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A New Settlement in a Lawsuit Among Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe
Jan 15, 2015Tech giants Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe have agreed to a new settlement in a lawsuit regarding employee poaching, Reuters reports. The four-year old litigations began when tech workers out in Silicon Valley accused the firms of ...
Tags: Apple, Google, Intel, Consumer Electronics
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The U.S. Tech Industry Added Nearly 64,000 Software-Related Jobs Last Year
May 19, 2013The U.S. tech industry added nearly 64,000 software-related jobs last year, but as the workforce expanded, the average size of workers’ pay cheques declined by nearly 2 percent. There are multiple theories for the decline in pay, ...
Tags: Software Developer, Wages, Workforce
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The U.S. Tech Industry Added 67,400 Jobs in 2012,a 1.1% Increase From a Year Earlier
May 16, 2013The U.S. tech industry added 67,400 jobs in 2012, a 1.1% increase from a year earlier, according to a report from the TechAmerica Foundation. The tech industry's growth slightly outpaced the overall private sector in the U.S., which grew ...
Tags: Tech Employment, America, Computer Products
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Veteran IT Tech Workers Can't Find Jobs, But Tech Firms Can't Find Qualified Tech Workers
May 7, 2013Many tech companies have called for Congress to ease restrictions on high-skill immigration because they can't find qualified tech workers to fill open positions. Yet, many veteran IT tech workers say they can't find jobs. More than a ...
Tags: Veteran Tech, Computer Products
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Veteran IT Workers Question Tech Firms' Motives for Increasing The Number of Visas
May 7, 2013Many U.S. tech companies are pushing hard this year for an increase in the number of high-skill immigrants allowed into the country, but many veteran IT workers question their motives for wanting to increase the number of visas under the ...
Tags: Tech Firms, iT Veterans
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A Court in California Declined to Certify as Class Action a Lawsuit by Workers
Apr 11, 2013A court in California declined to certify as class action a lawsuit by workers alleging an illegal cartel formed by seven technology companies including Apple, Google and Intel. The judge, however, raised the possibility that she may ...
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75% of Linux Professionals Have Been Contacted by a Recruiter in The Past Six Months
Mar 27, 2013Linux professionals are in demand – around 75 percent of them have said that they have been contacted by a recruiter in the past six months. That’s one of the findings from a survey conducted by the Linux Foundation and tech ...
Tags: Linux, tech career site, Linux professionals
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The Field of IT Is Notorious for Being Persistently Male-Dominated
Mar 22, 2013The field of IT is notorious for being persistently male-dominated, but that doesn’t mean women still suffer from a gender gap when it comes to pay. In fact, the compensation gender gap has disappeared for tech workers, according to ...
Tags: IT salaries, IT field, technology
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A Bill Would Allow The Annual H-1B Visa Cap to Rise to as High as 300,000
Feb 4, 2013WASHINGTON -- Ten U.S. senators this week agreed to sponsor a bill that would allow the annual H-1B visa cap to rise to as high as 300,000, leaving opponents and some researchers concerned. Under the proposal, the cap would begin at ...
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The Immigration Innovation Act Would Increase The Number of H-1B Visas
Jan 31, 2013New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees. The Immigration ...
Tags: legislation, US, technology
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The UK Could Face a Shortfall of 33,000 Technology Workers by 2050
Jan 23, 2013IT and tech salaries rise to avoid a brain drain from the UK. A study revealed that the UK could face a shortfall of 33,000 technology workers by 2050. According to specialist recruiter, Randstad Technologies, the UK's workforce will ...
Tags: IT tech salaries, UK, technology workers
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The UK Faces a Shortage of 33,300 Skilled IT and Tech Workers by 2050
Jan 22, 2013The UK faces a shortage of 33,300 skilled IT and tech workers by 2050 due to a skills deficit, an ageing workforce and restrictive migration policies, according to recruitment firm Randstad Technologies. The firm based its findings on the ...
Tags: UK, IT workers, Randstad Technologies
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Unemployment Rate Among U.S. It Workers Stood at 3.3% in The Fourth Quarter of 2012
Jan 16, 2013The unemployment rate among U.S. IT workers stood at 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2012, significantly lower than the overall unemployment rate of 7.8%, according to tech job board Dice. The technology consulting industry in the U.S. ...
Tags: unemployment rate, U.S.IT workers, tech job
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The IT Job Market Is Difficult for Anyone Who Is Seeking a Job or Hiring
Dec 18, 2012The IT job market is either hot or lackluster, but mostly it is difficult for anyone who is seeking a job or hiring. There are plenty of companies searching for employees, but jobs are nonetheless elusive for many. It's a job market of ...
Tags: IT job market, job, hiring
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The Headlines Over The Past Few Months of The Job Market for Tech Workers' State
Dec 17, 2012To see the state of the job market for tech workers, just look at the headlines over the past few months: “100,000 new jobs for tech industry through midyear” or “IT sector rebounds, gains 12,500 jobs in October.” ...
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