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Civility at Work
The need for civility is as great as ever, now that Election Day is over. HR can encourage civil conversations.
Promoting workplace civility following the election is “HR’s opportunity to make a difference in America,” SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, said at SHRM INCLUSION 2024.
Fostering civil political conversations can result in employees staying with their employer for years longer and trusting their organization more, SHRM Research found.
Just ahead of the election, political tensions and disagreements are playing out in the workplace and in everyday life—and contributing to incivility now more than before, according to SHRM’s latest Civility Index.
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AI in the Workplace
ServiceNow executives share their insights on the challenges of AI implementation, HR use cases for the evolving technology, and the latest buzz around AI agents.
Artificial intelligence is driving internal mobility and career pathing through more precise matching of employee skills and roles.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) cautioned employers in new guidance about the use of AI and algorithmic scoring to monitor and evaluate workers.
Compensation and Benefits
Driven by new requirements and regulations—as well as growing calls from employees—most North American organizations have put pay transparency strategies in place, according to WTW.
Roughly 5% of U.S. employers offer menopause-specific benefits in 2024, up just slightly from the 4% that offered them last year, according to new data from NFP.
Although the inflation data was in line with most economists’ expectations, it’s still significant that it ticked up in October, especially as many employees are still feeling the sting of higher costs.
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Inclusion and Diversity
Because of its far-reaching consequences, it is imperative to assess to what extent an organization’s culture and business results are being impacted by unconscious bias and then take appropriate measures to mitigate the associated risk.
Although there has been movement in the workplace to support working parents, there is ample room for improvement, one HR leader said at SHRM INCLUSION 2024.
Athletes Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis-Woodhall emphasized the value of resilience, self-care, and building supportive teams during SHRM INCLUSION 2024.
Talent Acquisition
Silver medalist candidates—highly qualified runners-up for previously open roles—are a golden opportunity to make quick, effective hires when relevant positions become available.
The U.S. Department of Labor published a resource guide designed to educate employers about the benefits of using skills-first hiring practices.
Legal developments in California limiting criminal history searches are causing significant hiring delays and unworkable burdens in the employment screening process.
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