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President Donald Trump, along with Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue, R-Ga., have introduced the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act, which would implement a points-based system for granting permanent residency to immigrants. The system would give more points to immigrants who are proficient in English and who meet skills criteria. ABC News (8/2)
10 Common Myths About Labor Law Posting Regulations Labor Law posting compliance is complicated. This free e-guide highlights common mistakes and misunderstandings so you'll know what it takes to be in compliance. In addition to posting basics, you'll learn more about the new and/or specific posting requirements that may apply to your business. Download now.
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Recruiting & Retention
How to measure workplace "flow" Ensuring that your team achieves a sense of "flow" in the workplace is key for engagement and retention. Cynthia Maxwell, who has held management positions with companies such as Slack, Apple and Pinterest, tracks flow on a graph that compares employees' skills with the level of challenge they experience. First Round Review (7/31)
From Baby Boomer to Millennial Michael Parrish Dudell, bestselling author and one of nation's leading Millennial voices, explains why now, more than ever, is the time for businesses to anticipate the rapidly evolving expectations of the new workforce or face the very real threat of irrelevance. Read the brief to get the facts on the huge impact Millennials will and are making in the workplace.
The Greatness Gap Achievers surveyed North American employees about their level of connection with core engagement factors, such as their company's mission, their perceptions and experience of recognition at work, and their workplace culture. The data shows us that there are a few things missing. Read the results
Black women earn 17% less than their white female counterparts, and they bring in just 63 cents for every $1 a man makes, tennis player Serena Williams writes. "Changing the status quo will take dedicated action, legislation, employer recognition, and courage for employees to demand more," she writes. Fortune (7/31)
Technology
How to support new workplace technology HR can help technological changes succeed in the workplace by participating in the decision process, communicating how the technology meets the company's needs and promoting ways it allows employees to engage and collaborate, writes Burke Turner. "Once the HR strategy is in line with the organization's desired future, it is in the best position to get it there," Turner writes. Business 2 Community (7/31)
The HR Leader
How Uber is revamping its performance-review system Uber is reshaping its performance-evaluation system at a time when the company is looking to recover from various controversies and the resignation of CEO Travis Kalanick. The new system relies on setting concrete goals and focuses on being more accessible than the old system, in which many parts of the process were handled behind closed doors. TechCrunch (8/1)
You are your possibilities. If you know that, you can do anything.
Oprah Winfrey, media personality, businesswoman and philanthropist
