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 | 184
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wants workers back in offices – but not all the new hires Industry insists it needs new blood, yet offers are being rescinded, pay rises delayed, and workers are furious On-Prem05 Oct 2022 | 7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 | 233
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 | 58
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
This always-on culture we're in is awful. How do we stop it? Oh, sorry, hold on – just had another notification Feature Turn off. Tune out. Relax Legal30 Jun 2021 | 134
Register job ads: Devs wanted in Newcastle, opportunities for penguins in Warrington Job Alert Get your CVs ready and good luck Site News25 Jun 2021 |
Do you want to become a vulture? Now's your chance to join The Register's news desk We are hiring a FOSS expert who can pick apart a cloud giant's latest API Site News21 Jun 2021 | 34
Wanted: Brexit grand fromage. £120k a year. Perks? Hmmmm… Successful applicant must 'change existing thinking', which is odd as it's all been going so well up to now Offbeat18 Jun 2021 | 107
FTC approves $61.7m settlement with Amazon for pocketing driver tips Delivery drives to get refund Personal Tech11 Jun 2021 | 44
Surprise! Developers' days ruined by interruptions and meetings, GitHub finds If you want to be happy at work, never meet more than twice a day Devops25 May 2021 | 31
Help wanted, work from anywhere ... except if you're located in Colorado Tech firms, other companies must reveal salary info in job ads if Coloradans are eligible Legal21 May 2021 | 89
Google leads Big Tech effort to ensure H-1B spouses can continue working in America Coalition of 41 organizations oppose labor rule challenge Legal14 May 2021 | 9
Guy who wrote women are 'soft, weak, cosseted, naive' lasted about a month at Apple until internal revolt Updated Ad tech engineer out after autobiography sparks protest – and what does this say about iGiant's hiring process? Personal Tech13 May 2021 | 160
Intel laid me off for being too old, engineer claims in lawsuit 'If you think age is an advantage in this job, you are mistaken' Networks30 Apr 2021 | 42
Looking for a new IT job? This week's list includes roles ranging from infosec analyst to working on embedded software for set-top boxes Job Alert Send jobs in - based anywhere in the world - and we'll publish them for free Site News30 Apr 2021 |
Salesman who helped land Veritas UK's 'largest ever' deal was lawfully docked £275k in commission, says judge You win some, then you lose some Storage26 Apr 2021 | 36
Ex IBM sales manager, fired after battling discrimination against subordinates, wins $11m lawsuit Big Blue, insisting it doesn't condone retaliation or discrimination, may appeal Off-Prem16 Apr 2021 | 30
Ex-Geeks staff lose legal bid to claw back withheld training costs from final paycheques Company acted fairly and reasonably, rules judge Legal08 Apr 2021 | 39
Tesla broke US labor law with anti-union efforts – watchdog And Elon Musk must delete 2018 tweet threatening loss of benefits for unionizing Legal26 Mar 2021 | 74