SEC: Amazon shareholders should vote on pay equity The Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected Amazon's request to omit a proposal involving gender pay equity in its annual shareholder vote. The proposal calls for Amazon to report information on its gender pay gap before an October deadline. Reuters (3/17),Fast Company online (3/18)
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Employers across a range of industries are placing more value on voluntary benefits to recruit and retain an increasingly diverse workforce, a Willis Towers Watson survey revealed. Identity theft protection, pet insurance, critical illness insurance and student loan repayment programs are among the voluntary benefits employers expect to add over the next couple of years in an effort to appeal to younger employees. Employers increasingly offer core and voluntary benefits as complementary products during open enrollment, says Amy Hollis, voluntary benefits leader at Willis Towers Watson. Employee Benefit News (3/16)
Experts: Human capital management benefits from caution, predictive analytics Companies should be cautious about the sensitivity of data they disclose related to human capital management, an area that remains voluntary as no uniform global standards are in place, write Usha Mirchandani and Eddie Short of Aon Hewitt. Predictive analytics is a valuable way to evaluate human capital data for "rank-and-file" employees, but a bigger challenge lies in assessing "the quality and effectiveness of leadership," writes Mark Oppenheimer of Marlin Hawk. CFO.com (3/16),CFO.com (3/16)
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Trust is the secret ingredient for successful leadership Trust is the single "magic ingredient" that every leader needs, writes Randy Conley. Without trust, organizations erode from within; with trust, they can be full of energy, direction and ingenuity. "It simultaneously acts as the bonding agent that holds everything together and as the lubricant that keeps things moving smoothly," he writes. Chief Learning Officer online (3/17)
Workplace Chatter
How to make your desk a more peaceful place Designers and feng shui teachers say a few simple principles can make any desk a more peaceful place. Among the tips from experts: Use leafy plants to block out distractions, develop a horizontal work flow with no vertical piles and spend money on a decent lamp. Quartz (3/17)
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