As study after study has shown, in today’s workforce it’s imperative for employers to create a healthy work environment for their employees and cultivate positive outcomes for them. This not only includes building a safer physical work environment but also creating a stigma-free workplace culture. A new complimentary resource, “A Mental Health Stigma-Free Workplace Culture Toolkit” from the Wellness [...]
Hoosier companies can show off what makes their workplaces stand out by applying to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s annual Best Places to Work in Indiana program. The initiative – in its 19th year and themed “Show off your superpower!” – honors top organizations in the state as determined through employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys. Apply through Friday, [...]
The Indiana Chamber released findings of its 16th annual statewide employer survey last week (conducted in partnership with our Institute for Workforce Excellence). Over 1,000 employers from various industries and all regions of Indiana took part in the research, which concluded in August. While employers again indicated by a wide margin that finding/retaining talent was their biggest challenge, that [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTt44bmkvA It's impossible to have a conversation about business today without the topic of workforce challenges coming up. The Indiana Chamber's goal for the Institute for Workforce Excellence is to drive a highly skilled and productive workforce by bringing together tools and resources for employers to use in building their own talent pipeline. Learn more about the Institute for [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Eighty percent of Indiana’s businesses say finding qualified employees is among their biggest challenges, according to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 employer workforce survey. Potential solutions are the focus at the inaugural Indiana Workforce Summit, taking place October 24-25 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. Top topics on tap include workforce hiring, training and retention. “We’ve heard [...]
Indiana is officially the 46th state with a hate crimes statute! On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed SB 198 into law. The previous day, the Senate concurred on the House-amended measure 34-14. While language in the bill (see bolded text) isn’t as delineated as we originally advocated for, it’s still a very meaningful hate crimes bill. It is [...]
The state’s hate crimes legislation is one successful concurrence vote away from making it to the Governor’s desk. That Senate vote is expected early next week. The Indiana Chamber, which has made enacting a meaningful bias crimes bill a priority, is encouraging the Senate to pass the measure. To recap, Senate Bill 12 is not the vehicle for the [...]
