Amazon plans to open a second headquarters in North America that will cost $5 billion to build and will employ as many as 50,000 workers. Its criteria for "HQ2" includes areas that have more than a million people within 45 minutes of an international airport and that have a strong university system.
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Avoid hiring employees for culture fit, as it can actually undermine diversity efforts, writes Sharon Florentine. "It's not sustainable; so we focus on what our values are as a company, and how each individual we consider hiring embody those," says Anka Wittenberg, chief diversity and inclusion officer at SAP.
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A study covering 44 states showed a correlation between minimum wage increases and reductions in child maltreatment. A $1 increase in the minimum wage led to a 10.8% decrease in neglect reports involving young children.
In addition to building morale, creating an employee-suggestion program can help an organization uncover ideas that improve the bottom line. Here are nine steps to follow as you decide whether a formal or an informal program is best and put the pieces in place.
Netflix's documentary football series "Last Chance U" challenges stereotypes of student athletes by shedding light on experiences and barriers that shape their lives, English professor Melanie Mock writes. Mock shares how the series reminds her that people are complex and have multiple gifts and that the roles they play are only slices of their identities.