Diversity

10 Tips to Ensure Your Company’s “Holiday” Party is Inclusive

By: Nikki Thomsen, SPHR, SHRM-SCP 10 Tips to Ensure Your Company’s “Holiday” Party is Inclusive Consider naming your event an Employee Celebration Party or Year-End Celebration versus a “Christmas” or “Holiday” party, as not all people celebrate a holiday at this time of the year, and the focus should be on the employees, rather than…

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Retaliation is Still Number 1 on the EEOC’s List of Charges

  By: Nikki Thomsen, SHRM-SCP, SPHR (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM Retaliation is Still Number 1 on the EEOC’s List of Charges   The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to report that Retaliation is still the number one charge, since roughly 2009, where it tied with Racial Discrimination, with last year’s total reaching 34,332…

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Diversity Calendars Support DEI Initiatives

By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM Diversity Calendars Support DEI Initiatives Would you like to support diversity and cultural competence within your organization but not sure where to start? Consider implementing a diversity calendar and making it part of your organization’s important dates announcements and celebrations. A diversity calendar is a useful…

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Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility

Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility.  Created by trans advocate, Rachel Crandall, in response to the overwhelming majority of media stories about transgender people being focused on discrimination and violence. Crandall hoped to create a day where people could…

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Honoring Equal Pay Champion, Esther Peterson

Honoring Equal Pay Champion, Esther Peterson By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM, LLC Esther Peterson, head of the Women’s Bureau under President John F. Kennedy and a champion of equal pay initiatives, spent years organizing and collecting data that would lead to the passing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. In a…

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Going Beyond a Diversity Statement to Embracing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Going Beyond a Diversity Statement to Embracing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Did you post a Diversity Statement on your website in 2020?  It seemed like the thing to do, even if your company lacked a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (D, E & I) strategy.  Making a public statement about the company’s embracing of people of…

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