Proactive Employment of People with Disabilities Reaps Business Benefits
Companies like Manpower and SunTrust Bank know the importance of attracting and retaining diverse talent. That’s one reason people with disabilities are key to their recruitment efforts. But there are many other business benefits to doing so, according to members of the U.S. Secretary of Labor’s NFI Circle of Champions.
Bring Middle Managers in Line with Diversity Efforts
Middle management buy-in is essential to the success of any diversity initiative, according to an April 2007 report from The Conference Board, which suggests that managers might resist change in favor of maintaining the status quo.
Employer-Based Volunteerism Lures Gen Y Two-thirds of 18- to 26-year-olds would like to work for employers that allow them to contribute their talents to a nonprofit organization.