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Abused IT workers ready to quit

Abused IT workers ready to quit

A quarter of IT staff in small and medium-sized businesses have suffered verbal or physical abuse at work, and many are looking for careers elsewhere, according to new research from IT support firm Connect.
Phil Muncaster Jan 9 2009 12:53PM Training & Development
Palestine promoted as outsourcing destination

Palestine promoted as outsourcing destination

UK trade body Intellect held an event on Tuesday at Yahoo's London offices to discuss how companies can be encouraged to offshore their services to Palestine.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 19 2008 6:18AM Training & Development
Australia needs ICT people – 9,000 to be precise

Australia needs ICT people – 9,000 to be precise

.NET, Java, SAP and Cisco skills are high on Aussie employer wishlists, according to a new skills index developed by KPMG Econtech.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2008 12:37PM Training & Development
Many IT staff will work harder for less

Many IT staff will work harder for less

A survey of over 600 IT staff in New York, London and Amsterdam has shown that over half are concerned about losing their jobs and over a third would be prepared to work longer hours with a 25 per cent pay cut if they could keep their jobs.
Iain Thomson Dec 2 2008 2:37PM Training & Development
SMEs urged to manage staff internet use

SMEs urged to manage staff internet use

Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are ignoring policies to manage non-essential, personal use of the internet at work as they move toward hosted and cloud computing applications.
Dec 1 2008 2:45PM Training & Development
Mini-feature: Guns for hire

Mini-feature: Guns for hire

Riding in, with little fanfare, and on a mission to clean up the town, the interim chief information officer (CIO) is an unlikely hero of modern companies. In fact, it is a role that many senior managers misunderstand, and one that many insiders distrust.
David Neal Dec 1 2008 6:37AM Training & Development
PHP programming jobs in high demand

PHP programming jobs in high demand

Online job site oDesk is reporting that demand for PHP programmers is growing strongly and wages are rising fast.
Iain Thomson Nov 19 2008 2:43PM Training & Development
Infrastructure funding to drive IT jobs

Infrastructure funding to drive IT jobs

It could be February or March next year before the Canberra job market recovers from the Gershon Review, but it will likely be on the back of resurgent spending on large infrastructure projects, according to one of Australia’s largest IT recruiters.
Ry Crozier Nov 18 2008 3:07PM Training & Development
Sun Microsystems to lay off 6000 staff

Sun Microsystems to lay off 6000 staff

Server system seller Sun Microsystems has admitted massive restructuring is underway and that some 6,000 of its employees will be laid off.
Sylvie Barak Nov 15 2008 10:23AM Training & Development
Dell seeks new CTO

Dell seeks new CTO

Dell’s chief technology officer Kevin Kettler has announced that he is leaving the company in January.
Iain Thomson Nov 14 2008 3:18PM Training & Development
Five hundred AMD employees axed

Five hundred AMD employees axed

AMD has cut 500 jobs in a world-wide cull.
INQUIRER Staff Nov 6 2008 3:02PM Training & Development
Google denies hiring freeze

Google denies hiring freeze

Google has denied an unofficial hiring freeze after a report by CNBC claimed the firm’s execs were told last month not to hire any new bodies and to fill all vacancies with internal candidates.
Sylvie Barak Nov 6 2008 3:02PM Training & Development
Pay rises may take a dive

Pay rises may take a dive

Merit pay increases for next year may be as much as 25 percent less than previously thought as the economic crisis starts to bite, according to data released today.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2008 1:11PM Training & Development
Social networking good for business

Social networking good for business

A new report by the think tank Demos has concluded that staff should be encouraged to use social networking sites as part of their daily activities.
Iain Thomson Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Training & Development
Future is rank for 3,000 Xerox employees

Future is rank for 3,000 Xerox employees

Tech giant Xerox is the latest company to announce large-scale redundancies and blame it on the current economic turmoil.
Stewart Meagher Oct 27 2008 6:49AM Training & Development
Boss uses Facebook to catch skiving worker

Boss uses Facebook to catch skiving worker

An Australian call centre employee has been caught malingering after his boss checked his Facebook status.
Iain Thomson Oct 25 2008 1:30PM Training & Development
Sun 'terrible' place to work

Sun 'terrible' place to work

David Axmark, co-founder of MySQL, has quit Sun allegedly because the place is too big.
Nick Farrell Oct 10 2008 7:30AM Training & Development
Telstra gives $400,000 to employee's charities

Telstra gives $400,000 to employee's charities

Telstra has given its employees the chance to donate to their favourite charities and community organisations as part of a $400,000 grants scheme.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008 3:08PM Training & Development
Poor IT performance surprises job market survey

Poor IT performance surprises job market survey

Advertisements for IT jobs have fallen 19 percent during the past twelve months, signalling the beginning of a buyers market for jobs in Australia, the Olivier Job Index claims.
Liz Tay Oct 8 2008 1:53PM Training & Development
eBay cuts Australian jobs as part of global downsizing

eBay cuts Australian jobs as part of global downsizing

eBay Australia has cut 18 jobs as part of plans to reduce its workforce by 10 per cent, which will see over 1000 people out of work.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2008 12:22PM Training & Development

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