Family Dollar will pay $45 million to settle a lawsuit in which 37,000 female managers allege the company has violated the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by paying them less than male managers. The settlement covers July 2002 to November 2017.
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Organizations can attract talent by highlighting stories from employees about career experiences, writes Lars Schmidt of Amplify Talent. A "digital storybook" of employees discussing how they live their values in the workplace demonstrates authenticity, fosters trust and builds an employer's brand, Schmidt writes.
Women who work in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields make an average of $16,000 less than their male peers, and Hispanic and black women make up to $14,000 less than white women, according to US Census Bureau statistics. These numbers show that even as major tech players increase diversity in hiring, wage parity is also a major issue that needs attention, writes Blanca Myers.
Using software to automate the scheduling of interviews with candidates can free up recruiters for other duties, hiring experts say. The best systems will allow for easy rescheduling and produce data to help organizations improve their recruitment results.
People with authority who create toxic work environments will drive away employees and weaken the organization, but these "bad actors" will continue unless leaders act, S. Chris Edmonds says in this blog post and video. "This bad actor has been allowed to continue behaving badly with little negative consequence because no one chose a more assertive approach," he says.
