Employee files suit over Google's confidentiality policies | Video spectacles helping Citi with recruitment | How to encourage A-players to work together
Employee files suit over Google's confidentiality policies A Google employee has filed a lawsuit alleging that the company's confidentiality agreements are overly broad and that Google uses a "spying program" to stop leaks. A spokesperson for the company called the allegations "baseless." Reuters (12/21)
The Impact of Employee Wellbeing Traditionally, wellness programs focus on physical attributes and provide employees with gym memberships, meal plans, and healthy snacks. However, wellbeing is much more than a measure of physical wellness. Don’t miss out on how to optimize and engage a healthy and productive workforce.
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Recruiting & Retention
Video spectacles helping Citi with recruitment Citigroup employees are wearing Snap Spectacles to give potential job candidates a glimpse of life at the bank. The videos, which are posted on social media sites and aim to attract young talent, feature a typical day at work for a junior employee. Business Insider (12/19)
How Employee Health Benefits Impact A Bottom Line Healthcare reform and rising costs have many small businesses wondering, "Should I offer employee healthcare benefits?" "Can I afford it?" and "How do I choose the right plan?" Understanding how offering employee health insurance can impact your business' bottom line can provide some relief. Read more.
Get with the flow. How payment processing affects cash flow. Cash flow is the lubricant of business. Without a healthy cash flow, business dries up. It stops. It can't function. Which is why it is vital to keep the revenues coming in as the expenses go out. But there's one aspect of cash flow that many of us are not aware of. It is how managing credit cards and other such non-cash payments affect cash flow. Turns out it has a huge affect. Download the free guide today.
What HR needs to know about self-driving cars Autonomous vehicles could displace employees whose main job is driving, as well as affect liability insurance and problems with attendance, Mike Haberman writes. HR will need to start thinking about the company-specific consequences of such technology. Workology (12/20),HR Observations Blog (12/16)
A number of American Christmas standards rely on essentially the same chord progression, which may contribute to why they're so quintessentially seasonal, according to this video. The video looks at Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," one of the rare modern Christmas standards, and its similarity to "White Christmas" and other songs. Vox (12/21),Vox/YouTube (12/21)
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