EEOC Issues "EEO State of Federal Government" Report

Recently, the EEOC issued a review of the 2006 EEO State of the Federal Government, listing a review of the EEO performance of the Federal Government. There is lots of interesting information here, I think, even for private-sector firms. For example, there is information on what should be in an anti-harassment policy -- the report notes, for instance, that

A common problem the Commission encounters is that some anti-harassment procedures, while comprehensive in nature, include separate definitions of sexual harassment. This suggests that, from a legal standpoint, sexual harassment is somehow different in kind from harassment on other bases. It also conveys the impression that sexual harassment claims might be subject to a different standard of liability than other forms of harassment. A more effective approach would be to include sexually oriented verbal or physical conduct within a comprehensive definition of discriminatory harassment.

Also interesting is the suggestion for accountability that managers and supervisors are evaluated on EEO.

Lots of other facts and figures are provided in this report; click here to see the whole report!

Women Claiming Discrimination: Survey Shows Interesting Results

According to a recent survey,

Thirty-three percent of female workers said their gender works against them
when applying for a job, while 11% said it works in their favor.

That's a pretty high percentage; however, over half of women say their gender has no effect on hiring.

So, what do women report doing about discrimination? About half said that they did not report the incident.

More than 2/3's felt reporting the incident wouldn't help; nearly half feared they would be labeled a trouble-maker. Only about 3% took legal action as a result.

This is an interesting survey, if for no other reason, it shows what women are likely to do if they feel they have been mistreated (most don't think they were taken seriously and even more felt that the pepetrator was not held accountable).

Click here for more information on this survey.

Executives Work in the Trenches

Today's Wall Street Journal ((6/25/07) reports on companies that have top executives work the entry-level jobs for days at a time, to learn more about what it is like at that level.

Besides providing insights into customers, I think that this experience helps managers learn more about the problems that entry-level employees face.

Happy Birthday to HRMplus!!

Welcome to my new blog; I will cover HRM issues such as employment law, hiring, interviewing, testing, compensation, and so forth. Previously, I blogged under the website blog.easiconsult.org.
Prior to that blog, I blogged for George's EmploymentBlawg. So, you can see, I have been around the blog corner!

Stay tuned, then, for more blogging in the future on HRMplus, the newest HR blog in town!