1/30/2012
Some big names in technology are having to defend themselves in an anti-trust action. Jesse Russell reports.
Some of the top technology firms in the country are being faced with accusations that they violated federal antitrust laws. A lawsuit alleges Adobe, Apple, Google, Lucasfilm, Inuit, and Pixar had an agreement to not hire employees out from under one another. One piece of evidence shows former Apple CEO Steve Jobs emailing Google CEO Eric Schmidt and asking that he stop his human resources department from trying to hire his employees. Google’s response was to terminate the department employee who attempted to poach the Apple employee. The suit was filed last week and the plaintiffs are seeking to turn it into a class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs believe that the pacts to not hire employees kept workers from receiving competitive pay.
Some big names in technology are having to defend themselves in an anti-trust action. Jesse Russell reports on this developmentSome of the top technology firms in the country are being faced with accusations that they violated federal antitrust laws.
A lawsuit alleges Adobe, Apple, Google, Lucasfilm, Inuit, and Pixar had an agreement to not hire employees out from under one another. One piece of evidence shows former Apple CEO Steve Jobs emailing Google CEO Eric Schmidt and asking that he stop his human resources department from trying to hire his employees.
Google’s response was to terminate the department employee who attempted to poach the Apple employee.
The suit was filed last week and the plaintiffs are seeking to turn it into a class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs believe that the pacts to not hire employees kept workers from receiving competitive pay.
Bill Gates is a great philanthropist, but it wasn't always that way. Microsoft was notorious for making low ball offers to potential new employees. In addition, one of three Microsoft employees was a perma-temp with no benefits. The perma-temps eventually sued Microsoft to get benefits and won the lawsuit.
Technical people get continuing continuing education during their IT careers because they have to re-certify and get additional certification for new equipment annually.
The Major taught IT at the collegiate level and found that most colleges have stringent requirements for IT students in entrance exams because many students simply could not handle the course material.
That is why IT people get excellent wages, perhaps too excellent for many big IT corporations.
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