Median earnings for computer and math jobs rose 2.8%between 2010 and 2011 to$70,594,according to data released today by the U.S.Census Bureau.The data includes salaries for occupations like math teachers and statisticians as well as those ...
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It's probably fair to ask why Japanese electronics maker Sharp--deep in debt and red ink,cutting workers and salaries,awash in excess inventory in the brutal LCD market--is actively promoting a line of talking vacuum cleaners. But the ...
Information security professional body (ISC)2 has announced a Young Professionals Group to attract young people to the field of information security. The initiative, part of (ISC)2's commitment to supporting newcomers to the profession, ...
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Japan's Sharp said Tuesday it will slash employee salaries by up to 10% from next month, in a round of cost-cutting that will save it about $180 million during the current fiscal year. The manufacturer of TVs and display panels for ...
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A labor rights group has accused Samsung of"illegal and inhumane violations"at its factories in China,reporting cases of excessive overtime and exhausting working conditions,with employees being made to stand for up to 12 hours for a single ...
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Survey of more than 7500 people working in photonics suggests that nearly nine in ten find their job highly satisfying. Aerospace on top again:salary by discipline A new survey has found that the vast majority of people working in the ...
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Demand for NHS contractors is soaring despite the economic downturn, according to NHS recruitment specialist Max20. Don Tomlinson, managing director of Max20, says recruiters are competing over the best information management and ...
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When you think about open plan offices, you probably think of media companies, architecture firms, or advertising agencies — basically, any place where the need for collaboration and creativity make a lot of walls and closed doors a ...
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The year 2010 was the springtime for LED industry, but 2011 was the wintertime. For most manufacturers, the cold winter may last until 2013 or 2014. Since 2009, the notebook computer, monitor and TV have started to adopt LED backlight unit ...
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The market for IT contractors is starting to recover,according to Computer People's IT Monitor survey for June 2012. Despite a 12%year-on-year slowdown in the second quarter,Computer People concluded that this simply reflected the fact ...
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Of 46 Chinese LED chip projects planned in 2009-2010, just 20 put into production Reportlinker has made available a new market research report ‘Global and China LED Industry Report, 2011-2012’ from China Research and ...
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The U.S. government -- minus key spy operations -- spent $11.36 billion to protect classified data in 2011, according to the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) The number has increased substantially over the past decade, from ...
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Despite the economic turmoil and return to recession,IT contractor rates in London have increased 3.4%over the past year. This reflects how organisations–which see IT as a way of improving business–are running projects that ...
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Over 300 former employees have filed a suit against the Apapa branch of Dangote Cement Plc before the National Industrial Court (NIC), requesting it to set aside a handbook purportedly put together by the company. The company s Human ...
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Initial public offering of stock by the loss-making TRIA Beauty postponed due to"ongoing global economic instability". TRIA Beauty,a Californian firm that specializes in hand-held laser diode systems for hair removal,acne treatment and ...