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Google should not be in business of war, say employees

ThousandsofGoogleemployeeshavesignedanopenletteraskingtheinternetgianttostopworkingonaprojectfortheUSmilitary.ProjectMaveninvolvesusingartificialintelligencetoi

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German carmaker Opel withholds agreed pay rises: Report

GermancarmakerOpelisseekingtowithholda4.3-percentpayriseagreedrecentlyinindustry-widecollectivebargainingnegotiations,themagazine"Wirtschaftswoche"reportedonWed

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IBM reportedly targeted older workers in layoffs

ProPublicaandMotherJonestodayco-publishedanexhaustivereportthatallegesIBMhasforyearsdisregardedagediscriminationlawsinanattempttopushoutemployeesover40andreplac

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IBM reportedly targeted older workers in layoffs affecting tens of thous

ProPublicaandMotherJonestodayco-publishedanexhaustivereportthatallegesIBMhasforyearsdisregardedagediscriminationlawsinanattempttopushoutemployeesover40andreplac

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South Korea to shut off computers to stop people working late

ThegovernmentinSouthKorea'scapitalisintroducinganewinitiativetoforceitsemployeestoleaveworkontime-bypoweringdownalltheircomputersat20:00onFridays.Itsaysitistryi

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Google spent about $270K to close pay gaps across race and gender

Googlesaystherearecurrentlyno“statisticallysignificant”paygapsatthecompanyacrossraceandgender.Thisisbasedonthecompany’smostrecentpayanalysis,whereitlookedatunex

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Amazon and Warren Buffett to create 'reasonable cost' healthcare company

Amazonisdivingintohealthcare,teamingupwithWarrenBuffett’sBerkshireHathawayandtheNewYorkbankJPMorgantocreateacompanythathelpstheirUSemployeesfindqualitycare“atar

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Japanese company to start paying employees in bitcoin

AJapanesecompanywillstartpayingpartofitsemployees’salariesinBitcoin,asitaimstogainbetterunderstandingofthevirtualcurrency,aspokeswomanhassaid.GMOInternet,whicho

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Japanese firms use drones to encourage overtime employees to go home

Japanhasbeenknownforlong-hourworkculturefordecades,butsomecompaniesaretryingtochangethat.ByusingofficedronesCthatplayafarewellsong,companieswanttoremindoverwork

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Federal employees stole data from Homeland Security

Threeemployeesoftheinspectorgeneral'sofficefortheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)areaccusedofstealingacomputersystemthatcontainedaround246,000employees'persona

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British union to sue on behalf of 1,800 Monarch staff

Britain'slargesttradeunionUniteannouncedonWednesdaythatitwilltakelegalactiononbehalfof1,800employeeswholosttheirjobatMonarchAirlines.Monarchdeclaredbankruptcyon

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Australia's Catholic church warns employees on gay marriage

OneofAustralia'stopCatholicshaswarnedthechurch'sthousandsofemployeesitwillonlytoleratetraditionalviewsonmarriage,asthecountrypreparesforavoteonwhethergaycouples

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Ericsson could shed 25,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive: report

MobiletelecomgearmakerEricssonmaylayoffaround25,000employeesoutsideSwedenaspartofitssavingsprogram,SwedishdailySvenskaDagbladetreportedonThursday,citingunidenti

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Google CEO cancels internal meeting Town Hall on gender issues

GoogleCEOSundarPichaiwasexpectedtoholdanall-handsmeetingthisafternooninlightofnow-formerGoogleengineerJamesDamore’spostaboutdifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Shortl

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai cancels internal meeting on gender issues

GoogleCEOSundarPichaiwasexpectedtoholdanall-handsmeetingthisafternooninlightofnow-formerGoogleengineerJamesDamore’spostaboutdifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Shortl

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Google cancels diversity debate Town Hall

GoogleThursdaycanceledaTownHallintendedtoairviewpointsondiversity,sexismandfreespeech,citingworkersafetyconcerns."We'llfindabetterwaytohelpouremployeesconnectan

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Microsoft reportedly to cut thousands of job, most outside U.S.

American software giant Microsoft Corporation reportedly began Thursday sending layoff notices to employees, probably thousands of them involved in sales and marketing operations.