Temporary Worker
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Temp staff: A security and legal nightmare?
Insight Temporary workers can threaten network security and cause legal troubles if they are not schooled in an organisation's IT policies.
Tags: Security Management, Human resources
Put security, savings on par in cloud
News "Hard" questions firms should ask cloud providers before deployment, include legal and privacy implications of data stored in other countries, says security expert.
Tags: Data security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Cloud computing, PGP Corp., Security, cost savings, Singapore, SLA, Cloud computing
Capturing value from e-procurement of services: Lessons from the real world
Insight Thoughtful businesses that have used the Internet to electronically procure materials to build their products now are doing likewise with workforce planning or services.
More job cuts at Toshiba
News A worse-than-anticipated net loss forces the company to cut an additional 3,900 temporary employees.
Tags: Layoffs, Yen, Japanese electronics company, temporary worker, executive vice president, job, Wall Street Journal, Toshiba Corp., electronics company, Layoffs
eBay lays off 1,000 employees
News Online auctioneer, soon reporting third-quarter results, also announces plans to acquire Danish classifieds specialists Den Bla Avis and BilBasen for approximately US$390 million in cash.
Tags: Layoffs, Acquisitions, eBay Inc., Workforce, non-GAAP, GAAP, earnings per share, temporary worker, online retail company, retail company
Microsoft photo prompts blogger's regret
News A long-term temporary worker says that the software giant fired him after he posted a photograph on his Web site of Macintosh G5 computers being delivered to the company's Redmond, Wash., campus.
Apple settles trade-secret lawsuit
News The "worker bee" lawsuit comes to an end as Apple reaches an agreement with a former staffer who allegedly revealed company secrets through Internet postings.
Demand for IT jobs falls in UK
News The drop in vacancies for IT and computing staff is showing up in both permanent and temporary positions, according to a report from KPMG.
Tags: Human resources, Trends, Hewlett-Packard Co., accountant, Accenture Ltd., information technology worker, business service, job loss, KPMG Consulting Inc., job
Sony posts first annual profit loss in 14 years
News The electronics giant suffers its first yearly loss in more than a decade, as it struggles with the economic downturn, PlayStation losses, and more.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Hitachi Ltd., Acer Inc., TV, Electronics, Europe, Japan, manufacturer, tax, camera
HP plans 5,700 job cuts in Europe, Mid East and Africa
News The hardware giant says thousands of employee positions will be terminated in Europe, Middle East and Africa over the next two years.
Tags: Layoffs, Hewlett-Packard Co., Spokesperson, Europe, layoff, Server, Germany, Scotland, job, revenue
Protecting your organization against ghost workers
Insight Ghost workers include former employees and contractors who are no longer on the payroll. These ghosts, however, are still able to access and use company resources, systems, and accounts. Here are strategies to address the threat.
Consider ROI, security, and management before implementing a WLAN
Insight A CIO has more to think about when it comes to wireless than how convenient it will be to walk around the office untethered.
Microsoft may have evaluated temporary workers
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Clarent lays off 10%
News The company, which builds technology that allows people to make phone calls over the Net, lays off 90 full-time workers and 20 contract or temporary workers.
Identity theft bigger concern than terrorism
News A new study shows more people in the island-state are concerned with theft of personal details than national security.
Tags: Data security, Security
