Avon has been sued in federal court by former employees who claim they were discriminated against because of pregnancies and breastfeeding. The lawsuit also claims Avon uses mandatory arbitration to resolve allegations of harassment. MarketWatch (11/14)
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Recruiting & Retention
Layoff to hit 5% of Starbucks corporate staff Starbucks plans to lay off 5%, or about 350 people, of its corporate workforce, with employees in marketing, creative, product technology and store development affected. The layoff applies to work that has been eliminated or deprioritized, CEO Kevin Johnson says. CNBC (11/13)
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High school to offer cybersecurity job training A San Antonio high school next fall is planning to open a Pathways in Technology Early College High School focused on cybersecurity education. It will be one of more than 30 such high schools in the state where students can earn diplomas, associate degrees, certifications and undertake work-based training. Rivard Report (San Antonio) (11/12)
The HR Leader
Communication timeouts can help teams function better Teams that communicated with each other intermittently, rather than constantly or not at all, produced the highest-quality and most varied solutions, found a study of work collaboration. The study's findings serve as a cautionary tale for workplaces that use technology to keep teams constantly connected, writes Roberta Holland. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (11/12)
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