So we would assume that the "cover the collective ass" would mean to avoid lawsuits by addressing the issue directly. HR needs to have accountability in that regard.
At my old employer it did felt like HR was not my enemy, even when I was laid off and the HR person was helpful to me in the process and also crying when she broke the news. And the one harassment case of note in my time was handled quickly with the offender fired in about five weeks. But it was also a nonprofit and about 65 percent of the staff were women and probably less likely to tolerate harassment.
I think the makeup of a company is a huge tell. So when there is an equal amount of women, when people of color are represented, thatтАЩs a company that isnтАЩt trying to recreate the boyтАЩs club of the 1970s and earlier.
But often "covering the collective ass of ownership/business" means making sure your employees aren't ominously chanting outside the door with torches and pitchforks. If you have so many people talking to the media because of what you are doing it likely doesn't matter how many bodies you successfully buried for your bosses because you still failed.
So we would assume that the "cover the collective ass" would mean to avoid lawsuits by addressing the issue directly. HR needs to have accountability in that regard.
At my old employer it did felt like HR was not my enemy, even when I was laid off and the HR person was helpful to me in the process and also crying when she broke the news. And the one harassment case of note in my time was handled quickly with the offender fired in about five weeks. But it was also a nonprofit and about 65 percent of the staff were women and probably less likely to tolerate harassment.
I think the makeup of a company is a huge tell. So when there is an equal amount of women, when people of color are represented, thatтАЩs a company that isnтАЩt trying to recreate the boyтАЩs club of the 1970s and earlier.
But often "covering the collective ass of ownership/business" means making sure your employees aren't ominously chanting outside the door with torches and pitchforks. If you have so many people talking to the media because of what you are doing it likely doesn't matter how many bodies you successfully buried for your bosses because you still failed.