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As an HR professional, your role in shaping an inclusive workplace is pivotal. Embracing diversity enriches the company culture and drives innovation by incorporating a wide range of perspectives. Making job opportunities accessible to people with disabilities is not just about compliance with regulations; it’s about actively pursuing a diverse and capable workforce. Crafting Accessible […]
Over the past few years, there have been much higher rates of immigration than had previously been projected. In 2019, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)—which is tasked with providing independent, nonpartisan analysis of economic and budgetary issues to support the Congressional budget process—estimated that net immigration in 2023 would total one million people. Now that […]
While the workplace has been a common place to meet one’s significant other for years, employees and employers tend to be very cautious of office romances. Fears over claims of sexual harassment, perceived lack of professionalism, or simply interpersonal awkwardness have made office romances almost a taboo subject in some companies. Nevertheless, recent data from […]
Now more than ever, skills-based hiring is at the forefront of business conversations. While skills-based hiring isn’t new, organizations willing to undergo a company-wide transformation and take a skills-first approach are seeing success with building relevant taxonomies and developing employees’ careers faster than those operating in more traditional models. With a focus on finding the […]
Recently, in the first of a series of articles focusing on companies’ online employment recruitment practices, we wrote about a company’s need to consider what states require an employer to include (or prohibit an employer from including) in a job application that is made available online to residents of states other than Massachusetts. Here, we […]
A staggering 60% of formerly incarcerated individuals struggle to find employment upon reentering society. Yet, research consistently shows that those who do secure jobs often become exceptionally dedicated and loyal employees. Why is this happening? According to Jeffrey Abramowitz, CEO of The Petey Greene Program, outdated biases are preventing HR teams from tapping into a rich pool of talent. In this […]
Elena Richards, KPMG U.S. Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, brings extensive experience and a deep passion for creating inclusive workplaces to her job. With a career spanning over 25 years in professional services, Richards has been instrumental in driving DEI initiatives at KPMG since she joined the firm in 2020. Here we look […]
The often-used refrain that “change is constant” no longer reflects the current state of the market. While constant state is like a slow but manageable drip from a faucet, change today can more accurately be described as a raging river—unpredictable and often out of control. Research and survey data substantiate this shift from a change […]
On May 17, 2024, the Colorado Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 24-205 to protect employees and consumers by prohibiting developers of high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems from engaging in “algorithmic discrimination” in consequential decision-making. This prohibition also applies to organizations that deploy these high-risk AI systems. Governor Jared Polis signed the bill into law on […]
In the aftermath of the 2022 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the nationwide social justice movements that followed, many large companies began diving in to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) by hiring chief diversity officers, making public statements and commitments in support of DEI and building out DEI teams. In recent months, however, […]