What it does say in the bill, however, is that there's a penalty on the employers if they do not notify employees.

All contractors must identify places where beryllium may be present and notify employees.

There is an obligation to notify employees within one month of the change of the identity of the employer.

But the executive said the company had issued an internal memorandum notifying employees that the cable systems had been sold.

The company said it would begin notifying affected employees in the next few weeks.

In Japan, owners would notify employees of salary increases through "jirei".

The company is still notifying employees whether they will be asked to move.

In addition, a separate regulation, requiring companies to notify employees clearly of pension-plan reductions, went into effect on Tuesday.

Separately, several lawmakers introduced legislation to require employers to notify employees about how e-mail, Internet use and phone calls are monitored.

Managers began notifying employees that they were "surplus" under the revamping plan.