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How to Advance Your Career in HR

HR Digest

This article will break down all you need to know about human resources career path planning. We’ll also give you advice on navigating career paths in human resources, starting with the most common route: following your passion. . Human resource professionals (HRPs) play a crucial role in organizations.

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Married BlackRock executive fired for failing to disclose office romance

HR Digest

BlackRock’s head of human resources, Jeff Smith, who suddenly left the company in July, was apparently fired for indulging in an office romance with a colleague, reports Bloomberg. The social environment on gender issues has pushed workplace conduct to centre stage. This year two senior executives of the $6.8

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Kellogg Company’s Melissa Howell on The Value of Recruiting Veteran Talent

HR Digest

From the vantage point of a lifelong career in human resources, Melissa Howell talked with The HR Digest about the various Diversity & Inclusion programs which have put Kellogg on the global map as one of the top companies for veterans, LGBT employees, and executive women. She is a member of Kellogg Company’s executive committee.

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The Office Christmas Party and Legal Liability

HR Digest

While you can’t eliminate the legal liability that stems from an office Christmas party, you can most certainly create an environment that minimizes its legal liabilities. The company sent a questionnaire to 150 human resource executives across the United States in 2017 about their annual holiday party plans.

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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

HR Digest

SAP SE Executive Board Member and Chief Human Resources Officer, Stefan Ries explains how he is utilizing AI and Big Data to advance HR analytics as the foundations for a successful global future. The HR Digest: What challenges and obstacles do you see Human Resources Management facing in the future? PHOTOS: SAP.

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Tracy Layney Makes Way for Her Vision

HR Digest

Through our support and benefits, our ultimate goal is to cultivate an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard, valued and supported. . takes great pride in its employee resource groups. We’ve seen the positive impact of paid leave in our employees’ lives since we introduced paid parental leave in 2016.

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10 Companies Offering Work from Home

HR Digest

More evolved thinking, a changing social environment, a sheer need to retain talent, has forced the human resource departments to come up with this solution. Red Hat was named among the 100 Top Companies with Remote Jobs in 2016. It offers Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. United Health Group.

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