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. Mondelez International Inc., the maker of Ritz Crackers and Trident gum, wants to start welcoming workers back to office this summer, though with a caveat they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It s a thorny issue for many companies as some workers are hesitant about getting the shots, and Mondelez hasn t finalized its plan. Yet for Chief Executive Officer Dirk Van De Put, vaccines are a way to ensure safety while restoring workplace culture and camaraderie. We want to create an environment where you feel comfortable and it s like it used to be at the office, he said in a Bloomberg Television interview April 28. We can only do that if everybody s vaccinated.
Nurse Says Racist Comments Led to a Toxic Workplace, and a Federal Commission Agrees
A black nurse from Alabama filed a lawsuit against her employer, claiming racist comments made by its employees regarding former President Obama led to a toxic workplace. However, a district court dismissed her lawsuit, while barring her from introducing more evidence on the case.
However, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has just filed an amicus brief with the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals backing the nurse’s claims that she was subjected to on-the-job harassment.
“Racially Hostile Comments”
Cynthia Yelling first started working for St. Vincent Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama in 2010. She alleges that her workplace became increasingly toxic after some of her supervisors and co-workers started making racially insensitive comments about her in 2015. She says she was used to being within earshot of these remarks.
Key takeaways
Whilst government and regulators in the UK recognise the growing place of AI in recruitment, it is clear that they expect companies to take a considered and critical approach to when and how it is used. Companies should be clear on their approach from the outset (recording their analysis in a data protection impact assessment) and keep this under regular review as the technology (and their use of it) develops.
Background
In late 2020 the UK Government’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) released an in-depth report on algorithmic decision making, which was swiftly followed by guidance from the ICO on its particular uses in recruitment. AI technologies (such as algorithmic decision-making) are therefore a hot topic for government and regulators alike. Outside the UK, a group of U.S. senators also sent a joint letter to the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, asking for greater oversite and enforcement for these te
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