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Newsletter #20 May 22, 2018 |
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Criminal Histories: Are Attitudes Changing?
Nearly one-third of the adult working age population has a criminal record, according to a survey report just issued by SHRM and the Charles Koch Institute. With unemployment across the U.S. at record lows, employers are looking for new sources of workers. Are potential employees with criminal records an untapped talent pool?
The study polled business leaders, employees, and 1,228 SHRM members to obtain insights into experience with and attitudes towards hiring individuals with criminal records.
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| | In terms of willingness to hire or work with individuals with prior records, the results were positive to lukewarm. Among HR professionals, 37 percent reported willingness to hire individuals with a previous record. 47% were neither willing nor unwilling.
Other interesting data: - 77% of HR respondents indicate that their companies have already hired applicants with a criminal record.
- The majority of managers and HR professionals rate the "quality of hire" as about the same as workers without records.
- Only a third of companies have a formal policy in place.
There's an abstract of the report and download information in the news section of the GEA website. |
| | | | GEA and ROI (Part 1)
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If your company isn’t already a GEA member, we’d like to encourage you to join the association. In the next few newsletters, we’ll run short articles emphasizing the value of one of the programs or services we offer. This week’s feature is HR Solutions.
Each week, GEA receives calls from member companies that need immediate help to resolve an HR issue. Many of the situations involved could have legal repercussions if not appropriately handled. Frequently, our experienced staff can help with the problem, but professionals from Constangy, Brooks, Smith, and Prophete, LLP can also be consulted. There’s no charge for this service, unless longer-term legal involvement is required. It’s a member benefit.
It’s not complicated to calculate ROI for a piece of equipment or a stock purchase, but can you use the same kind of evaluation for an association membership? How do you measure it? Costs of unexpected litigation can easily run into thousands and tens of thousands of dollars, multiples of the annual membership investment in GEA.
Click the button to read a short article in the GEA blog by Mike McCurdy with more examples of measuring the value of GEA membership. If your company isn’t already a GEA member, why not join today? There's also a membership application online. |
| | | | Georgia Sets Employment Records (Again)!
According to a staff report from Georgia CEO, Georgia again reached new records for employment in April 2018. The state unemployment rate is now 4.3 percent, down .1 percent from March 2018, but significantly lower than the 4.9 percent unemployment recorded a year previous.
Employment increased by 12,600 over March of this year. Georgia’s labor force is currently estimated at 5.1 million, with 4.92 million people employed.
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| | | | Preparing for the PHR Exam?
Obtaining PHR or SPHR certification is a key step in your career development as an HR professional. HRCI certification provides industry accepted recognition, and increases your value to your organization.
GEA’s PHR/SPHR certification classes begin on July 31. This six-session series emphasizes topic areas that will be covered on the examination. At the end of the program you should be prepared to take the online exam for PHR or SPHR. Click the button or the image above for more information.
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