Can pregnancy discrimination lead to miscarriage? | Student loan debt repayment assistance becomes employee retention perk | How to combat racism through training
Pregnancy discrimination against women in physically taxing jobs can result in miscarriage, a New York Times investigation has found, citing instances in which employers ignored requests for lighter duty and women lost babies. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires a company to honor requests from pregnant women if it does so for other employees who are "similar in their ability or inability to work," but the rule is often ignored, the investigation shows. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/21)
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Recruiting & Retention
Student loan debt repayment assistance becomes employee retention perk More companies are offering or are expected to offer programs that help employees pay off their student loan debt. Employee retention is one reason for employer interest, as a survey by the advocacy group American Student Assistance found 86% of employees said they would work for a company for at least five years if a student loan debt benefit was offered. Detroit Free Press (10/18)
The 6 Biggest Talent Selection Mistakes In today's tight labor market, you can't afford hiring mistakes. Yet that's what can happen if you adopt best practices that turn out to be anything but. Find out if your company's approach is backfiring—and how to get it right. Check out 6 Talent Selection Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making.
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Strategies for Success from TrainingMag.com
Why you should slow down the hiring process Organizations that are hasty with the hiring process risk employing people who underperform or who drag down morale, writes William Vanderbloemen, founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group. Vanderbloemen offers seven tips for avoiding the wrong hire, including adding interviews from different departments and challenging a recruit's reasons for wanting the job. Training magazine (10/18)
Benefits & Compensation
Labor proposes broadened access to multiemployer plans The US Labor Department proposed a rule that would increase the use of multiple-employer retirement plans by allowing more types of businesses to participate in them. Labor Secretary R. Alexander Acosta said the rule would give employers "a simple and less burdensome way to offer valuable retirement benefits to their employees." Pensions & Investments (free access for SmartBrief readers) (10/22)
The HR Leader
Employees identify managers' most frustrating flaw Employees find not setting clear expectations the most frustrating flaw in leaders, followed by micromanagement and aloofness, according to a LinkedIn Learning survey. Thirty-six percent of employees say they have left a job because of a manager's shortcomings. Fortune (10/22)
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