A new initiative called Getting Talent Back to Work calls on business leaders to help support the hiring of qualified people who were formerly incarcerated for jobs in their organizations. The initiative comes with tools and resources designed to help companies manage legal issues and adopt inclusive hiring practices. Business Insider (2/28)
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Recruiting & Retention
Clearance backlog hurting tech recruitment at Pentagon Pentagon officials say that the security clearance backlog is hampering its efforts to recruit tech talent. "If we can't bring [IT specialists] on quickly because they're held up in the security clearance process, it's [possible] that they lose some interest and we don't garner the result we're looking for," Brig. Gen. Dennis Crall told lawmakers. Defense One (2/27)
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Benefits & Compensation
Low unemployment prompts Vt. employers to offer creative benefits An unemployment rate under 3% has Vermont employers offering wellness benefits such as on-site yoga and employee clinics, along with more unusual perks, to recruit and retain workers. Vermont Telephone Co. offers workers a $5,000 emergency fund, Champlain Cable has tuition reimbursement and Liquid Measurement offers workers a $1,000 annual vacation stipend. VTDigger (Vermont) (2/27)
The HR Leader
Why leaders should not tolerate toxic employees Everyone suffers when bad behavior is tolerated or ignored, even from a top performer, says S. Chris Edmonds in this blog post and video. The ideal response is coaching, where the desired behaviors are explained, requirements are set and the employee either improves or is let go. SmartBrief/Leadership (2/26)
A group of New Jersey high-school students are behind legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump last month calling for the release of civil rights cold-case files. Historians say the Advanced Placement government and politics class may be the first students to have successfully drafted federal legislation that was signed into law. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (2/23)
[W]hen it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.'
