For Employers

The Reform Pay Equity Initiative is pleased to provide these resources for employers to incorporate in the hiring, negotiating, evaluation, and promotion processes:

BEST PRACTICES FOR INTERVIEWS

Ethical Employment Do’s and Don’t’s
 

BEST PRACTICES FOR DETERMINING AN APPROPRIATE SALARY

Set in advance the exact salary or a narrow salary range to avoid being influenced by bias and to create transparency in the hiring process.

• Reform Pay Equity Initiative Salary Guides and Surveys
• Opinion piece Women have been rabbis for 50 years. It’s time the rabbinate became safe for us. by Rabbi Mary Zamore, June 7, 2022
• Learn more and contact the American Conference of Cantors 
• Learn more and contact the Association of Reform Jewish Educators
• Learn more and contact the Central Conference of American Rabbis
• Learn more and contact the Early Child Educators of Reform Judaism
• Learn more and contact the National Association for Temple Administration
• Contact The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Consulting & Transition Management team Rabbi Paula Winnig (PWinnig@urj.org).

BEST PRACTICES FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

Paid family leave and health care should be considered rights, not negotiable benefits, for employees of all genders and ages.

WRN partnered with the Center for Parental Leave Leadership (CPLL) to develop the WRN Family and Medical Leave Policy Standards for the Jewish Community which included conducting original research exploring the leave experiences of WRN members.

• WRN Family Medical Leave policies
• WRN Family and Medical Leave Research Report

WRN Educational Videos for Paid Family and Medical Leave

These videos can be used for board, employment policy committee, social justice committee, or hiring/search committee, regarding education, research, and policy discussions. They can also be used by employees to learn language around paid leave.

If you would like access to the original material for use on your organizational website, please contact Rabbi Mary Zamore. 

What Is Paid Family And Medical Leave and Why You Should Care

Myth Busting And Learning How To Fund Paid Family And Medical Leave

RPEI PARTNER ETHICS POLICIES/CODES OF CONDUCT

• American Conference of Cantors- Code of Ethics and Reporting Process
• Association of Reform Jewish Educators- Announcement of Ethics Code and Committee
• Central Conference of American Rabbis- Code of Ethics
• National Association for Temple Administration- Code of Ethics
• URJ and its affiliates- Ensuring the Sacred and the Ethical in Sacred Partnership by Amy Asin
• Women’s Rabbinic Network- Brit of Conduct
• Women of Reform Judaism- Brit Kehillah, Policy on Harassment, and Commitment to Ethical Accountability by Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab
   

HEALTHCARE AS A RIGHT

The Religious Action Center has a history of advocating for healthcare which should be a right for all employees. Review their actions and commitments to comprehensive healthcare for all.
 

BEST PRACTICES FOR EQUITABLE SUPERVISION, EVALUATION, AND PROMOTION

• Gender Discrimination Is Still Alive And Well In The Workplace In 2021 by Bryan Robinson, PhD.
• How Managers Can Dismantle “Benevolent Marginalization” by Patricia Hein and Shaz Ansari
• Women Aren’t Promoted Because Managers Underestimate Their Potential by Kelly Shue