Google could have avoided this huge embarrassment if they had only googled to find out what lay ahead. (Illustration by C Sasikumar) Consider this: An external advisory council, the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) — essentially an ethics council to guide new technologies — set up by Google in the last ... Read More »
A number of studies have pointed to the potential benefits of workplace wellness programmes — from increased gym use to decreased health-care spending. But what wasn’t clear was whether wellness programs are really making people healthier, or whether healthier people are more likely to enroll in them. A new study suggests it’s the latter. ... Read More »
The connectivity today’s technology offers means you can connect with your team anytime and anywhere. But remeber your emplotees need off time too and a new regulation in New York City may see they can get it. New York City Council member Rafael Espinal has proposed a bill to protect employees from ... Read More »
Penny Kim, a marketing professional with a short one-month career at a Silicon Valley startup, shared a detailed account of one of the ugliest startup stories we’ve ever heard. Her tale started with a job offer in July of $135,000 a year plus equity, a $10,000 signing bonus for relocation ... Read More »
India’s largest taxi aggregator, Ola, has shut down itsTaxiForSure (TFS) business and has laid off 700 employees in the process, as it looks to consolidate its presence and reduce cash burn to fend off an attack from Uber. Ola had acquired smaller rival TFS in March 2015 for $200 ... Read More »
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) plans to lay off 98 employees in New York between July and October, according to a filing by the bank with the state’s Department of Labor. The dismissals, which will happen between July 17 and Oct. 29, are part of a third round of layoffs ... Read More »
Mobile handsets worth about Rs 10.37 lakh were allegedly stolen from the godown of an e-commerce company by its employees in Thane, police said on Wednesday. According to a police complaint lodged by Amazon, on May 22, a total of 17 mobile handsets were stolen by five contractual employees from ... Read More »
