An article at Forbes describes how the haredim are making inroads at Intel in Israel and how the company takes care to respect tradition.
Unexpected problems have arisen. Fraenkel says it’s a battle to give the haredim raises, since they are brought up to express modesty at all times. Employee reviews are even more complicated. “They didn’t want to do it,” says an ultra-Orthodox woman named Sari, who has risen to manager level. “There is something in Hebrew called lashon hara–that you cannot talk bad things about another person.”
Continue reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbehar/2013/07/24/bringing-israels-ultra-orthodox-into-startup-nation/
Speaking about Israel, the JPost reports, "Thirty-two of the 287 major five-year scientific grants by the European Research Council (ERC) to young scientists around the world this year were awarded to Israeli researchers, according to Prof. Shy Arkin, vice president for research and development at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem."
Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Israeli-researchers-stand-out-in-competition-for-European-grants-320976
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