More workers are pushing for greater transparency about salary -- saying it could lead to more equity in pay -- but some news reports show disclosing this information can have negative consequences, Jack Kelly writes. Tension among peers and resentment between employees and managers are some of the problems that organizations could encounter, Kelly writes.
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Inclusion in organizations requires seeing employees as inherently "valuable, capable and responsible," writes Nate Regier. "Companies leading the charge are using compassion to include and maximize people -- not in spite of their differences, but because of them," he writes.
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A report from Thomsons Online Benefits finds 90% of companies offer more benefits to employees with spouses -- such as personal time off for weddings and honeymoons -- than to those who are single. Employers contribute more to married employee's health benefits, and nearly 3 in 4 organizations only provide paid family leave to staffers with children.
HR professionals are usually in charge of planning holiday events, but busy employees are not always eager to join in. Providing options, creating a social committee and developing proper marketing can help.
Anheuser-Busch's Ritas has launched a "#NeverApologize" Instagram sweepstakes, which recognizes the anxiety people experience when their families meet their new partners and encourages users to share videos of reasons that they won't apologize for their significant others. A campaign video shows three people talking about introducing partners to their families at Thanksgiving, and each Instagram user who participates will be entered to win one of 20 chances to fly their partner home with them for a holiday meeting.
