Microsoft has instructed employees in China to only use iPhones due to security risks

Microsoft will require its employees in China to only use iPhones because of improved security features. The move comes as Microsoft is undertaking a major cybersecurity overhaul. The project, known internally as the Secure Future Initiative, comes after Microsoft came under fire for its substandard security practices. Microsoft’s new policy, which goes into effect in … Read more

Disney employees must move to Florida to file a lawsuit after the company abandons new plans

The latest headlines from our US reporters sent straight to your inbox every weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from around the US Disney employees who were told they would have to move from Los Angeles to Florida to work at a new campus have launched a lawsuit after the company abandoned its new … Read more

Employees embrace WFH (hairdressers’ work)

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is becoming increasingly common for customers to call Neil Moodie’s hair salon in advance to check the WiFi. “Everyone brings their laptop and does their work, especially when they have their color ready. [I’ve] … Read more

Employees are threatening legal action against the crackdown on workplace issues at BP

Crackdown: City's top lawyers have said retroactively demanding relationship information stinks of the Stasi

BP requires employees to disclose intimate relationships with colleagues or remove their faces Employees were given three months to disclose any matters Rules follow Bernard Looney’s dismissal for failing to disclose past relationships By Mark Shapland Updated: 4:50 PM EDT, June 15, 2024 BP risks being hit with employee lawsuits after serious concerns were raised … Read more

Employees are threatening legal action because of the crackdown on workplace issues at BP

BP requires employees to disclose intimate relationships with colleagues or remove their faces Employees were given three months to disclose any matters Rules follow Bernard Looney’s dismissal for failing to disclose past relationships BP risks being hit with employee lawsuits after serious concerns were raised about its crackdown on workplace relationships. The oil giant announced … Read more

Elon ‘judged’ women based on their bra size, ex-SpaceX employees say in lawsuit against Musk, executives

Elon Musk

Eight former SpaceX employees have filed a lawsuit against the company and CEO Elon Musk, raising concerns about a hostile work environment. The lawsuit alleges that Musk engaged in conduct that objectified women and used lewd banter during their employment. The lawsuit further alleges that the employees were wrongfully terminated in 2022 in retaliation for … Read more

Inside China’s terrifying humanoid robot factory

By Natasha Anderson for Mailonline 3:38 PM June 11, 2024, updated 3:52 PM June 11, 2024 Share or comment on this article: A factory in China is developing hyper-realistic humanoid robots that can chillingly mimic human facial expressions and emotions in scientists’ latest attempt to replace workers with machines. Ex-Robots, a robotics company based in … Read more

The average age of my employees is 61 years. They are reliable and trusting

Peter Stewart’s youngest team member at Aberkill is 55 years old One company tried to poach its 71-year-old employee because of his exemplary reputation A businessman has revealed that all of his company’s staff are over the age of 50, as he believes older workers have more ‘sense’ and know how to get things done. … Read more

Postal workers tell ‘Czech sphinx’ that his pledges are ‘not enough’

Daniel Kretinsky was previously accused of undervaluing the postal service Postal workers have told the ‘Czech sphinx’ billionaire who wants to take over Royal Mail for £3.6 billion that his company’s commitments are ‘not enough’. Businessman Daniel Kretinsky, 48, was previously accused of undervaluing the postal service with his £3.57 billion bid to take over … Read more