Letting staff go? Make sure IT knows about it
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law
Companies have a lot to think about during staff cutbacks. One important item that’s often overlooked: Read more
IT workers tired of food-related PC mishaps
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views
Does your company have a lot of employees who eat lunch at their desks? If so, the folks in IT might not be too happy about it. Read more
IT hiring takes a nosedive
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views
IT workers, once believed to be immune from the economic downturn and its job losses, will join the rest of the labor force facing cutbacks in 2009. Read more
$1.8 million lesson about IT employee classifications
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law
The rules on which employees are exempt from overtime may be complicated, but a recent court ruling highlights one simple fact: Read more
Former inmate caught breaking into prison’s IT system
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law
Many companies run background checks while hiring to keep convicted criminals away from sensitive corporate data. Here’s a case where that strategy wouldn’t have worked. Read more
IT pros are feeling the stress
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views
Like those in many departments, IT workers are currently doing more work with fewer resources and shrinking budgets. But are they still happy with their jobs? Read more
Was tech fired due to bias, or his own behavior?
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law
There are times when employees just can’t get along. What happens when one of them says it’s because his co-workers are biased against him? Read more
IT staff reductions: A minefield of age bias claims?
Filed under: IT staffing, Security and law, Special Report
Managers in every department must be careful about age discrimination. But the issue is especially potent in IT, where skill sets change constantly and older employees who don’t quickly adapt may feel they’re seen as “obsolete.” Read more
Fired IT manager takes revenge on company’s e-mail system
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law
A former IT manager will spend a year in jail after hacking into the e-mail sever of the company that fired him. Read more
Computer pros: The next OT minefield?
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law
Of all the confusion over the FLSA’s overtime rules, there’s one part of the law that’s especially problematic for a lot of companies: Read more
