Between the First Step Act  bill being passed and SHRM's efforts towards Getting talent back to work, There are a lot of discussions opening up around second chance hiring. Before, it was pretty standard to assume that if you checked that box of "have you been convicted of a felony," you weren't going to get the job. 

Today, our unemployment rate is the lowest it's ever been - forcing companies to explore untapped talent pools and unlikely candidates. As the Founder of a staffing agency...

When I listen to different views about gender pay discrimination, I often flash back to an informative experience in the early days of my career. A man was brought in to do the job I had just been promoted from – at three times my pay. “That’s not fair,” I thought at the time. My immediate reaction turned out to be wrong, and I learned a valuable lesson about seeing the bigger picture when it comes to pay gaps. It also taught me that addressing pay inequities is more of an...

April 2nd marks Equal Pay Day in the United States. With the nation sharply focused on pay equity issues, this is a great time to assess whether your organization’s pay structure is in need of some spring cleaning.

Here are five steps you can take to ensure that your organization is prepared for an equal pay close-up:

1. Conduct a self-audit. One of the very best ways to get a handle on pay equity in your organization is to look at the numbers. A self-audit can help identify whether you have an
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A Great Pleasure in Life Is Doing What People Say You Cannot Do.

Walter Bagehot was an early 19th century businessman, and in1861, he began the first of his 17 years as the editor of the London based weekly “The Economist.” While Bagehot wrote several books, Lombard Street, in 1873, was one of his most important – and a big influence on modern financial systems. The title of this blog post is a quote from him. He was arguably the most influential editor of The Economist, remembered today in...