The workplace has become a surveillance state
Cracked Labs report explores the use of motion sensors and wireless networking kit to monitor offices
CxO27 Nov 2024 | 70
Employment
AI hiring bias? Men with Anglo-Saxon names score lower in tech interviews
Study suggests hiding every Tom, Dick, and Harry's personal info from HR bots
AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 135
Intel: Our finances are in the toilet, we're laying off 15K, but the free coffee is back!
Now that's a brew-haha
Bootnotes09 Nov 2024 | 98
Robots crush career opportunities for low-skilled workers
They also boost support for populist politicians, study finds
Offbeat08 Nov 2024 | 91
Another official four-day week pilot kicks off in the UK
Nation's favorite cloud-slinger, AWS, unlikely to be taking part
Offbeat07 Nov 2024 | 35
Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast off
Firefox overlord to 'revisit' advocacy mission
Applications06 Nov 2024 | 88
NARROWER TOPICS
Grindr used RTO to screw union, labor watchdog claims
Back-to-office order forced dating app staff to swipe left
On-Prem05 Nov 2024 | 16
Worker surveillance must comply with credit reporting rules
US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau demands transparency, accountability from sellers of employee metrics
Security26 Oct 2024 | 18
Why send a message when you can get your Zoom digital video clone to read the script?
We're sure colleagues will find your lookalike, soundalike avatar's missive very warm and human
AI + ML11 Oct 2024 | 29
159 Automattic staff take severance offer and walk out over WP Engine feud
WordPress supremo Mullenweg channels Churchill: Never let a good crisis go to waste
Software04 Oct 2024 | 39
Average North American CISO pay now $565K, mainly thanks to one weird trick
Best way to boost your package is to leave, or pretend to
Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2024 | 12
Kyndryl follows in IBM's footsteps with rolling layoffs likely affecting thousands
Special report Underutilized staff get sent to the 'bench' – and seldom return
On-Prem01 Oct 2024 | 39
Now Dell salespeople must be onsite five days a week
Return-to-office mandate reaches inevitable conclusion
CxO26 Sep 2024 | 119
91% of polled Amazon staff unhappy with return-to-office, 3-in-4 want to jump ship
'Decisions like the one from Jassy are a big reason why I don’t want kids'
On-Prem25 Sep 2024 | 109
As IBM pushes for more automation, its AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff
So say our sources, who warn job cuts, outsourcing risk depriving biz of seasoned technical talent
Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 53
IBM quietly axing thousands of jobs, source says
We did warn you, Big Blue tells The Reg, as Cisco also cuts staff as promised
Off-Prem18 Sep 2024 | 69
Samsung faces strikes in India, amid reports of global layoffs
Union alleges work conditions are like solitary confinement and violence is common at Tamil Nadu plant
Legal12 Sep 2024 | 1
Mind the talent gap: Infosec vacancies abound, but hiring is flat
ISC2 argues security training needs to steer toward what hiring managers want
Security11 Sep 2024 | 8
What do Uber drivers make of Waymo? 'We are cooked'
Feature Robotaxis, low pay may be end of the road for app cabbies in San Francisco
AI + ML07 Sep 2024 | 159
AI-pushing Adobe says AI-shy office workers will love AI if it saves them time
knowledge workers, overwhelmed by knowledge tasks? We know what you need
AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 32
Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
Cracked Labs examines how workplace surveillance turns workers into suspects
Security27 Aug 2024 | 68
Infosys CEO promises jobs to 2,000 graduate recruits it has kept on hold for two years
But they have to show up for unpaid training, or lose their jobs-in-waiting
On-Prem27 Aug 2024 | 18
Samsung labor union orders members back to work and a 'tactical transition' to ongoing action
Actions haven't stopped Chaebol from commencing mass production of new mobile memory
On-Prem06 Aug 2024 | 1
IBM Canada can't duck channel exec's systematic age discrimination claim
'They actually replaced me with a younger employee'
Channel04 Aug 2024 | 34
Microsoft Dynamics 365 called out for 'worker surveillance'
Insight Redmond disputes some claims made in Cracked Labs probe
SaaS31 Jul 2024 | 36
Study shock! AI hinders productivity and makes working worse
Management drank the Kool Aid but staff can't cope with new demands
AI + ML26 Jul 2024 | 81
Algorithmic wage discrimination: Not just for gig workers
Interview What's in the box! No seriously, what's in there that sets our wages
AI + ML06 Jul 2024 | 19
Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit
Steve Teixeira, said to be CEO-in-waiting, now sues Firefox maker for discrimination, retaliation
Applications24 Jun 2024 | 91
Wells Fargo fires employees accused of faking keyboard activity to pretend to work
Homer Simpson was ahead of his time
CxO13 Jun 2024 | 121
More layoffs at Microsoft: What's really going on here?
Analysis We had a record quarter, so sorry to see you go
On-Prem04 Jun 2024 | 69
'Building AI co-workers going to be largest opportunity of tech in our lifetime'
Or so this Thomson Reuters bot boss claims
AI + ML04 Jun 2024 | 32
IBM spin-off Kyndryl accused of discriminating on basis of age, race, disability
Exclusive Five current and former employees file formal charges with US employment watchdog
CSO30 May 2024 | 18
MIT professor hoses down predictions AI will put a rocket under the economy
It's easier to foresee growing inequality than surging growth
AI + ML29 May 2024 | 38
Dell to color-code staff based on how hybrid they really are in RTO push
Exclusive Sources slam aggressive 'back to school' grading system as HR vows to track VPN use, badge swipes
On-Prem08 May 2024 | 81
Management company settles for $18.4M after nuclear weapons plant staff fudged their timesheets
The firm 'fessed up to staff misconduct and avoided criminal liability
CSO24 Apr 2024 | 10
Misconfigured cloud server leaked clues of North Korean animation scam
Outsourcers outsourced work for the BBC, Amazon, and HBO Max to the hermit kingdom
Cyber-crime23 Apr 2024 | 17
IBM accused of cheating its own executive assistants out of overtime pay
Big Blue bosses retaliate against those seeking overtime, lawsuit claims
On-Prem18 Apr 2024 | 31
H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid efforts to crack down on abuse
In depth It's the gold ticket favored by foreign techies – and IT giants suspected of gaming the system
Public Sector09 Apr 2024 | 48
Industrial robots make people feel worse about jobs and themselves
Study finds workers' sense of meaningfulness and autonomy declines with automation
Science07 Apr 2024 | 18
Tough luck, bosses, AI is coming for your job, too
Algorithms as PHBs – who wouldn't want that?
AI + ML05 Apr 2024 | 38
Uber Eats to rid itself of pesky human drivers with food delivery by robo Waymo
First they came for the taxis and I did nothing because I was not a taxi driver
Personal Tech03 Apr 2024 | 40
AI and wearables are scaring the wellbeing out of workers
We thought everyone was thrilled about being spied on and having their jobs taken by bots
AI + ML14 Mar 2024 | 21
Staff say Dell's return to office mandate is a stealth layoff, especially for women
Exclusive Employees feel frustrated by lack of communication and bosses' inability to tell them which offices are open
CxO20 Feb 2024 | 182
AI won't take our jobs and it might even save the middle class
MIT economist argues ML can moderate the inequalities of the Information Age
AI + ML14 Feb 2024 | 32
Dell said to be preparing broad Return To Office order this Monday
Exclusive Remote work option will still be offered – but at the cost of career advancement
CxO03 Feb 2024 | 105
IBM Consulting is done playing around, orders immediate return to office
Executives told comply or say goodbye
On-Prem18 Jan 2024 | 40
IBM overhauls rewards program for staff inventions, wipes away cash points
Exclusive Big Blue staffers aren't pleased to lose out on potential bonuses
On-Prem17 Jan 2024 | 60
Trump-era rules reversed on treating gig workers as contractors
$ gig revert HEAD && gig commit -e 'Biden was here'
Personal Tech10 Jan 2024 | 79
Europe inches closer to insisting gig workers are treated as employees
If it looks like a job, and is supervised like a job, it'll be classified as a job
Personal Tech14 Dec 2023 | 170
'Return to Office' declared dead
Remote work is here to stay despite in-person mandates, this economist says
On-Prem03 Dec 2023 | 248
Ex-IBM sales veteran sues for access to health benefits
Complaint alleges age discrimination harms certain retirees
On-Prem19 Nov 2023 | 24
HP sued over use of forfeited 401(k) retirement contributions
If IT giant loses this lawsuit, it might just upset every plan in America
On-Prem16 Nov 2023 | 46
WeBroke WeWork, WePromise WeFix it: How subleasing giant hopes to survive bankruptcy
Coworking gambit divided office space – and got conquered
On-Prem07 Nov 2023 | 27
Former IBM Canada worker wins six-figure payout for wrongful dismissal
Worked 38 years and was stiffed at the end, tells El Reg age was a probably factor
On-Prem25 Oct 2023 | 40
Apple pays $500K to make sales bods' complaint about wage theft go away
About four minutes of quarterly profit, and it's settled
Personal Tech06 Oct 2023 | 6
Supreme Court doesn't want to hear union's beef about STEM grad work visas
End of the road for those hoping to cut 3-year permit back down to 12 months
CxO03 Oct 2023 | 7
California governor vetoes bill requiring human drivers in robo trucks
Route 404: Human driver requirement not found
AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 60
Now IBM sued for age discrim by its own HR veterans
Staff with short 'runways' told to take off amid shift to corporate chatbots, it's claimed
On-Prem21 Sep 2023 | 63
AI to replace 2.4 million jobs in the US by 2030, many fewer than other forms of automation
It's not all bad news. Poets are safe. And machines will take some jobs no human wants
AI + ML06 Sep 2023 | 37
Generative AI won't steal your job, just change it, says UN
Unless you're a woman in a clerical position, in which case your role might never come into existence
AI + ML23 Aug 2023 | 15
Official science: People do less, make more mistakes on Friday afternoons
Why 'dont deploy on Frday' is a thnng
Bootnotes04 Aug 2023 | 63
Tech execs turn to drink and drugs as job losses mount
34% of those surveyed are on stimulants including amphetamines
Sysadmin Month11 Jul 2023 | 32
Biting the hand that feeds IT
