NLRB accuses Apple of stifling pay equity discussions | Digital wallet program to aid employee retention | Younger employees embrace job hopping as new norm
The National Labor Relations Board has accused Apple of suppressing employee discussions on wage equity and pressuring Cher Scarlett, an engineer, to resign after she initiated a pay equity survey. The NLRB's complaint alleges that Apple enforced "overly broad confidentiality rules" and restricted employee activities on Slack and social media. Apple has denied these allegations. Full Story: San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) (tiered subscription model) (11/6)
Recruiting & Retention
Digital wallet program to aid employee retention To address the challenge of retaining seasonal workers, Encore has implemented a digital wallet system that connects to employees' bank accounts, allowing them to access wages early and save overtime pay. This initiative, which has resulted in a 14% retention boost among its 12,000 employees, caters to the financial needs of a younger workforce, with the average age being 33 to 34. Full Story: Yahoo (11/6)
SCOTUS looks at standard of proof for overtime exemption The US Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to side with Maryland-based EMD Sales in its arguments that a preponderance-of-the-evidence standard should be used in proving that workers are exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The issue has led to a split among circuits, in which only the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has favored a clear-and-convincing standard. Full Story: Bloomberg Law (11/5),Courthouse News Service (11/6)
The HR Leader
How to make failure part of employees' growth Embed failure into the employee learning process to expand people's abilities and help them experiment with innovation, writes Manu Kapur, author of the book "Productive Failure: Unlocking Deeper Learning Through the Science of Failing." Establish learning goals, include roadblocks in tasks and schedule sessions to talk about the failures, Kapur writes. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (11/6)
SmartBreak: Question of the Day
The E.W. Scripps media conglomerate grew out of $10,000 that Edwin Scripps invested in The Penny Press in 1878. In what city was The Penny Press originally published?
What say you: Early pay access Today's Recruitment & Retention story talks about event company Encore that uses a digital wallet program to give employees early access to their earned funds. The effort has boosted retention in the company. Is this something you would be willing to try?
