Nissan executive gets bail, considered flight risk | Uber driver alleges firing linked to complaints | How to compete for talent across various business types
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Nissan's Greg Kelly was released, on $635,600 bail, from the Tokyo jail where he's been incarcerated since his Nov. 19 arrest. Kelly, considered a flight risk, is accused of underreporting the salary of former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn.
It’s Time to Stop Treating People Equally Instead, treat them fairly. Despite your best intentions, regarding employees and candidates the same can lead to claims of discrimination based on adverse impact. To make sure your employment decisions don't backfire on you, check out "Are You Committing Accidental Discrimination?"
Ryan Kelley, a former safety driver for Uber's autonomous vehicle unit, says he was fired after complaining to management about restricted bathroom breaks and injuries he sustained while working. Uber says Kelley was fired for not reporting a safety issue, an allegation Kelley initially denied but later admitted happened, write Mark Matousek and Julie Bort.
How do your leave policies stack up? Around the world, companies are offering — and countries are requiring— paid parental leave. Why? Because it helps them boost employee engagement and recruit top talent. Unum's latest complimentary white paper, Leave By Example, can show you how your company's policies compare.
Some companies, including Nestle, are disrupting their leadership strategies to better navigate the changes occurring in their markets, Joseph Press and Thomas Goh write. Press and Goh examine Nestle's success formula then offer four ways leaders can overhaul their tactics, including tapping talent through the on-demand workforce.
While a national paid-leave policy is supported by the vast majority of Americans, that support decreases when asked how the policy should be supported, and only 12% of Americans overall think it should be paid for by the federal government, according to a recent survey. The survey also found that 62% of Americans opposed a paid-leave policy when those who won't use the benefits would be required to pay higher taxes to fund the policy.
A program in Philadelphia pairs high-school students with after-school jobs in auto body shops and former students say the connection influenced their careers long-term. The students -- about 125 so far over 25 years -- gain hands-on job experience and many are still employed in the industry years later.
Certain types of people thrive in agile teams while others struggle to stay afloat, says this McKinsey report. Recruit and train employees who focus on outcomes rather than processes, are dedicated to teamwork and are comfortable with ambiguity, the authors write.
