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Tech workers confirm UK skills gap still a problem
News Research by tech jobs site The IT Job Board has found the majority (56 percent) of UK tech workers that responded to its survey are convinced there is a skills shortage in the UK tech sector. Sector skills body e-skills UK said around 140,000...
[December 24, 2008, 8:59]
Tech workers optimistic about job prospects
News While job confidence slipped across the United States last month, tech workers are feeling more upbeat about their employment prospects, according to a new survey. The upswing in tech workers' outlook is a reversal from last month.
[January 7, 2005, 7:55]
Tech workers left out of economic recovery
News Like many laid-off tech workers, Petersen says bright spots in the stock market and optimistic comments from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan do little to perk him up; the recovery will seem like a moot point until he gets a solid job.
[March 21, 2002, 16:25]
Survey benchmarks UK earnings for tech workers
News The best-paid region for helpdesk workers is the south-west, where the average permanent salary is £27,600, followed by London (£26,900) and the East Midlands (£26,250). Unsurprisingly, chief information officers in London do best on tech-worker...
[August 3, 2009, 9:16]
Bush hints door may open for more tech workers
News If so, the stage will be set for another round of debates about the practice of temporarily importing guest workers for tech tasks -- already a sore spot for critics of the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes.
[January 21, 2004, 13:59]
Tech workers expect more money next year
News Sixty-two percent of information technology workers surveyed expect raises of between 1 percent and 5 percent next year, according to a report published on Thursday by Brainbench, which provides skills measurement online.
[December 19, 2003, 8:15]
Bush hints door may open for more tech workers
Talkback Why do we not open the door for more lawyers and doctors?
[January 21, 2004, 15:31]
Pay rises shrinking for tech workers
News Matrix Resources, an Atlanta-based staffing company for permanent and temporary tech workers, determined that wages increased a scant 0.85 percent for tech workers in Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix and North Carolina's Research Triangle Park.
[August 1, 2001, 12:46]
Hazardous tech threatens recycling workers
Talkback It is excruciating that “hazardous waste” under the garb of “charity” is openly sent to developing countries, including India. The developed countries are pretending to bridge the “digital divide” by “separating the body and souls” of many in these...
[December 12, 2005, 11:59]
Tech workers urged to improve business skills
News Techies lack the skills needed to operate at board level and be leaders of change and transformation within their organisations. ZDNet.co.uk's sister site, silicon.com, conducted a 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel at the IT Directors' Forum last week.
[June 14, 2007, 15:46]
Hazardous tech threatens recycling workers
News Workers in India and China employed in the recycling of mostly Western electronic devices are being exposed to potentially hazardous toxic substances due to the careless manufacturing practices of technology makers, according to environmental...
[August 18, 2005, 18:15]
Tech giants scramble to track down workers
News Terrorist attacks on Tuesday, including the crashing of hijacked planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon, left many technology companies scrambling to track down employees. Sun has about 340 sales and support employees assigned to work on...
[September 13, 2001, 10:25]
More unrest seen among tech workers
News In a study of employees at several large tech companies, researchers found that workers view their employers in an increasingly negative light -- mainly because managers don't understand the reasons employees are upset.
[February 9, 2003, 16:46]
IT staff told 'what not to wear'
News Speaking at the Corporate Chic show in Sydney, Melanie Moss slammed tech workers for a litany of fashion crimes, including sporting short-sleeved shirts, man-made fibres and wrongly coloured socks. She believes that help-desk workers and staff at...
[November 17, 2005, 17:05]
A Year Ago: Is the 'nerd' factor keeping women out of high-tech?
News BOSTON -- Unflattering stereotypes about high-tech workers are combining with substandard science and technology education to keep the technology industry predominantly male, a U.S. To illustrate her point about stereotypes, Carnes showed off a...
[October 18, 1999, 7:00]
A Year Ago: Immigration battle looms for hi-tech staff
News Proposed legislation to increase the number of foreign high-tech workers allowed to enter the United States has been championed by technology companies, but faces opposition on Capitol Hill from a strange-bedfellows coalition of pro-labour...
[September 20, 1999, 7:00]
US Report: Is the 'nerd' factor keeping women out of high-tech?
News BOSTON -- Unflattering stereotypes about high-tech workers are combining with substandard science and technology education to keep the technology industry predominantly male, a U.S. To illustrate her point about stereotypes, Carnes showed off a...
[October 20, 1998, 14:01]
US Report: Immigration battle looms for hi-tech staff
News Proposed legislation to increase the number of foreign high-tech workers allowed to enter the United States has been championed by technology companies, but faces opposition on Capitol Hill from a strange-bedfellows coalition of pro-labour...
[September 22, 1998, 7:57]
US Report: Immigration battle looms for hi-tech staff
News Proposed legislation to increase the number of foreign high-tech workers allowed to enter the United States has been championed by technology companies, but faces opposition on Capitol Hill from a strange-bedfellows coalition of pro-labour...
[September 21, 1998, 7:57]
IT workers willing to get on their bikes for new jobs
News According to a survey released Monday by Techies.com, 56 percent of tech workers said they would "definitely" or "probably" relocate for their next job, and 47 percent said they were more willing to move today than they were a year ago.
[August 7, 2001, 15:12]
