Diversity

EmployeeScreenIQ Testifies at U.S. Civil Rights Commission Briefing

By HR Vendor News | December 10, 2012

EmployeeScreenIQ Appears at U.S. Civil Rights Commission Briefing Global Screening Provider Offers Expert Testimony On Criminal Background Checks Cleveland, OH, December 10, 2012–Speaking before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, EmployeeScreenIQ offered expert testimony on Friday regarding the importance of www.employeescreen.com [employment background checks], the company’s process for conducting them and how employers use this…

Achievers Wins Best Place to Work Award

By HR Vendor News | December 5, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto, December 5, 2012 – Achievers, the leader in employee recognition and rewards software, is honored to receive gold awards for Best Place to Work and Technology Department of the Year in the 2012 Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry…

Bariatric Surgery: Many Patients Bite Off More Than They Can Chew

By HR Vendor News | December 4, 2012

Webinar Explores Post-Surgical Behavioral and Psychological Challenges SEATTLE, Wash. December 4, 2012 – Alere Wellbeing will host the complimentary live webinar, “After Bariatric Surgery: Challenges and Threats to Weight Loss Success,” on December 4 and December 11 at 11:00am PDT. David B. Sarwer, PhD, Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and Surgery at the University of…

Affirmative Action Good Faith Efforts – Understanding the Impact on Your Organization

By HR Vendor News | November 27, 2012

COLUMBIA, MD—November 27, 2012, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is increasingly reinforcing federal contractors’ obligations to make good faith efforts to meet their affirmative action placement goals. Affirmative action plans (AAPs) must show good faith efforts were realized in advertisement, recruitment, promotions, terminations, and trainings. Berkshire Associates’ latest white paper, `Affirmative Action Good Faith…

IHRIM to Host Week-Long Global Forum Webinar Series

By HR Vendor News | November 20, 2012

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, today announced that it would host a week-long Global Forum Webinar series December 3-7, 2012. These 90-minute sessions will be led by the industry’s top thought leaders to address the latest trends in HR…

Morehead Releases Best Practices in Healthcare Employee Engagement

By HR Vendor News | November 19, 2012

The Habits of Highly Committed Workplaces whitepaper is based on the practices of award-winning U.S. Healthcare organizations Morehead Associates announces the release of their latest research in healthcare employee engagement, “The Habits of Highly Committed Workplaces.” Morehead provides physician, volunteer, and employee engagement surveys, research, and consulting to healthcare clients in 44 states, including 45%…

IHRIM Opens Registration for 2013 Annual Conference

By HR Vendor News | November 14, 2012

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, announced that it has opened registration for its upcoming annual conference — the 2013 HRMS Strategies Conference and Technology Exposition. The multi-day event is to be held June 2-5, 2013 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort,…

The Latest U.S. Census Data Updates – What You Need to Know to Stay Compliant

By HR Vendor News | November 13, 2012

COLUMBIA, MD—November 13, 2012, Many federal contractors and subcontractors are asking when the updated census information will be ready to use for their availability calculations. Most professionals are using data from the 2000 Census—the most recent decennial census for which data is available. The new EEO File will not be extracted from the 2010 Census…

Evenbase Spots Global Potential in Award-Winning Argentinian Start Up

By HR Vendor News | November 7, 2012

7 November 2012: Digital recruitment group Evenbase, a DMGT business, today announced a strategic minority investment in Workana, an online marketplace for freelance and remote workers focused on Latin America. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina and operating across some of the world’s fastest growing territories, Workana is a perfect fit with Evenbase‘s strategy of international…

Achievers Named Company of the Year for Computer Software

By HR Vendor News | November 6, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto, November 6, 2012 — Achievers, the leader in employee recognition and rewards software, is honored to be named Company of the Year for Computer Software for the 2012 American Business Awards, the nation’s premier business awards competition. Additionally, Achievers was named a Top 10 Company in the nation. The Top 10…