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4 Fair Chance Hiring Laws that Affect Job Descriptions

Ongig

Passed Date: August 21, 2014 Effective Date: December 17, 2014. The District of Columbia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Amendment Act of 2014 (Act Number A20-0422) aims to stop the unlawful screening of any job applicant based on former convictions. Passed Date: February 2014 Effective Date: October 1, 2018.

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10 LGBTQIA+ Authors and Creators You Should Know About

PowerToFly

Additionally, Lex works with higher education institutions, nonprofits and businesses creating LGBTQIA+ curriculum and training, developing inclusive policy, producing educational resources, and providing feedback and action steps to address areas of growth (and for Lex’s business partners, they create marketing and campaign development plans).

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3 Difficult Diversity Lessons From Yelp, Airbnb, and Deloitte

Linkedin Talent Blog

Over 80% talent acquisition leaders and hiring managers say that diversity will be the most important trend shaping the future of recruiting, according to LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends 2018 (coming out in January). This is no surprise, as studies show that diversity of thought and background improve team’s performance.

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

Forum One

Excellence – Website for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Forum One worked with the NMAAHC team to design and launch the Talking About Race section of the website, extending our design system and inviting user experience to share relevant and engaging resources for diverse audiences. Urban Institute Ed Data Portal.

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6 Examples of Employers with High Diversity and Inclusion Statistics

Ongig

More companies are reporting diversity and inclusion statistics than ever before. We found 6 employers whose diversity stats impress us. of employees embracing diversity in the workplace. . % of employees embracing diversity in the workplace. Stand out D&I stat: High D&I stats for women and gender diversity .

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ESG? Not Without a Strong Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy

Recruiting Daily Advisor

But anyone making an investment in ESG without the same commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) will struggle with mounting a successful initiative. A more diverse organization produces stronger results, and an argument could be made that the ESG focus begins with “S.” The post ESG?

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Diversity Isn’t Optional: How 3 Talent Leaders Made DEI an Organizational Imperative

HIRED

According to McKinsey , gender-diverse companies are 15% more likely to have financial returns above their national industry median and ethnically diverse companies typically experience a 35% increase in performance compared to homogenous competitors. The statistics speak for themselves: diversity is key to business success.