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When Doing the Common Sense Thing is Not Always Best

Managers who take what seems like a common sense approach to addressing problems at work may end up doing more harm. So reports the Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM).

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Hyatt Hotels Ups Its Commitment to Diversity

Hyatt Hotels has joined with other large corporations and the United Nations in upping its commitment to diversity and lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI). So reports Hotel Business.

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HR Manager Allegedly Stabbed with Pen By Employee

A human resources worker suffered a puncture wound on her arm after allegedly being stabbed by an employee who had just resigned. So reports The Detroit News.

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U.S. Pentagon Hungry for Workers

The Defense Department is bucking the Trump Administration's pressure for federal agencies to cut their workforces with a recent business plan that indicates it would expand its civilian headcount. So reports Government Executive.

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HR Missing Out By Ignoring Apprenticeships

Businesses and human resource directors are neglecting apprenticeships as a way to bring in talent, mistakenly viewing this pipeline as too expensive and too complex. So reports Crain's Detroit Business.

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Apple, Netflix HR Vets Say #MeToo Not All On HR

Former human resource heads at Apple and Netflix say corporate leaders across the board need to take ownership of sexual harassment. So reports CNBC.

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Google Employees Irked Over Censored Version of Search Engine for China

Google employees are blasting plans by the search engine giant to create a censored version for China. So reports The New York Times.

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'Best CEOs for Women' List Dominated by Men

The first 28 of 50 CEOs on the "Best CEOs for Women" list are men. So reports MarketWatch.

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Chipotle to Ditch Denver Headquarters and 399 Jobs

Chipotle Mexican Grill will close its flagship Denver store that it opened in 1993 and with it eliminate 399 jobs in the city by March 1 next year. So reports The Denver Post.

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Ex-HR Head Sues Over Discrimination Against Pregnant Women, All Female Employees

The former human resources director for a Nashville, Tennessee-headquartered technology firm recently filed a lawsuit accusing the firm and its CEO of sexual harassment towards pregnant workers and for paying women less than men. So reports The Nashville Post.

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