EmployeeRecyclerViewAdapter.java

public class CustomRecyclerViewAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<CustomRecyclerViewAdapter.ViewHolder> {

  ...
       public void updateEmployeeListItems(List<Employee> employees) {
        final EmployeeDiffCallback diffCallback = new EmployeeDiffCallback(this.mEmployees, employees);
        final DiffUtil.DiffResult diffResult = DiffUtil.calculateDiff(diffCallback);

        this.mEmployees.clear();
        this.mEmployees.addAll(employees);
        diffResult.dispatchUpdatesTo(this);
    }
}