NFL will now lead Washington Football Team probe | Should leaders of organizations under investigation for harassment be removed from their roles pending outcomes? | Ways to do employee verification remotely
National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league will take over the investigation of the sexual harassment allegations at the Washington Football Team. The decision comes after a letter sent by the attorneys representing some of the former team employees urged the league to conduct an independent investigation and suspend team owner Dan Snyder until the outcome is determined. Full Story: ESPN (8/31)
POLL QUESTION: Should leaders of organizations under investigation for harassment be removed from their roles pending outcomes?
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Recruiting & Retention
Ways to do employee verification remotely As employee onboarding and verification has adapted to social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, audits of I-9 forms have increased. Steven O'Donnell of Mitratech outlines new ways to verify employees remotely, from apps to online help desks. Full Story: Business 2 Community (8/30)
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Leaders should be collaborators, not decision-makers The pandemic has changed the nature of work, and managers must build strong connections with their teams to help meet individual goals and business needs, writes Claude Werder of the Brandon Hall Group. Werder recommends managers act as collaborators, rather than decision-makers, and lead with "a combination of digital-age competencies that includes courage, empathy, optimism, innovation, and humility." Full Story: Training magazine (8/27)
Benefits & Compensation
Fed study: US wage growth skewed by high unemployment Median weekly US earnings rose by more than 10% in the second quarter despite the unemployment rate reaching its highest level for several decades at 14.7% during April, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly contends in a new study she co-wrote. The increase does not point to rising salary levels, however, but to increased joblessness among lower-paid workers compared with higher earners. Full Story: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (8/31),Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (8/31)
The HR Leader
Is the pandemic causing us to lose our social skills? Psychologists and neuroscientists are concerned there will be lasting effects from the social isolation of the shutdown, particularly an atrophy of social skills like what happens to hermits or prisoners. "The signs are everywhere: people oversharing on Zoom, overreacting or misconstruing one another's behavior, longing for but then not really enjoying contact with others," writes Kate Murphy. Full Story: The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/1)
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