The Australian Services Union will meet with IBM tomorrow as a last effort to talk over the issues which have a small section of workers in Big Blue's Baulkham Hills facility on the brink of a strike.
After a meeting this morning between an employees' union and Big Blue, the threat of a strike by 45 workers at IBM's Baulkham Hills facility has been lifted.
Information technology and telecommunications (IT&T) is the industry sector least likely to attract and retain mature age workers, according to a survey released this morning.
The Workplace Ombudsman has begun investigating claims that some Telstra employees were made to sign up to Workplace Agreements under duress late last year.
Apple has released the results of its investigation into whether workers at its iPod manufacturing plant in China have been subject to labour abuses.
While we continue to talk about Australia's ICT skills shortage, more than 3,000 potential sponsorships are being blocked by impediments to the 457 visa scheme.
Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform".
Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.
With the Australian Dollar breaking the 92 US cents barrier recently, and predictions it could reach parity with the US Dollar by Christmas, there's good news and bad news for the ICT industry.
In terms of applications, the mobile world still feels like a bit of a poor cousin where the Web giants are involved. How long til it shrugs off its rags like Cinderella and bursts into the daylight in all the finery it deserves?
Much has changed in the tech job market, but the priorities of most IT workers remain the same. A rewarding environment still tops the list.
Companies that employ high numbers of temporary staff are increasing their exposure to serious security attacks.
Team dynamics can either have a positive, or devastating, impact on how your IT department operates. How can you bring out the best in team spirit?
The buzz around the Australian IT sector is that tighter times are encouraging job hunters to take different approaches to finding work.
Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.
Australian Services Union branch secretary Sally McManus discusses the results of the secret ballot last week on whether IBM workers should strike, and its consequences for the company and its workers.
Australian Services Union branch secretary Sally McManus tells ZDNet.com.au what IBM workers want out of the pending strike.
IBM has been offering money for people to become replacement or "scab" labour to fill the gap made when IBM Flightdeck workers strike, according to the Australian Services Union.
Despite the small number of IBM workers involved in the upcoming strike, their walking off work could have a dire effect on many of IBM's customers, including Westpac, Qantas, Customs and Centrelink, according to the Australian Services Union.
IBM workers once believed they didn't need a union because working conditions used to be the best in the industry, but the competitive market has led to cost cutting measures which have had their toll, according to the Australian Services Union.
The newest addition to the ThinkPad X series incorporates the best of the MacBook Air, with the best of the Portege R500, while also adding its own great features, such as a built-in DVD burner, WWAN connectivity, and GPS.
The Wyse X90 is a thin client notebook that provides high-security, mobile computing at a reasonable price.
Telstra will start to deploy personal digital assistants to nearly 8000 field workers early in the New Year, a move with significant cost savings and which should progressively improve the integrity of information stored on its database.
The well-rounded Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 gives corporate users a broad feature set, enterprise-level security, and decent performance and battery life.
Apple's new iWork becomes a more well-rounded productivity package by adding Numbers for spreadsheets. Pages and Keynote include some nifty visual enhancements too.
Can Chrome give Internet Explorer a run for its money?
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