Diversity Management, News and Updates
Of all the differences between people that can strengthen a workforce, one that’s often added last to the list is age. This applies to both older and younger workers. An experienced Generation X employee in her early 50s and a 22-year-old recent college graduate from Generation Z both add value…
Today’s workforce is in a unique position where there are five generations working together, whether it be in-person, remotely or both. And while there are challenges to managing a multigenerational team, there are also opportunities. The five generations currently in the workforce include: Traditionalists (76 to 99 years old) Baby…
A little over a week ago, we reported on the mass firing that took place at Georgia’s Novant Health, when 175 employees were fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination — what was then considered the largest-ever mass firing related to vaccination compliance. But now, an even larger firing…
In a high profile — and potentially precedent-setting — firing, cable news network CNN has announced that it has terminated the employment of three employees who came to work unvaccinated, despite company policy mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees. David Bauder of the Associated Press reported that Warner Media chairman…
According to new data from the Department of Labor, unemployment levels for Black Americans dropped significantly in July — but the news isn’t as positive as it might sound on the surface. Bloomberg’s Catarina Saraiva has reported that “the decrease came as workers left the labor force, an indication that…
If your company or organization is looking to increase the diversity of its workforce, studies suggest putting a woman or someone from an underrepresented demographic in charge of hiring. According to the Journal of Applied Psychology, when women and/or people of color head hiring committees, it can have a significant…
America’s largest retailer is attempting a surprising new strategy to help the company attract and retain top-level talent. Walmart (No. 22 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2021) has announced that it will now begin covering full tuition plus the cost of books for its workers…
Elected and federally appointed officials aren’t the only ones making government more diverse and inclusive. A new government survey has revealed that more than 38% of people working on the Democratic side of the Senate also identify as non-Caucasian. CNN’s Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav have reported on the survey,…
Even with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) reveals that CEO salaries continue to soar while compensation for the people working for these individuals remains stagnant. Moira Ritter of CNN Business has reported that “the average S&P…
Republican governors in states including Ohio, Oklahoma, Indiana, Maryland, and Texas who ended their federally funded pandemic unemployment programs early over fears that the programs were keeping people from returning to work now have another problem to worry about: lawsuits from groups of unemployed workers demanding the programs be reinstated….
