Former ESPN host Adrienne Lawrence has sued the network, alleging harassment and misogynist culture that includes men ranking female colleagues and watching explicit videos on computers. Lawrence says she was told to "get used to it" when she reported harassment by a co-anchor to HR.
Rethink the New-hire Experience Job candidates and new hires are rapidly forming opinions about your organization from what they read online. Read our e-book and learn how to attract the best talent with the right employer brand strategy and a candidate experience that matches.
A tightening labor pool is prompting more employers to forego pre-employment drug tests. Companies eager for productive workers are more willing to overlook personal habits, especially as society becomes more accepting of recreational marijuana use.
11 Questions to Ask Your HCM Provider Switching HCM vendors can be overwhelming. There is a lot of research that goes into it, but where do you begin? Get an inside look at the questions you should be asking HCM cloud providers to determine if making the switch is right for you.
Instagram Chief Operating Officer Marne Levine spoke at Retail's Big Show about how retailers can get the most from the platform, including using storytelling to bring a brand's personality to life and leveraging influencers to tell those stories. Engage with mobile Instagram users in real time, give them valuable content about the things they're most interested in and make it easy for them to shop on the platform, she said.Read the full post >
Fear of failure is the most debilitating obstacle to success in work and life, and leaders play a key role in helping talented individuals overcome it, Verizon senior trainer Alaine Carrello writes. Carrello discusses her experiences with crippling fear that caused severe illness and the leader who helped her move past fear into a rewarding career.
United Airlines has apologized to employees after introducing a $100,000 lottery compensation plan that would have randomly awarded one worker, given smaller bonuses and prizes to others and left most employees with nothing. "Our intention was to introduce a better, more exciting program, but we misjudged how these changes would be received by many of you," said Scott Kirby, president of parent United Continental, adding the company is "pressing the pause button."
Make it clear that employee well-being is your No. 1 priority during a disaster, writes Lena Requist, who explains how her company reacted to recent fires and mudslides in Santa Barbara, Calif. It's important to develop a plan in advance so your business can stay open, document critical processes and do what you can to support the community, she writes.
