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Top 3 HR trends for 2016

Achievers

In 2016, look for organizations to tighten their focus on people management, from building an inclusive company culture to increasing employee engagement. HR trends to watch for 2016 include these three hot topics: 1. The final HR trend for 2016 is a shift in the approach to employee training and development.

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Workers’ Comp Insurers Continue Cutting Their Rates

InterWest Insurance Services

Despite the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau recommending that benchmark rates in California be increased in the last two years, the rates that insurance companies are charging for coverage continue falling. As of June 30, 2022, the average charged rate for workers’ comp in California was $1.74

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Tesla ordered to cough up $137 million to ex-worker over toxic workplace culture

HR Digest

has been ordered to pay around $137 million to a former worker who alleged a racist workplace culture. A San Francisco federal court ruled that Tesla should pay former contract worker Owen Diaz after he was subjected to a toxic and racist work environment. Tesla, Inc. This means that he was not legally mandated to sign the agreement.

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Addison Lee ordered to pay deposits to continue workers’ rights case

Employee Benefits

An employment tribunal has ordered private hire cab and courier business Addison Lee to pay deposits of up to £125,000 to continue with its legal arguments in the workers’ rights case brought by hundreds of drivers. The post Addison Lee ordered to pay deposits to continue workers’ rights case appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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The 800-Pound Gorilla

Florida Workers' Comp

Some believe that the distinction is somehow starker in the community of workers' compensation, but I am dubious. Some believe that part of our workers' compensation challenge is based upon a conscious decision to neither recruit nor train young professionals early in the 21st century. There will always be workers' compensation.

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Background Screening Impacts the Candidate Experience

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at HireRight , a leader in global background checks, drug testing, and employment verification services. More than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 use HireRight for their employment screening needs. Our organizations are filled with global workers. Enjoy the post!).

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A French Employee Sues His Employer for Depression

HR Digest

In a case of employee suing employer, a bored Frenchman sues his employer, Interparfums, for causing him to be depressed. He was with the company till 2015, before the Frenchman sues his employer in 2016. Under the French law, employers can be sued for “moral bullying.” How, you ask? Depression in the workplace.