For some reason, many employees are surprised when inappropriate content they put on the Web is read by their boss. A few even go as far as suing the company once they’re disciplined or fired because of it.
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Tags: First Amendment, Myspace, social networking, teacher
So you thought this dark cloud called the recession of ‘08 might not have a silver lining, eh? Think again.
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Tags: e-discovery, e-mail, instant messages, litigation, prevention, text messages
When your company’s IT department lets someone go, are they leaving the organization open to sabotage?
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Tags: ex-employee, IT staff, sabotage
The Department of Labor is targeting wage and hour violations involving H-1B visa holders, many of whom work in IT.
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Tags: department of labor, HIB, IT
Now’s a good time to caution supervisors and HR about being too quick to classify IT networking staffers as exempt from overtime under the FLSA.
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Tags: Apple, classify, lawsuit, networking, staff
The economic slump’s spreading around the globe and should result in some savings if your IT shop is one that is looking to outsource IT functions to places like India.
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Tags: contracts, downturn, Economy, India, obama, outsourcing
Now here’s an operation that’s sure to slaughter worker morale: The Connecticut-based drug behemoth Pfizer is reported to be making its IT workers train their replacements from an Indian outsourcing firm.
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The costs of litigation are high, even if you win. If you lose, the problem is even worse.
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Tags: discrimination, hiring, IT workers, litigation
There’s some worrying news about IT workers, and their bosses are starting to raise a red flag about it: Techs are having to do more with less and the stress on them is building.
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Tags: advances, burnout, IT workers, office politics, stress
