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Judge Greenlights Class Action Suit Against Tesla Alleging Systemic Racial Discrimination

Allwork

The case comes at a time when companies are under increasing pressure from investors and regulators to be transparent about their workplace DE&I practices. Tesla has consistently stated its zero-tolerance policy for workplace harassment — asserting that it has terminated employees found guilty of racial harassment. According to a company (..)

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Rejection of flexible working request shouldn’t blind employers to their legal duties

Workplace Insight

The Respondent’s policy was that post-pandemic, the Claimant was expected to work in the office 40 percent of the time and could work the other 60 percent remotely. The Claimant brought a claim in the Employment Tribunal against the Respondent.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department. Create a project checklist and ask all team members to use the form when asking for project assistance.

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NEWS RELEASE: Star Achievement Series Has Gone Public

Office Dynamics

An Intent to Apply form will be sent to the student prior to attending their class. See cancellation policy. Equally important is the ability to communicate your needs assertively. There is a fine line between being assertive and being perceived as aggressive. Communicate their needs assertively. Course Agenda.

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Curtail zero hour contracts and give workers guaranteed work hours, say researchers

Workplace Insight

Along with colleagues from the ReWAGE expert advisory group, academics at the Institute of Employment Research at the University of Warwick examined the legal and workplace practices associated with zero hour contracts, along with data covering flexibility, pay insecurity, workers ability to assert their rights and workers health and wellbeing.

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

The Office Professionals Place

Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. Seek answers.

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Tips for Managing Politics In the Workplace During Election Season

Success

Company policy that works best will be directly tied to company values. He adds their HR department is ready and willing with an open-door policy to help with disputes or resolution. Update your policies and procedures It’s time to bust out that dusty handbook (which is hopefully not in actual book form anymore).