According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of Americans are obese. With so many workers falling under this category, it is important for employers and human resource managers to understand the legal implications of obesity in the workplace and to take strides to prevent workplace discrimination.
If you want your nonprofit organization to thrive, it needs a strategy. Simply put, a theory of change can define a nonprofit’s paths, its impacts, and the relationships between activities, programs, and outcomes. The unique structure of your theory of change can take on various forms. For example, a diagram,
Today, many Austin employers want to make an inquiry into an applicant’s background before offering a job with the company. Additionally, employers may want to confirm certain information such as a person’s educational credentials before making a decision to promote or transfer an employee from one department to another. Employee
Expanding Texas companies eventually expand overseas. This always initially sounds like a great idea but actually getting your product into the hands of foreign buyers is a lot of work. Distributers sell your products within their local market and make, or ruin, the success of your products’ move overseas. Here
Collaborative leadership is a process more than a behavior. Commonly found in nonprofits, alternative education, and community initiatives, this type of leadership has been implemented in some businesses, like Frontier Airlines, according to an SHRM blog. It’s used most often in complex situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, for example. Although
Most will agree that COVID-19 has forever changed the employment landscape. Will business ever return to pre-pandemic recruitment, onboarding, employee development, and performance management? Who can say? What remains critical, however, is evaluating the employee experience throughout the process to fully engage employees and elevate productivity. Here are the areas
When a full-time CBS 11 traffic reporter resigned in 2014, Tammy Dombeck Campbell, a freelance traffic reporter for the organization, applied for the position. She was surprised when CBS 11 hired a former NFL cheerleader with no formal training or experience in journalism or reporting, considering the job announcement required
Nearly a quarter of HR professionals surveyed by SHRM declared that racial discrimination is alive and well in their workplace. Among black HR professionals, that number rises to half. We know the inequity evident in our communities also has crept into the places where we work. Even so, the opportunities
On Monday, June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision for Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020). By a vote of 6-3, the Court held that an employer who fires an employee for being homosexual or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights
Losing someone you care about and work with to violence is both shocking and traumatic. This is a good time for us all to be thoughtful about awareness and reporting policies. Companies can help ensure a safe workplace and reduce the risk of violence with a Workplace Violence Policy. Such policies include provisions that
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