Newly Established Entity Leverages International Standards for Organizational Certification, Announces Initial Program Focused on Diversity & Inclusion ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HRCI®, the premier HR credentialing and learning organization, today announced the launch of the Human Resource Standard Institute℠ (HRSI℠). A subsidiary of HRCI, the newly formed HRSI will provide organizational certifications … Continue reading HRCI® Launches Human Resource Standards Institute℠ to Help Organizations Align HR Initiatives with Business Objectives
News about abortion rights has dominated headlines in recent days after Politico reported that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. If the ruling is reversed, access to abortion will likely be banned or severely restricted in most states. The news has resulted in protests for … Continue reading Guidance on Handling Roe v. Wade Discussions in the Workplace
Americans’ mental health rating is at a 21-year low, primarily because fewer than 1 in 4 U.S. employees feel strongly that their organization cares about their well-being—the lowest percentage in nearly a decade, according to Gallup research. What follows is a tale of how two organizations addressed mental wellness and launched effective well-being initiatives over … Continue reading A Tale of Two Organizations’ Wellness Strategies
The COVID-19 pandemic may be settling into society as an endemic infection like the flu, but according to a recent Pew Research Center study, that doesn’t mean employees are ready to head back to the office. The firm’s survey found that almost 6 out of 10 U.S. workers who can work from home are still working … Continue reading Employees Prefer to Work from Home—Until They Don’t
By now, the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace has been well established. To date, gender, race and ethnicity have been centered, and to a lesser degree, sexual orientation, disability, parenthood and age have been included. But one factor of identity has largely been left out: socioeconomic class. Existing research has … Continue reading How Does Your Company Support ‘First-Generation Professionals’?
Many employers have been focused on a court battle over when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will collect employee pay data—sorted by race, sex and ethnicity—for the first time. Covered employers must submit that data later this year, but they should keep in mind that the deadline to submit other EEO-1 information is rapidly … Continue reading Employers: Don’t Forget that Some EEO-1 Data Are Still Due May 31
