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Your employees have questions about your organization’s efforts to prevent sexual harassment. Do you have the answers they need?

Did you play Telephone as a child? You know, the game where you whisper a word or phrase in someone’s ear, and then they repeat it to the closest person? If so, you know that by the end of the game, the original word or phrase changed dramatically. That’s exactly how the chief learning officer […]

Stories of sexual harassment in industries such as media and tech have captured news attention for the past several months, and for good reason. According to a recent survey conducted by a nonprofit called Stop Street Harassment, 81% of women and 43% of men surveyed noted experiencing some form of sexual harassment during their lifetime. […]

Get an in-depth, comprehensive look at pregnancy discrimination laws and how to prevent pregnancy discrimination in your workplace.

According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the restaurant industry files more harassment claims than any other industry. In fact, up to 90% of its women and 70% of its men have acknowledged experiencing some form of sexual harassment. When your employees might experience harassment from managers, co-workers or even customers, it’s important to […]

More than half of the United States have legalized either medical or recreational marijuana use, which can strain employers as they try to keep their company policies up to date. Questions run the gamut. Can employers refuse to hire an applicant if they fail a drug test? Must the employer accommodate an employee’s request to […]

It’s common for business leaders to find themselves in unfamiliar territory when it comes to their company’s taxes, and tax credits specifically. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is one tax credit that many are under-utilizing, meaning that they are leaving money on the table when it comes time to do their taxes. In fact, […]

Guest: Margaret Spence, Global business strategist and founder of the Employee to CEO Project According to the Korn Ferry Institute, women make up 24% of C-suite positions, but only 12% had long-term aspirations to lead the organization as CEO. With leadership development initiatives increasing their emphasis on more diverse and inclusive workplace cultures, how can […]

What is workplace civility? It means much more than simply good manners or etiquette. Crucially, it includes behavior that promotes mutual respect at work. Therefore, incivility can be perceived as disrespect or rudeness, according to Christine Porath, associate professor at Georgetown University and author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace. Understanding workplace incivility […]

Join Paycom and co-host Dr. Larry Barton, one of the world’s leading experts in crisis management and threat assessment and the highest rated instructor at The FBI Academy and U.S. Marshals Service, as we discuss how organizations can navigate through workplace threats, including how to assess an incident, communicate with impacted parties and ongoing tactics to monitor and assess the situation.

If sexual harassment occurs during happy hour, are you still liable as an employer? After all, employees are off-site and on their own time. And you’re not making their drinks! While happy hour – or any after-hours interaction, for that matter – may not look like a work environment, courts may view it as an […]

Guest: Christine Porath, associate professor of management at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace Workplace incivility leads not only to a toxic culture, but also to negative impacts on your workforce’s productivity and profits. According to a study conducted by this episode’s guest, […]

Building and retaining a productive team is one of the most important contributions an HR department can make toward the health and wealth of its organization. Most companies understand this, and as a result, devote resources toward employee retention and development initiatives.