News tagged with minority employees


'Colorblindness' hurts minority employees, but multiculturalism inspires their commitment

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study by psychologists at the University of Georgia shows for the first time that whites' beliefs about diversity can hurt or help their minority peers.





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Women, minorities more prone to filing grievances

Other Sciences / Other

created May 12, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Many employees often do not file grievances even when presented with the opportunity to do so. A new study in Industrial Relations sought to assess the degree to which certain minority groups may be more or less prone to fil ...


More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook while at work

No Facebook at work in most US companies

Technology / Internet

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter while at work, according to a new survey.


Four-fifths of businesses foresee problems maintaining operations if H1N1 flu outbreak

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a national survey of businesses that looks at their preparations for a possible widespread H1N1 outbreak, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that only one-third believe they could sustain their business ...


President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate (AP)

President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age.


US asthma researchers more open than UK scientists to the inclusion of ethnic minorities

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New findings reveal a large gap between US and UK researchers in terms of policy, attitudes, practices and experiences in relation to including ethnic minorities in asthma research. The study, published this week in the open ...


Extra care for outwardly healthy workers costs companies millions annually

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Someone healthy enough to work could still cost an employer more than $4,000 annually in unnecessary health care costs.


AT&T asks employees to lobby FCC on net neutrality

Technology / Internet

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. is encouraging employees to join its lobbying campaign against proposed federal rules that would restrict the ways broadband companies can manage traffic on their networks.


Finnish technology workers warn of strike

Technology / Business

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some 2,000 employees in Finland's technology sector will begin a strike in two weeks time if no agreement is reached in labor talks with company managers, union leaders said Wednesday.


Poor leadership poses a health risk at work

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Perceived poor managerial leadership increases not only the amount of sick leave taken at a workplace, but also the risk of sickness amongst employees later on in life. The longer a person has had a "poorer" manager, the ...


Race not reported in over 50 percent of randomized clinical trials for cardiovascular disease

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study recently published online by the American Heart Journal shows that more than half of all randomized clinical trials, or RCTs, for cardiovascular disease are not reporting vital information about the study populations ...



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