Facebook parent delays office reopening and mandates all returning staff to provide proof of receiving Covid-19 booster vaccinations, amid Omicron surge
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Apple Chief Tim Cook Sees Pay Swell To $100m In 2021
Apple chief executive Tim Cook sees pay rise to nearly $100m in 2021, from $14.8m the previous year, or 1,447 times that of average Apple employee
Alphabet Senior Management Awarded Stock Options, Salary Rises
Senior management at Google parent Alphabet have been awarded huge pay rises and generous stock options, regulatory filings show
Apple Pays $180,000 Bonus To Halt Staff Defections – Report
Staff retention. Apple is reportedly issuing a rare $180,000 bonus to select number of engineers to stave off defections to Facebook parent Meta
Amazon Staten Island Workers Refile Union Vote Request
Here we go again. Group of Amazon workers in New York called the 'Amazon Labor Union' file request for vote on trade union
Elon Musk Warns Of Overtaxation in California
Tesla CEO says he has sold 'enough stock' and slams California for 'overtaxation' and 'overegulation' and 'overlitigation'
Apple Delays Staff Return To Offices Indefinitely
Amid rapid spread of Covid-19 Omicron variant, Apple has delayed the return of its corporate staff to the office indefinitely
Meta To Allow Staff To Defer Office Return Until June 2022
Facebook offices to fully reopen on 31 January 2022, but worried staffers will have option to delay office return by three to five months
NY AG Seeks Overseer For Amazon Worker Safety
New York's attorney general asks US judge to appoint someone who will oversee worker safety at Amazon, and to force it to rehire fired worker
Amazon’s Alabama Warehouse To Vote Again On Trade Union
Not the right outcome? Workers and staff at Amazon fulfilment centre in Bessemer, Alabama to vote again whether it should unionise
Amazon Fined $500,000 Over Covid Notification Mistakes
California forces Amazon to pay $500,000, alleging it failed to “adequately notify” workers and health authorities about new Covid-19 cases
Tim Cook Says No Plans To Accept Crypto Payments
Cryptocurrency owner Tim Cook says there are no immediate plans to accept cryptocurrencies as payment, and discusses Apple Car, China operations
Elon Musk Sells $5bn Of Tesla Stock After Twitter Poll
One of the world's richest men, Elon Musk, has sold 3 percent of his stake in Tesla, just days after holding a Twitter poll
Twitter Backs Elon Musk Selling 10 Percent Of Tesla
What SEC scrutiny? Elon Musk asks Twitter users whether he should sell 10 percent of Tesla, and majority back share sell-off poll
Barclays Touts State-Of-The-Art Campus In Glasgow
As it seeks to attract top tech talent and continue the growth of its workforce in the city, Barclays opens new campus in Tradeston, Glasgow
Amazon Sued By Workers Over Lengthy Covid Screening Times
Workers at Colorado warehouses allege they have to wait up to an hour of their own time, in order to be screened for Covid, before they can clock in
Amazon Settles Lawsuit With Two Fired Staffers
Undisclosed lawsuit settlement reached with two former Amazon employees, who alleged they were fired over their 'workplace activism'
Majority Of El Salvadorans Reject Bitcoin Law – Poll
Not a good sign. 70 percent of the population of El Salvador oppose Bitcoin law, as 7 September implementation draws near
Google Delays Office Return Until 10 January 2022
Search engine giant Google, joins Amazon, Facebook and Apple in delaying staff return to offices and campuses, citing Coronavirus 'uncertainity'
Tim Cook Lands $750m Bonanza In Share Award
CEO Tim Cook is awarded more than three quarters of a billion dollars in Apple shares after ten years in charge of the iPhone giant
South Korea Moves To Curb In-App Purchase Charges
South Korean parliamentary committee votes to amend a bill in order to stop Apple and Google charges for in-app purchases
OnlyFans Bans ‘Sexually Explicit Content’, Blames Payment Giants
Home made porn made the OnlyFans platform successfully, but now it is banning adult content because of pressure from banks
Apple Delays Staff Office Return Until 2022
Office return delayed again. Apple staff now informed they should only return to the corporate office or campus in January 2022
Facebook Delays Office Return Until January 2022
Latest tech firm to delay office return. Social networking giant tells US and other staff, to return to office in January 2022
Google May Cut Salaries Of Home Workers
Google staff who opt to work from home on a permanent basis in the United States, may have their salaries adjusted, it is being reported
Amazon Union Vote Result Should Be Scrapped, Says NLRB Official
The result from milestone trade union vote at Amazon warehouse in Alabama should be set aside, and a new vote should be held, says US official
Microsoft Predicts 40 Percent May Quit Their Jobs
Hybrid working is here to stay says Microsoft, as it warns that 40 percent of people may quit their jobs this year for better work, life balance
EU Halts Digital Tax Plan, Amid Ongoing OECD Effort
After G20 finance ministers agree to international corporate tax system of 15 percent, the EU puts its own digital tax plan on hold
Microsoft Gives Staff $1,500 Coronavirus Bonus
Thank you all. Employees at Microsoft around the world to get $1,500 bonus for their efforts during the global Coronavirus pandemic
BT Reaches Union Agreement Over Modernisation
Threat of strike action removed, after BT Group reaches agreement with its largest union, the Communication Workers Union