Human Resources
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Survey: Sharp divide in how men, women view corporate efforts at gender equality
Oct 15, 2017 7:19 am - Corporate executives like to say gender diversity is one of their top priorities. They mount publicity campaigns, tout their equal pay measures, start up women's network...
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Are biased workers entitled to protections?
Oct 01, 2017 7:16 am - In the early days of this column, I responded to a reader about socializing at an office party with a "bigot" of a co-worker who subjected others to "talk of collecting ...
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5 types of jerks at work and how to cope with them
Sep 24, 2017 7:22 am - Ten years ago, the typically sober and staid management book genre welcomed an off-color title to its shelves. Despite a name unable to be printed in a family newspaper,...
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Wife wonders if spouse's job-hopping is smart
Sep 24, 2017 7:17 am - Q: My husband changed careers a few years ago to a niche retail industry. Six months after starting in an entry-level position, he was recruited to manage a startup in a...
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Yes, you can be fired for missing work during a natural disaster
Sep 17, 2017 7:15 am - Two days before Hurricane Irma was expected to hit South Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., urged residents to flee inland as though their lives depended on it. "You need...
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The new job vs. the counter-offer
Sep 17, 2017 7:15 am - Q: After close to a decade in my current job, I started applying to new jobs because my salary has remained stagnant, and I was concerned about layoffs. I have accepted ...
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How to help a daughter move beyond being fired
Sep 10, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My 20-something daughter worked for several years at a local retail chain. She was fired after knowingly and repeatedly letting a customer take advantage of her at th...
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Reddit co-founder the latest tech exec to take advantage of parental leave
Sep 10, 2017 7:15 am - When college roommates Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman cooked up the idea for Reddit, they weren't thinking about company culture or worker benefits. But now Ohanian, R...
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Why hiring remote workers might - or might not - pay offSep 03, 2017 7:17 am - More people are trading in commutes and cubicles for couches and coffee shops: As of 2016, 43 percent of employees worked remotely at least part of the time, up from 39 ...
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Want to change careers? Do these 5 things firstSep 03, 2017 7:00 am - Megan Vaites worked in product information and design roles at the same company for 20 years. But a desire lingered to follow in her mother's and grandmother's footsteps...