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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by pseudalopex on Saturday December 05, 2020 @06:52AM (#25313869)
The effective date of a resignation is when the employee is officially no longer employed. Not when they're put on gardening leave. Google doesn't pay people past the effective date normally.
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by bartread on Saturday December 05, 2020 @07:03AM (#25313932)
Thank you. That's helpful to know and clearly illustrates the difference in practice across different countries (they wouldn't be able to do that in the UK unless it was a firing).
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by pseudalopex on Saturday December 05, 2020 @07:22AM (#25314013)
I think the difference is more phrasing than practice. Both countries require paying employees for the notice period when they resign. That's why people are saying she was fired.
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