Ford is contesting a $16.8 million jury award to former engineer Faisal Khalaf, who says managers harassed him for years because of his Arabic descent. The jury agrees Khalaf was forced to take medical leave because of a hostile work environment and was then fired because he opposed the abuse.
Go From Pulsing to Connecting With Your People Conventional pulse surveys do not engage employees. Sure, they collect opinions, but that's about all they do. To build a winning culture, it's time go beyond the limits of old-school pulse surveys and adopt a more holistic, comprehensive approach to engaging people. Find out how.
Demonstrating a clear and bold company purpose is one crucial action that can attract top talent in a tough hiring environment, write John Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen. They recommend four practices to improve your hiring, including using your website to highlight company culture.
Social media and the right to vote are among privileges employees would give up to get a 10% raise, according to a survey from LendEDU. Among respondents, 35% would give up the right to vote for life, 54% would give up social media for five years and 12% would break up with their partner.
Human resources can play a key role in retaining top employees by building trust through effective communication and using data to keep workers on track, writes Chee Tung Leong, CEO and co-founder of EngageRocket. He also recommends using pulse surveys to collect data and keep track of employee concerns.
