Basecamp is the software company behind Ruby on Rails, Campfire, and HEY, among other innovations. In what has now become a somewhat controversial blog post, co-founder and CEO Jason Fried announced a ban on “societal and political discussions” on Basecamp’s internal messaging systems. “You shouldn’t have to wonder if staying …
Read More »Most US & UK businesses to REQUIRE at least some employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, poll shows
The poll, which was conducted by Arizona State University and released on Thursday, showed that 40% of businesses will require all employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, while 16% will mandate the jabs for at least some of their workers. All told, 88% of businesses will require or encourage their …
Read More »Publisher refuses to dump Mike Pence deal after protests from woke employees – despite recently canceling two OTHER books
After saying his publishing house has “experienced outrage from both sides of the political divide,” Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp wrote that the most “extreme decision” a publisher can make today is to actually publish something, rather than “cancel” it under pressure. “We come to work each day to …
Read More »FedEx to ‘re-evaluate’ policy barring phones at work after employees caught in deadly shooting were unable to call loved ones
After a gunman rampaged through a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis International Airport on Thursday night, many people had no way of knowing whether their loved ones were among the eight killed or numerous wounded, as the company does not allow employees to keep cellphones on them while they’re working. …
Read More »German grocery chain offers employees €50 voucher as Covid-19 ‘vaccination bonus’
Edeka Nord is one of the leading grocery retailers in northern Germany. The company that operates some 670 stores and employs around 4,400 people has decided to provide its workers with an additional incentive to vaccinate, as Germany struggles to contain yet another wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Any staff …
Read More »Amazon wins union battle as employees and organizers cry foul
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which Amazon’s Bessemer employees had hoped to join, has announced on Friday that it would be filing suit with the National Labor Relations Board to overturn the results of their latest unionization drive. The retail giant had “created an atmosphere of confusion, …
Read More »Not bots, comedians! Amazon reportedly recruited Twitter army of employees with ‘great sense of humor’ to defend company
The online retailer has been mocked and ridiculed for the seemingly inorganic support that it has received on social media amid claims of poor working conditions and an attempt by some employees to unionize. Thanks to leaked internal documents obtained by the Intercept, we now have a better understanding of …
Read More »Bedside Big Brother? Homeworking employees to get mandatory webcams that allow AI to catch slackers
Teleperformance, a France-based outsourcing service giant with a workforce of 380,000 sprinkled across some 34 countries, is deploying “specialist” webcams to more closely monitor its home-working employees. An AI-powered digital watcher will check up on workers, ensuring they aren’t checking their phones, surfing the web, leaving their desks, or otherwise …
Read More »Coca-Cola accused of telling employees to ‘be LESS WHITE’ in training course by critical race theory peddler DiAngelo
Organizational psychologist Karlyn Borysenko, an activist against so-called critical race theory indoctrination, said on Friday that she obtained copies of the training materials from a whistleblower at Coca-Cola who received an email from management announcing the course. The class is administered online, through the Linkedin Learning platform, and is entitled …
Read More »Biden’s Justice Department investigates ITSELF over whether any employees tried to help Trump overturn election result
The investigation, announced by Inspector General Michael Horowitz on Monday, will be limited to current or former employees of the DOJ. Horowitz said he aims to “reassure the public that an appropriate agency is investigating the allegations.” Former President Donald Trump has been accused of trying to get the DOJ …
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