-consuming and emotional roles for Human Resource (HR) professionals. How much time do you spend on Employee Relations & Compliance Tasks? ? . Respond to employee dispute or allegations of wrongdoing (follow-up) : 30-60 minutes.

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HR Courses Online: Enhancing Human Resource Skills for Professionals

Heyyy HR!

Want to know the best online courses to learn human resources? These are the most commonly used online HR courses to boost your confidence, increase your skillset, and make you the HR professional in demand. Finding the right HR courses online to prepare for your human resources career can be confusing.

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This Employee Relations Department redeemed itself (sort of).

The Employer Handbook

Earlier in the week, I shared four ways to BOTCH a sexual harassment investigation. My “muse” was an Employee Relations Department that caught the attention of the EEOC for its alleged poor handling of an employee’s complaints of sexual harassment.

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Sample human resources manager job description and interview questions

Business Management Daily

Your employees are your greatest asset as a business owner, and you need a great Human Resources Manager to support them. Finding and hiring the right HR Manager is extremely important, as this role has a direct impact on the employee experience for everyone in your organization. Support conflict resolution between employees.

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Uber, Harassment and HR Business Partner Coverage - Let's Look at the Numbers.

The HR Capitalist

By now, you've heard about this post accusing Uber of creating a hostile, harassing environment for women. Leadership coaching or training is especially important at Uber and other tech companies, where many of the department heads or top execs are often younger staffers who would work their way up at the company.