IR35: Judgement day set for 2 April
The judgment - which will be given next Monday at 10:30(BST) - will be heard with great interest by contractors, employees and politicians alike, as IR35 has become one o...
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CeBIT update: Internet can drive you mad
An economist with the University of Oldenburg, Uwe Schneidewind, speaking at the CeBIT technology fair in Hanover, said being able to surf the net and check your emails f...
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Clock watching: AOL enters timeless era
Workers will hand over their watches when they arrive at the office and clocks will be covered during the one-day experiment to reduce stress.
Emma Parlons, AOL UK spo...
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DoubleClick forced to reshuffle media business
The company's US division will split into two entities to cover branding and audience reach. The company will also take an axe to its staff, cutting 10 per cent of mostly...
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Breakdown prejudice and crack the skills crisis
One of the hardest groups to reach is women, who largely defy attempts to lure them into the IT industry at graduate age.
Speaking onBehind the Headlines programme, Ia...
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Nothing 'fab' about Intel's Dublin plant setback
The $2bn facility, dubbed Fab24, is now due for completion in the second half of 2003, resulting in the number of construction workers dropping off from 1,500 to just abo...
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Amazon hammered as Nasdaq hits two-year low
Amazon shares had fallen by over 11 per cent by 10:30(EST), amid heavy trading. Meanwhile the Nasdaq composite index was over four per cent down, taking it below 2,000 fo...
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Security alert: Don't open NakedWife
US workers were tempted into opening the malicious email file entitled 'NAKEDWIFE', accidentally unleashing a Trojan which deletes crucial initialisation, execution, pict...
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Motorola shuts handset factory for two weeks after sales slump
Motorola, which employs over 6,500 workers in three plants in Scotland, is forcing shop floor workers in its mobile phone assembly plant, to take holidays between 9 and 2...
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6,000 more staff walk at WorldCom
Cuts already announced will come in the company's network operations and sales and marketing division.
WorldCom is the second largest long-distance carrier in the US, ...
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