IBM shifts remaining US-based AIX dev jobs to India – source
Around 80 positions moved to another continent, Big Blue stays silent
OSes12 Jan 2023 | 34
Employment
FTC floats rule to ban imposed non-compete agreements in US
Miscreants would face the wrath of Khan
Legal06 Jan 2023 | 15
Citizen Coder? Happiness Concierge? Here come 2023's business cards
Opinion A pose by any other name would pay as sweet
Personal Tech03 Jan 2023 | 66
Apple 'created decoy labor group' to derail unionization
You're holding your staff meetings the wrong way
Personal Tech16 Dec 2022 | 35
IT recruiter settles claims it snubbed American workers
It's a Jersey thing, and the $26,000 can be filed under business expenses
On-Prem15 Dec 2022 | 16
Industrial robots in China push people out of jobs, slash wages
Exposed to 'droids? Symptoms may include indifference, unemployment, lower pay, along with a bit of depopulation
Science06 Dec 2022 | 14
NARROWER TOPICS
Intel offers Irish staff a three-month break from being paid
Chipmaker confirms 'voluntary time-off programs' part of push to reduce costs
Systems02 Dec 2022 | 54
IBM manager sues for $5m claiming postnatal demotion
Congratulations on the twins! By the way, our discrimination laws are 'subject to interpretation'
On-Prem21 Nov 2022 | 15
Security firms hijack New York trees to monitor private workforce
Employee management tech raises eyebrows in the Big Apple
Security17 Nov 2022 | 57
After 47 years, Microsoft issues first sexual harassment and gender report
Faint praise: Windows giant tries to follow best practices and wants to improve
Legal16 Nov 2022 | 4
Chinese employers sought a million hard core AI techies in five years
Pay is middling, hours are long, but millions of jobs are out there
AI + ML08 Nov 2022 | 2
You're Shipt outta luck: App sued for treating delivery workers as contractors
'No, no, they're shoppers, not employees' ain't gonna fly with DC AG
Personal Tech27 Oct 2022 | 47
IBM withholds healthcare subsidies from some retirees
Former staff describe threat as a 'heist' and 'outright attack' on pension scheme
Systems21 Oct 2022 | 38
IBM Consulting orders staff back to the office for at least three days a week
Exclusive And would you believe it, employees are not thrilled
On-Prem19 Oct 2022 | 20
Uber, Lyft stock decimated as US aims to classify gig workers as staff
About to get a lot trickier to justify contractor status for app-hired folks
Personal Tech11 Oct 2022 | 73
Business can't make staff submit to video surveillance, says court
Chetu ordered to pay restitution for employee's unlawful termination
Personal Tech10 Oct 2022 | 76
People are coming out of retirement due to cost-of-living crisis
The Great Unresignation as inflation forces hordes of retirees back into work
On-Prem07 Oct 2022 | 185
India's IT services sector wants workers back in offices – but not all the new hires
Industry insists it needs new blood, yet offers are being rescinded, pay rises delayed, and workers are furious
On-Prem05 Oct 2022 | 7
IBM battles to settle yet more age discrimination claims
While accused of already breaking terms of an earlier deal
On-Prem04 Oct 2022 | 4
Apple exec sues over 'ageist' removal of $800k stock bonus
IP director claims he was skipped over for merit-based retention bonus because of the retention part
Legal29 Sep 2022 | 26
Soaring costs, inflation nurturing generation of 'quiet quitters' among under-30s
My friends say I should act my wage. What's my wage again?
Offbeat27 Sep 2022 | 164
Billionaire CEO tells Googlers 'we shouldn’t always equate fun with money'
Updated A day in the G is like a day on the farm. Every meal a banquet. Every code checkout a parade. I love the G
Bootnotes23 Sep 2022 | 42
Stand back, the FTC is here to police gig work
If only the US government had, like, a Dept of Labor or something
Personal Tech16 Sep 2022 | 18
California passes bill requiring salary ranges on job listings
Legislation also aims to tackle wage gaps around gender, race, and ethnicity
Legal06 Sep 2022 | 64
Infosys reduces employee bonuses after execs promised better profit margins
Cost control measures seem to hit CFO too – he's re-used quotes about cuts
On-Prem24 Aug 2022 | 16
As Black Hat kicks off, the US government is getting the message on hiring security talent
Black Hat Video Katie Moussouris tells it like it is
Security10 Aug 2022 | 11
Bad news, older tech workers: Job advert language works against you
And there's a study now to prove it – science!
Bootnotes02 Aug 2022 | 228
IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs' emails
Just days after being ordered to provide messages, Big Blue opts out of public trial
Legal27 Jun 2022 | 47
IBM ordered to hand over ex-CEO emails plotting cuts in older workers
Updated Infamous 'Dinobabies' memo comes back to haunt Big Blue again
On-Prem13 Jun 2022 | 74
AI-driven HR startup snapped up as companies fight to retain employees
Remember when ServiceNow said 'no acquisitions? Someone should tell Hitch Works
SaaS06 Jun 2022 | 5
Elon Musk orders Tesla execs back to the office
Bosses can always work from home – after they've done a minimum of 40 hours a week on site
Bootnotes01 Jun 2022 | 156
TomTom to chop 10% of workforce, blames automation tech
Improvements in mapmaking platform to cost 500 employees their future at geolocation tech provider
Applications01 Jun 2022 | 40
IT staffing, recruitment biz settles claims it discriminated against Americans
Foreign workers favored over US residents because that's what clients wanted, allegedly
Legal19 May 2022 | 22
Uber, Meta to reduce hiring as stocks slide
Is winter coming already for the US tech sector?
Personal Tech10 May 2022 | 15
Shareholders turn the screws on IBM and its gag orders
In wake of dinobaby-gate, investors not happy with NDAs hushing up claims of harassment, discrimination
Legal05 May 2022 | 31
Apple's return-to-office plan savaged by staff
Why make us commute all the way into buildings where we're not allowed to talk to each other anyway, workers ask
On-Prem03 May 2022 | 74
Airbnb will let staff work from anywhere without a pay cut
Will they WF-other people's-H?
Off-Prem29 Apr 2022 | 15
Amazon internal chat app that censored talk of unions and ethics may 'never launch at all'
Filter list reportedly would block 'living wage,' 'pay rises,' 'restroom,' etc
Applications05 Apr 2022 | 41
Axed data scientist sues IBM claiming he was discriminated against as a man
Says he wasn't given leave options available to women colleagues
Legal28 Mar 2022 | 23
HP finance manager went on $5m personal spending spree with company card
Tesla, Porche, jewelry, bags, purses... not quite enough for ink, though
Security24 Mar 2022 | 47
Sealed, confidential IBM files in age-discrimination case now public to all
Big Blue efforts to protect sensitive docs thwarted by mass of litigants
On-Prem24 Mar 2022 | 79
HCL stands by legality of its bonus clawback scheme
Indian services giant says taking back cash did not violate employment laws – union begs to differ
Legal21 Mar 2022 | 2
Midwest tornado destroys Amazon warehouse, killing six after worker 'told not to leave'
Updated More than eighty feared dead across multiple US states hit by super storms
On-Prem13 Dec 2021 | 44
IBM researcher suing for age discrimination blames CEO Arvind Krishna for his ousting
Analysis Attorney for aggrieved scientist urges judge to let the evidence be presented
On-Prem22 Nov 2021 | 36
Red Hat forced to hire cheaper, less senior engineers amid budget freeze
Exclusive Email tells bosses to down-level open positions to control costs
OSes05 Nov 2021 | 61
Facebook fined £50m in UK for 'conscious' refusal to report info and 'deliberate failure to comply' during Giphy acquisition probe
Updated That rebrand can't come soon enough
Legal20 Oct 2021 | 41
IBM US staff must be fully vaccinated by December – or go back to bed without pay
And that's regardless of whether they work from home or are in the office
On-Prem07 Oct 2021 | 136
California Governor signs bill protecting warehouse workers from unsafe quotas
AB 701 takes aim at Amazon and other warehouse operators that prioritize productivity over health
Legal23 Sep 2021 | 14
Square-shaped hole in workers' wallets after payment system fails at peak tip time
Unexplained service issue blamed after customers unable to leave gratuities electronically
Personal Tech23 Sep 2021 | 17
Stressed-out IT workers, software devs – we're not being funny but have you tried rebooting your breathing?
Forget productivity, find a way to unplug and recover
Devops17 Sep 2021 | 27
Amazon to cover 100%* of college* tuition* for hourly employees* in the US
* Terms and conditions apply. See in store for caveats. No purchase necessary
Offbeat09 Sep 2021 | 30
Talent shortage? Maybe it's your automated hiring system, lack of investment in training
Harvard-Accenture study suggests opening up to 'hidden workers'
Legal08 Sep 2021 | 66
Amazon Game Studios to its own devs: All your codebase doesn't belong to us
Analysis E-goliath's subsidiary drops 'draconian' contract terms that absorbed personal work, demanded license rights
Applications13 Aug 2021 | 18
Alibaba fires manager accused of sexually assaulting colleague
Chinese netizens and State media unleash as it emerges web giant lacks formal sexual harassment policy
Legal09 Aug 2021 | 31
Blizzard president, HR chief exit games giant in wake of sexual harassment uproar
Lawsuit, employee walkout elicit reform promises from Diablo goliath
Personal Tech03 Aug 2021 | 22
Time for a 'great experiment' says Cisco as it lets team leaders set place of work
Fewer than one-in-four staff want to be in the office for more than three days a week
Networks29 Jul 2021 | 4
I'm feeling lucky: Google, Facebook say workers must be vaccinated before they return to offices
Updated As web search giant stalls end to work-from-home to mid-October
On-Prem29 Jul 2021 | 144
What is your greatest weakness? The definitive list of the many kinds of interviewer you will meet in Hell
Feature You don't mind if we record this, do you?
Offbeat26 Jul 2021 | 258
Activision Blizzard accused by California watchdog of fostering 'frat boy' culture, fatally toxic atmosphere
Games giant pushes back on claims of poor pay, harassment, and more in discrimination lawsuit
Personal Tech23 Jul 2021 | 21
Survey of astronomers and geophysicists shines a light on 'bleak' systemic bullying
'We need to hold each other to account when we're talking through these issues'
Science22 Jul 2021 | 57
That time a startup tried to hire me just to push clients' products in job interviews
Veteran technologist Terence Eden recalls upstart's solicitation for shills
Bootnotes10 Jul 2021 | 57
Age discrimination case against IBM leaks emails, docs via bad redaction
Documents detail exec worried that failure to transfer some laid-off workers 'will blow a hole in our rhetoric'
Software06 Jul 2021 | 56
Biting the hand that feeds IT
