When hiring, combat name biases

Klicken Sie hier, um Smartbrief.com zu abonnieren

Kategorien: Gesundheit | Wohlfahrt Gesundheit Alter: 14 - 18 Jahr 19 - 30 Jahr 31 - 64 Jahre

Laden...

4 jahre vor

Html
Text

Reopening efforts' success unclear for health, economy | When hiring, combat name biases | Tech workers grapple with pandemic-related burnout

Created for [email protected] | Web Version

June 12, 2020

CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF

Essential reading for HR professionals

Top Story

Reopening efforts' success unclear for health, economy

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The US is one month into its reopening efforts, but questions remain about the durability of the economic recovery or the effectiveness of the efforts aimed at controlling spread of the coronavirus. National data shows improvements in retail foot traffic and a decline in jobless benefits claims, but an analysis of the regional numbers show spread of the virus may be greater in areas where the economy is bouncing back. Full Story: Reuters (6/12)

Recruiting & Retention

When hiring, combat name biases

(MAPI)

Applicants with white-sounding names get 50% more callbacks than applicants with black-sounding names despite similar work experience, writes Martine Cadet, vice president of social impact at Pymetrics. Cadet writes that these "name misimpressions" are holding back diversity efforts, and suggests supporting transparent, automated hiring tools for candidate assessments. Full Story: Fast Company online (6/10)

Leadership & Development

Tech workers grapple with pandemic-related burnout Fast Company online (6/12)

Firms pledge millions of dollars to promote racial justice The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (6/12)

4 ways leaders can be part of change SmartBrief/Leadership (6/9)

Sponsored content from 1440 Media

News without all the B.S.Check out 1440 – The fastest way to an impartial point-of-view. The team at 1440 scours over 100+ sources so you don't have to. Culture, science, sports, politics, business and everything in between - in a 5-minute read each morning, 100% free. Sign up now!

Benefits & Compensation

IRS proposes allowing HRAs for primary care memberships The IRS is accepting comments through Aug. 10 on a proposal to allow the use of health reimbursement arrangements to pay for direct primary care memberships and health care ministries. The IRS is also asking for comments on whether the final rules should clarify the treatment of similar arrangements, such as dental care contracts. Full Story: ThinkAdvisor (free registration) (6/10)

The HR Leader

Job market recovery could be slow and rocky New unemployment claims topped 1.5 million in the US last week, according to a Labor Department report, and 700,000 new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims were submitted. These numbers are down from previous weeks, but the nation is still experiencing its highest unemployment rates since the Great Depression, and the job market is not expected to bounce back any time soon, economists say. Full Story: The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/11)

Workplace Chatter

Why your dog doesn't want to watch Netflix with you Dogs and cats will briefly watch images on a television screen, recognizing other animals and prey, but vision differences between humans and animals mean screens hold less interest for them than the real world. Dogs bred for hunting are more captivated by motion on the screen, researchers found, than dogs who rely on smell. Full Story: Mental Floss (6/5)

Sharing SmartBrief on Workforce with your network keeps the quality of content high and these newsletters free.

Help Spread the Word

Or copy & share your personalized link:

smartbrief.com/workforce/?referrerId=hCgswturix