The international and highly multicultural nature of the software industry can at times assuage feelings of unfair practices, but at other times factions can emerge that claim -- rightly or wrongly -- unfair treatment based on nationality or religion. Women, too, often feel (and often are) undervalued in the software industry, especially in lower-level positions. Wrongful discharge complaints are not as common, but the high level of competition in the industry and the rate of overturn at many companies has led to some significant issues and claims, perhaps more so than in other less competitive industries and organizations.

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At organizations in which this author has more direct experience, the relationship of these legal requirements to human capital management practices and policies has been somewhat more seamless than in other companies within the software industry. As a smaller company with a core group of employees that outsources much...
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