Articles associated with topic: workplace safety
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Weekend Roundup: Coronavirus Wrecks MWC, Un-Essential Phones
Last week, we discussed how the coronavirus might impact Foxconn’s iPhone production lines. This week, it’s clear that the virus continues to have a massive (and negative) impact on the tech indu… -
Weekend Roundup: Bye, BlackBerry; Coronavirus May Impact iPhone
It’s the weekend! And what a week it was: The Iowa Democratic caucuses' reliance on an iPhone and Android app produced what might turn out to be the biggest technology meltdown of the year, the c… -
Google Employee Document Details Harassment, Intimidation
A handful of Google employees have written a document detailing sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation within the search-engine giant. While the existence of this document was previous… -
Tips for Fighting Back Against Gender Discrimination in Tech
Tina Huang had finally decided that enough was enough. After being passed over repeatedly for promotion, the former software engineer sued Twitter for allegedly having a promotion process that fa… -
Women Pioneering Tech Innovation at Disney
Every woman and non-binary technologist at Disney is essential to bringing our world-class stories and immersive experiences to life. Their unique and diverse perspectives foster our culture of i…Sponsored -
Microsoft Sexual Harassment Blow-Up Casts Light on Core Tech Issue
It all started with an email chain: Dozens of women at Microsoft sharing their experiences with sexual harassment and discrimination. Now it’s grown into a major corporate issue—even as the tech… -
Retaliation Still a Huge Problem Among Tech Firms: Survey
Retaliation is a sad fact of office life. You submit a formal complaint over a colleague’s inappropriate behavior, only to find yourself the target of substantial blowback—you’re demoted, shifted… -
5 Ways Men Can Support Gender Equality in the Tech Workplace
Despite the #MeToo movement and recent outcries for equality, 85 percent of women and 62 percent of men believe gender discrimination exists in tech, according to the Dice Diversity and Inclusion… -
Fighting Back Against Harassment in the Tech Industry
Not only has sexual harassment gotten a lot of media attention this year; it’s spurred a lot of action, too. As more employers re-evaluate their HR systems and internal training, new channels for… -
Majority of Tech Pros Think Their Workplaces are Unhealthy
A majority of tech pros believe they work in an unhealthy environment, according to a new survey by Blind. Via its app, Blind asked tech pros to answer the following question either “True” or “Fa… -
Employees Push Back on Which Technology Tools They Can Use
Who makes the final decision on which tech tools end up in the workplace? Managers (including the company’s CTO) might insist that such decisions rest with them. But employees are determined to b… -
Why Training and Retaining Tech Talent Is Key to Keeping Employees Happy
Remarkably, 42% of employees who have voluntarily left their organization in the past year have reported that their manager or organization could have done something to stop them from leaving, ac…Sponsored