Why U. of Maryland won't fire Durkin | Google employees plan walkout as another exec steps down | Design a work culture that spots problems, former CEO says
The University of Maryland is retaining head football coach DJ Durkin, despite a report that details an abusive culture, which led to the June death of 19-year-old Jordan McNair. The university acknowledges the football department is "dysfunctional" but says Durkin was new to the job, has been unfairly blamed for issues and should remain on the sidelines. ESPN (10/30)
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Google employees plan walkout as another exec steps down About 200 Google employees reportedly are planning a walkout Thursday to protest alleged protection of executives accused of sexual misconduct. The news comes as another executive, Richard DeVaul, resigns after being named in a New York Times report detailing allegations of abuse of power at Google. CNET (10/29),TechCrunch (10/30),BuzzFeed News (10/30)
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High health care costs strain US economy Health care prices have steadily risen faster than overall prices since 2000, and health care spending is eating up a larger and larger share of GDP, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. "Higher health care prices drive a wedge between the amount that companies have to spend on employees and the amount that workers actually take home," writes Noah Smith. BloombergQuint (India) (10/29)
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Report finds "almost no progress" on gender diversity Research shows that US companies have "made almost no progress" toward improving gender diversity since the inaugural Women in the Workplace study in 2015. The latest edition of the study found that men receive 54% of entry-level jobs and that the gender gap widens in the C-suite. CNBC (10/24)
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Why employees should get time off to vote Allowing employees to vote during the workday improves engagement and supports social and emotional wellness, an O.C. Tanner survey says. "If citizenship and democracy are part of your values, then there is no greater way to show it than to make sure your employees have time off to vote," says Dean Carter, HR vice president at Patagonia. Workforce online (10/26)
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