Four former Google employees allege they were fired for speaking out about the company and say they will file a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board later this week. Google, in an email sent to employees Monday, denied the allegations and stated the employees were fired for repeated violations of company policy about data security. CNN (12/3)
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Recruiting & Retention
When employees waffle about quitting Employers are not obligated to comply with employees who, when they tender their notice, refuse to give a firm departure date, give a date months in the future or change their mind about leaving, writes Paul Falcone, chief HR officer at the Motion Picture & Television Fund. Falcone offers tips for addressing these situations, in particular, with employees who are problematic and consistently underperform. Society for Human Resource Management (tiered subscription model) (12/3)
ADP: Employers to focus on mobile, flexible pay options More employers are expected to use mobile banking tools and offer flexible options for paying workers, an ADP report predicts. "Employee expectations of technology and the immediacy of money itself is so drastically different than just five years ago," says executive Doug Politi. Employee Benefit News (free registration) (12/3)
A shift in higher education is to be expected as workers require more continuing education to navigate the evolving job market, speakers said at a recent conference hosted by the European think tank The Class of 2020 in Berlin. Employment no longer will be "a frill on top of the academic discipline," but will be incorporated into the curriculum, explained Sonal Minocha, Global University Systems' chief academic officer, while David Lefevre of Imperial College London predicted that these changes will particularly affect the postgraduate education sector. The PIE News (UK) (11/28)
The HR Leader
Be flexible with schedules, vacation time to attract millennials Unlimited time off is a growing trend, especially among tech companies, writes practice-management consultant Beverly Flaxington. While that may be unrealistic for small advisory firms, she suggests firms allow for reasonable schedule flexibility to attract millennial employees. Advisor Perspectives (11/26)
It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field athlete, Olympic medal winner
