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Keep your religion to yourself

News 17 February 2009 Derek Torres

There's a place for every person in the workplace, but there doesn't necessarily need to be a place for any religion.

No sympathy for smokers

News 04 February 2009 Derek Torres

Smokers, it seems, feel like they're once again getting the short end of the stick. And Massachusetts is one place where it is fine to not hire people who smoke.

Fair pay?

News 19 January 2009 Derek Torres

If you're to believe the Miami Herald, fair pay legislation is bad news for companies that are already struggling in an unfriendly business climate (read: recession).

Keep your beliefs to yourself

News 31 December 2008 Derek Torres

Employers, no matter how large their salary, ego, or religious conviction, simply cannot force their employees to submit to propaganda promoting the CEO's religion.

Three cheers for protest

News 11 December 2008 Derek Torres

Those who know me know how much I enjoy a good social protest (for justifiable reasons, of course) every now and then. I also believe that they only way to advance social progress is to hit offenders where it hurts – the bottom line. Otherwise, you'll never get their attention.

White men get bigger bonuses

News 07 October 2008 Nic Paton

In the wake of the financial meltdown, performance-related bonuses are hardly flavour of the month in Main Street America. But now they have been found to be gender and racially biased, too.

Rights and wrongs

News 04 September 2008 Derek Torres

In today's world of everyone believing that they are entitled to special treatment for one reason or another, it's increasingly difficult to be an HR professional or labor lawyer.

Singapore struggles with sexual harassment

News 18 July 2008 Derek Torres

Though it's likely that many of us tend to think of workplace ills, such as discrimination or sexual harassment, as home-grown, you may be surprised (and disheartened) to know that these are problems that know no borders.

Irish employers ban Polish

News 17 July 2008 Derek Torres

A number of Irish companies are trying to ban foreign languages (notably Polish) from their workplaces. What's their problem?

Does recession boost discrimination?

News 17 July 2008 Derek Torres

Some people need precious few excuses to let our their inner jerk. So is the state of the economy just the excuse they need?

India leads the way on harassment legislation

News 15 May 2008 Derek Torres

Last week, I came across an article on a recent Indian High Court verdict, which ruled that sexual harassment in the workplace doesn't necessarily have to happen in the workplace.

Checking in with the Humor Blog

News 27 February 2008 Bryan Alaspa

When it's tough getting through the work day, there's nothing like a little humor. One blog specifically designed to occupy your downtime at work is The Office Humor Blog.

UK workplaces getting ruder

News 11 February 2008 Derek Torres

Would it surprise you if I told you that discriminatory slurs in the UK have virtually doubled in the past five years?

Utah spearheads anti-discrimination drive

News 30 January 2008 Derek Torres

The U.S. has been unable to put together a truly effective workplace anti-discrimination bill at a federal level, so states have been taking it upon themselves to do what the fat cats in Washington DC won't.

So much for discrimination laws

News 22 January 2008 Derek Torres

It's always troubling when America fails to act like the beacon of reason, freedom, and democracy that she is supposed to represent. Which in this case is exactly what's happening.

UK bosses still discriminating

News 16 November 2007 Nic Paton

It may be against the law to discriminate against employees who have a disability or because of their religious beliefs, but that doesn't stop many UK workers feeling hard done by.

Sexual harassment alive and well

News 05 November 2007 Derek Torres

Sexual harassment is yet another example of workplace embarrassments that inexplicably still exists in 2007. It's hard to say whether or not this problem has diminished over the years or if cases simply aren't as hyped in the media as they once may have been.

Burden of bureaucracy leads employers to shun women

News 12 September 2007 Brian Amble

There's more evidence that the ever-increasing burden of bureaucracy is leading employers in Britain to shun women.

In defence of smokers

News 30 July 2007 Derek Torres

Earlier this week, I followed with great interest a thread on a mailing list where someone posted a job announcement where one of the job requirements was that the candidate be a non-smoker.

Tongue-tied

News 09 July 2007 Derek Torres

A recent amendment passed by the US Congress is a clear attempt to prevent Spanish-speakers from using their language in the American workplace.

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