9 posts and columns on employers

Don’t Ask, Don’t Poke: What’s Next for House Proposal to Keep Employers From Demanding Your Facebook Password

in News on April 30 at 1:57 pm PT

Your future employers could face steep fines if they ask for your Facebook password.
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Here Come Tablets. Here Come Problems.

in Mobile on April 2 at 3:29 pm PT

Companies everywhere are adopting tablets. Forrester Research Inc. estimates that about 25 percent of computers used for work globally are tablets and smartphones, not PCs. But in the process, companies are making a lot of the same mistakes.

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When a Facebook Rant Gets You Fired

in Social on December 1, 2011 at 3:16 pm PT

Workers fired or disciplined for bad-mouthing employers on social-networking sites are fighting back using a decades-old labor law — a new front in the murky battle over what workers can do and say online.

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Social Media Crackdowns Trigger Legal Fights

in News on January 20, 2011 at 12:42 pm PT

Facebook gaffes that can cause trouble in the workplace aren’t unique to drunken college students any more. As more companies–and their workers–tap into the world of blogs, Twitter and Facebook, employers are tripping over legal potholes in social media.

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Labor Board Backs Worker Who Criticized on Facebook

in News on November 9, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The National Labor Relations Board is taking a stand on employees’ rights to post negative comments about supervisors on social networking sites, alleging that a company illegally fired a worker for criticizing her boss on Facebook. The agency disclosed the complaint last week against ambulance service American Medical Response of Connecticut Inc.

HotJobs Sold to Monster in Yahoo Garage Sale

in News on February 3, 2010 at 1:43 pm PT

Apparently, Yahoo’s efforts to sell off some of its noncore properties are going quite a bit better than previously thought. Moments ago, the company said it will sell Yahoo HotJobs to Monster Worldwide, proprietor of rival online career site Monster.com. Price: $225 million in cash.
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April’s Job Loss Report Less of a Train Wreck Than March’s

in News on May 6, 2009 at 7:11 am PT

The number of job cuts made during April was the lowest since October. That’s the latest from outplacement services provider Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which said today that “planned workforce reductions” in April were 132,590–12 percent fewer than the more than 150,000 recorded in March. Great news, right? Until you realize that the “planned reductions” to which the company refers were up 47 percent from a year earlier and are still at recession levels.
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Econalypto: A Rightsizing Roundup

in News on January 27, 2009 at 5:24 am PT

With IBM quietly contributing another 2,800 or so employees to the next Bureau of Labor Statistics Unemployment report, this seems like a fine time to pay respects to those who’ve gone before them. And there are many. In the past six months, thousands of workers have been right-sized and offboarded. Rebalanced and rationalized. “Smartsized.” Sacked. A quick scan of the carnage.