Human Resources
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No booze at your office holiday party? Call it the 'Weinstein effect'
Dec 17, 2017 6:21 am - This year, you could arrive at your company holiday party to find a woman from human resources distributing drink tickets, two per head, as if it's communist Russia and ...
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What to do about that distant, frosty boss
Dec 17, 2017 6:17 am - Q: I have been working for the same company and under the same manager for almost a decade. I have also been going to school part time to earn a professional certificati...
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Survey finds 42 percent of women report discrimination at workDec 14, 2017 1:00 pm - Amid a wave of sexual harassment allegations against high-profile men, a reckoning would seem to be coming to the workplace, as women speak out about unwanted advances o...
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Petting zoos - the latest perk for stressed-out employees
Dec 03, 2017 6:23 am - WASHINGTON - Chris Delaney typically unwinds from his job at Discovery Communications by taking leisurely weekend drives or flipping through stacks of vinyl at used reco...
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Corporate lobbyists love new paid sick days policy
Dec 03, 2017 6:16 am - American workers have some unlikely allies in the fight for paid sick days. California Republican Rep. Mimi Walters has sponsored a bill that would encourage companies t...
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Fear and panic in H.R. as sexual harassment allegations multiply
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - Cecily Strong's much-watched “Claire from H.R.” character on “Saturday Night Live” may have been frazzled and exasperated. But amid a deluge of sexual harassment allegat...
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Companies face pressure to keep benefits for same-sex partners
Nov 12, 2017 6:17 am - After the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, some big companies stopped offering domestic-partner benefits, assuming that committed same-sex couples woul...
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Would you take a pay cut to work for a more 'just' company?
Nov 12, 2017 6:16 am - Americans prioritize one thing above all others when evaluating whether a company is a good corporate citizen: How they treat their workers. That's according to a survey...
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Q&A: What Marine training can teach workers about leadership
Nov 12, 2017 6:15 am - Courtney Lynch is a lawyer, a leadership coach, a former Marine and one of three authors of the book, "SPARK: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success," that a...
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What to do if you're a contract worker who's been stiffed
Nov 05, 2017 7:17 am - Q: I have been working as a contractor for a pet-sitting business. I have not been paid in full for a couple of jobs. Each time I followed up, I heard one excuse after a...