A variety of strategies can be instrumental to fostering a safe and supportive organizational environment.
A variety of strategies can be instrumental to fostering a safe and supportive organizational environment.
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Organizations should practice safe hiring by measuring both an employee's aptitude and their conduct.
measuring both an employee's aptitude (i.e., their anticipated ability to do their assigned work effectively) and their conduct
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Organizations should follow all relevant federal, state, and local laws regarding hiring practices.
Organizations should be sure to follow all relevant federal, state, and local laws regarding hiring practices.
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Organizations may consider supplementing a standard interview with background checks, reference checks, or a review of an applicant's digital footprint.
organizations may consider supplementing a standard interview with background checks, reference checks, or a review of an applicant's digital footprint
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When used appropriately, these strategies can be helpful in identifying patterns of hostile, concerning, inappropriate, criminal, or violent behaviors.
When used appropriately, these strategies can be helpful in identifying patterns of hostile, concerning, inappropriate, criminal, or violent behaviors.
Why inferred Hedged with 'can be helpful'; classified as conjecture.
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Organizations must use caution to ensure hiring promotes workplace safety while following laws and treating all applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect.
Organizations must use caution to ensure that their hiring practices promote workplace safety while following federal, state, and local laws and simultaneously work to treat all applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect.
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The Ban the Box campaign has advocated removing checkboxes that ask applicants to disclose felony convictions so they are evaluated on qualifications first.
have advocated for the removal of these checkboxes to promote fairness in hiring practices so that applicants with criminal histories can first be evaluated on their qualifications
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It is important for organizations to be proactive and intervene early when concerns, such as minor disciplinary or performance issues, are easily managed.
It is important for organizations to be proactive and to intervene early when concerns are easily managed, such as with minor disciplinary or performance issues.
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If unaddressed, these problems can escalate, causing further disruption or even violence.
If unaddressed, these problems can escalate, causing further disruption or even violence.
Why inferred Hedged with 'can escalate'; classified as conjecture.
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Disciplinary actions should not be used as punishment, but rather as corrective measures to educate employees about relevant issues with their performance and/or behavioral conduct and to inform them what actions are needed to get them back on the right track.
Disciplinary actions should not be used as punishment, but rather as corrective measures to educate employees about relevant issues with their performance and/or behavioral conduct and to inform them what actions are needed to get them back on the right track.
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Organizations should establish clear policies on workplace conduct and respond appropriately and proportionately to infractions.
It is important to establish clear policies regarding workplace conduct and standards of behavior and to respond appropriately and proportionately to infractions.
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Disciplinary action may be appropriate for bullying in some instances, including reprimanding the aggressor, placing them on administrative leave, and/or terminating them from employment.
Disciplinary action may be appropriate in some instances, including reprimanding the aggressor, placing them on administrative leave, and/or terminating them from employment.
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Other strategies such as alternative dispute resolution, conflict mediation, or transferring an employee to a different work unit or facility can also be effective.
Other strategies can also be effective in handling these matters, including alternative dispute resolution methods, conflict mediation, and transferring one employee to a different
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Hiring decisions can be among the most impactful decisions made in an organizational setting, as the workforce cultivates their surrounding climate.
Hiring decisions can be among the most impactful decisions made in an organizational setting, as the workforce cultivates their surrounding climate.
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While organizations are encouraged to carefully consider an applicant's prior behaviors to make safe hiring decisions, it is important to avoid unfair hiring practices.
it is important to avoid unfair hiring practices
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Bullying, harassment, and hostile or antagonistic behavior can result in interpersonal conflicts and grievances, a fearful atmosphere, humiliation, and perceptions of a hostile work environment.
Bullying, harassment, and hostile or antagonistic behavior and attitudes can result in interpersonal conflicts and grievances
Why inferred 'can result in' hedged causal claim; typed conjecture
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The first strategy listed for promoting a safe climate is to use safe hiring practices.
Use safe hiring practices.
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Organizations sometimes use checkboxes asking applicants to self-disclose prior felony criminal convictions and then use that data to filter out applicants with felony convictions.
Organizations sometimes use checkboxes to encourage applicants to self-disclose prior felony criminal convictions, then use the data to filter out applicants with felony convictions.
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Another strategy for promoting a safe climate is to respond fairly and effectively to problems.
Respond fairly and effectively to problems.
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Fairness, transparency, and consistency in the disciplinary process are important to help employees feel respected and to show the organization's commitment to a safe and positive work environment.
Fairness, transparency, and consistency in the disciplinary process are important to help employees feel respected and to demonstrate the organization’s commitment to a safe and positive work environment.
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Another strategy for promoting a safe climate is to address bullying and harassment at work.
Address bullying and harassment at work.
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