A restaurant in Chennai, India, is serving a glimpse of the future along with drinks on the rocks. The place that itself is named Robot, employs them to channel food to tables. Though not ready yet, to take orders, but soon new capabilities will be added to make them more efficient. Talk about employment generation, wonder how safe the restaurant staff feels about job-security.
The song recognition app has been confirmed to be bought by Apple. With the acquisition, Apple stands to profit directly from using the expertise of Shazam to rival Google music, which also has a song recognition feature. The move came as Shazam was struggling to redefine their business model with revenues only touching the $54 million mark, last year.
The 2005 housing boom, which saw young workers touch 11.7 million has dropped to 10.2 million. This was in 2016 but the picture looks no better today. The lure of employment has shifted to the digital economy which promises a life-long experience of relentless learning. That said, the lack of labor would only contribute towards rising house prices coupled with a shortfall in construction project delivery.
Angelica Martinez, sister of 19-year old Alex Martinez, claims her brother was fired for having “shaky-hands” within the first week of employment. Alex, who was open about his autism since the start, stated that the message was conveyed to his grandmother than him. The owner of the franchise has promised action following detailed questioning of his team.
The Federal Law constitutes regulation as per which some of the federal employees’ payment could be capped. This comes as bad news for the staff of the Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA) who clocked in extra-time and were paid as such. As a consequence, paid-employees will be billed in the upcoming months for the sum exceeding the legal threshold limit.
In a year that saw public figures rocked by sexual assault allegations, Time magazine has chosen to honor the work of those who spearheaded this change. Among those who made it to the cover are Susan Fowler, Adam Iwu, Ashley Judd & Taylor Swift. Ironically the announcement was first televised on NBC’s Today show, the last anchor of which, Matt Lauer, was fired for similar allegations.
In a statement that its competitors will take as a warning, GM will roll-out its self-driven cars by 2019. As if waiting for the best time to announce, after studying Uber and Ford, the car manufacturer sees great potential in error-less driving leading to congestion-free roads, something of a dream if you ask people! GM has been poaching talent across industries to realize its goals.
Instead of grappling to hire 11th-hour candidates and risk customer experience, Kohl’s has begun staffing solutions 5 months in advance. Filing positions for its 300 outlets, experienced retail employees will be incentivized with 15% discounts on purchases along with competitive wages. The recruitment strategy is being lauded by the experts given the fact that Kohl’s would face stiff competition from Amazon & Walm
The temporary ban on the profiles of Marcia Belsky and a few others for using “hate speech”, has many wondering about their means of expression. The comedian who posted “men are scum” in reply to a post, was banned for violating the company’s moderating directives. The guidelines censor content which is explicit in nature and projected towards race/cast/color among other things.
Tim Cook, while speaking at China’s World Internet Conference (WIC), called for technologies which are open and humanized with human values and still offer the refuge of privacy and safety. Specifically talking about AI, he said “I don’t worry about machines thinking like humans. I worry about people thinking like machines”(Sic).
McKinsey Global Institute, in its recent report covering 46 nations and 800 occupations, stated- machine operators, back-office employees, and fast-food workers up to the margin of 800 million workers may lose their jobs to automation by 2030. What remains to be seen is how the professions evolve on skills and talent to keep up with the latest advancements.
Wayne Burt Precision Technologies Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based oil and gas equipment manufacturer is under the scanner for failing to pay, 24 employees, their salaries. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) charged the company with 91 charges under Singapore’s Employment Act (EA) which lays down an example, in sternest voice, about the employee rights and employment obligations.
In a commendable gesture, Malaysian Aviation Group pledged a no-tolerance policy in its fight against human & wildlife trafficking. In an age where commercial success tops board-room agenda, acts like this that give back to the society are rare to be seen. The group would extend the help of its resources to report to governmental authorities, suspicious activities leveraging its air-power.
Andy Rubin, who earlier led Google’s Android Division & now heads the tech-venture Essential, is in the news supposedly for asking a temporary leave of absence. The reason, as per company sources relates to his personal life. Sceptics, however, were quick to point out that a Googler who worked under Andy had reported him to his ex-employer for misconduct.
Job-security shouldn’t be an issue for a skilled-workforce as long as it keeps itself abreast with the latest demand. This is the mantra being embraced by the United Overseas Bank (UOB) who is looking forward to imparting a new set of expertise to 900 personnel. The group shall be subject to training in various disciplines of the finance industry.
Following a crucial ruling on Monday at the District Court of Columbia, the military shall now be legally obliged to accept transgender applications for its positions. Acknowledging their constitutional rights of gender equality, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly opened the doors for transgender people which the Trump administration had shut through its policies.
Two wrongs don’t make one right if only the duo of Volkswagen & Nissan knew this. The latter admitted on Monday to having handed quality assessments of almost 2,500 cars to unauthorized personnel, subsequently embellishing emission records. A disregard for public and environment safety, the move calls in question the project planning, not to mention social responsibility, of Nissan who’d certainly not have a shortage
Of the 300 employees that were recently fired from the company on grounds of low-productivity, many are now alleging the car-maker of forcing them into separation agreements. These would prohibit them from publicly criticizing the company and its CEO Elon Musk. Tesla followed up its recent annual reviews by mass layoffs, which many claims, are meant to protect miscreants favoring discrimination in the workplace.
Workplace Programs aimed at hiring Autistic subjects by MNCs such as Dell, Capgemini & Cisco are setting the trend straight, once & for all. With profiles such as software engineer, business analysis & quality analysis suiting autistic professionals, initiatives such as those at J.P Morgan Chase are geared to start making the organizational culture more diverse, only this time in reality than just on paper.
A three-fourths share of the US smart speaker market & cross-industry partnerships for endless upselling opportunities, Amazon has reason aplenty to celebrate. And yet there looms a danger of down-staffing. How? If major hospitality chains implement convenient ordering with Alexa, what happens to in-house operators? A reallocation of roles! A far-fetched possibility perhaps, yet the repercussions appear fathomable for those whose job might hang by a thread, come the day.
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