Tackling workplace bullying
Workplace bullying has always been a problem but recognition of this problem and how we must stand up to it and try to eradicate it from the workplace culture has only come to the fore in recent years. A conceptual review in the International Journal.....»»
Huddle is Slack"s messiest feature
Nothing puts the "mess" in "messaging platform" like Slack Huddles.The popular workplace communication platform released "Huddles" in 2021 as part of a collection of tools designed to improve remote work. The feature lets people quickly and easily st.....»»
Ask Slashdot: Best Google Workplace (G Suite) Alternatives?
t0qer writes: So, I recently got an email that my [free edition G Suite subscription] will be going away soon (July 2022) and I'll have to subscribe for $6 per user per month. My domain is just my family last name and I have a few accounts for my imm.....»»
WHO warns of COVID medical waste threat
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic posed a threat to human and environmental health......»»
Revolutionizing satellite power using laser beaming
The University of Surrey and Space Power are tackling the problem of powering satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) during their eclipse period when they cannot see the sun. By collaborating on a space infrastructure project, the joint team will develo.....»»
Amazon has abandoned its scheme of paying workers to tweet about the company"s virtues
Amazon has a long-standing reputation for having an allegedly toxic workplace in which employees have reportedly been forced to urinate in bottles to meet delivery targets and staged walkouts. In response to the bad publicity, the company set up the.....»»
The sexual harassment of Generation Z
Workplace policy and training in addressing matters concerning sexual harassment need to ensure that the youngest members of the workforce are also protected from this kind of abuse, something that has not necessarily been dealt with comprehensively.....»»
The quest to tackle mental illness in the workplace before it even exists
Unmind is a workplace mental health platform that takes a preventative rather than curative approach to mental illness......»»
The best handheld vacuums for tackling pet hair
Living with pets is pretty great. Whether you have a cat or a dog, your life is probably better with them in it. But there’s one big downside: pet hair — on everything, all the time. It’s in your car, on your clothes, on your sofa,.....»»
The best curved monitors for 2022
A curved monitor can be excellent for immersive gaming or tackling multiple projects at once, especially with ultrawide screens with even more display space......»»
The best ultrawide monitors for 2022
What are the best ultrawide monitors you can buy right now for gaming, the workplace, video editing, and more? We slipped on our testing gloves to find out......»»
Coinbase Will Shut Down For Four Weeklong Breaks This Year
Coinbase has embraced many of the workplace changes prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The company became remote-first, and it's even closing its San Francisco headquarters to hammer in its focus on working from anywhere. From a report: Now, nearl.....»»
Men are more likely to respond negatively to gender threats in the workplace than women, research finds
When male workers believe their gender status is threatened, they are more likely than their female counterparts to engage in deviant behavior such as lying, cheating or stealing in the workplace, new research suggests......»»
Google blasts Apple over bullying, peer pressure tactics keeping users on iMessage
Google has accused Apple of weaponizing social pressure to market iMessage to keep users locked into its ecosystem. There's some history to the whole saga......»»
Google alleges Apple of bullying and peer pressure tactic to sell iMessage
Google has accused Apple of weaponizing social pressure to market iMessage to keep users locked into its ecosystem. There's some history to the whole saga......»»
Parental rejection leads to negative behaviors and emotions that range from bullying to anxiety, finds study
The ways parents show affection toward their children differ in different cultures. But children's reactions to rejection by a parent don't, reports a team of researchers from the University of Connecticut (UConn) and other universities in the Journa.....»»
Applying leadership perspectives: Working with Global Shared Service teams
The world we live in is influenced by a multitude of social, economic and political factors driving rapid change across industries. Its impact is visible in the global markets as well as in our current workplace dynamics. For instance, successfully n.....»»
US Opens Probe Into Amazon Warehouse Fatal Collapse in Illinois
The U.S. workplace safety watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the collapse during Friday night's storm of an Amazon.com building in Illinois in which six workers died, an official at the U.S. Department of Labor said on Monday. From a.....»»
Banning non-disclosure agreements isn"t enough to stop unethical workplace leader behaviour
Just weeks after Prince Edward Island became the first province in Canada to pass a bill restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) on Nov. 17, some harms of NDAs have been in the news. NDAs are contracts in which parties agree not to di.....»»
5 video game news stories that defined the industry in 2021
From Activision Blizzard's workplace scandal to a flood of delays, here are the biggest gaming stories from 2021......»»
Unpaid leave and toxic cultures: Workplaces must do better on family violence
Brittany Higgins's disclosure of an alleged rape in our nation's most prominent workplace put all Australian employers on notice—they too must act to end violence against women and better support victim-survivors of domestic and family violence (DF.....»»