Five Things You Should Know This Week

Hello and welcome to another great week with FOT. Kick your Monday off right with these five must-reads:

1. Silicon Valley pros teach inmates tech sector to help them get jobs upon release: The rigorous, six-month training teaches carefully selected inmates the ins and outs of designing and launching technology firms, using local experts as volunteer instructors.

2. Dell to Move Large Numbers of Employees to Flexible and Home Work: Dell is showing other big companies that remote work is not something to be feared but should be encouraged.

3. Why Employees Love Working For Costco: Wholesale retailer Costco has the most satisfied employees, according to the 2013 Retail Report Card generated by Glassdoor.com, an online job review forum.

4. Study: Most Accept Workplace Facial Hair, But There’s A ‘Mustache Ceiling’: The American Mustache Institute (AMI), the national chapter of a global organization dedicated to battling discrimination against the mustached community, yesterday released the first major study on facial hair in the workplace since 1991.

5. How to Keep Your Business Staffed During the Holidays: With the holidays upon us and employees eager to use vacation days before yearend, many small employers are trying to keep their business adequately staffed without facing employee resentment.