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Microsoft calls in cops after firing staff

January 10, 2005 Microsoft calls in police over employee "abuse" of discount program. TAGS: firing, investigation, Microsoft Corp.

FAQ: Blogging on the job

March 8, 2005 CNET News.com explains the dos and don'ts that could save you from getting fired. TAGS: blogging, blogger, Friendster Inc., blog, employer, firing, search tool, boss, FAQ, survey, policy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Blueprinting the human brain

May 11, 2006 Computer visualization tools used to locate and earmark interesting results in the computations for further research. TAGS: brain, firing, Switzerland, supercomputer, IBM Corp., project, 3D, scientist, conference

Police Blotter: Official can't be fired in sex e-mail flap

October 17, 2007 Pennsylvania court rules that a senior bureaucrat who circulated photos of exposed body parts should be reinstated at a lower level. TAGS: Pennsylvania, Police Blotter, bureaucrat, firing, duty, policy, e-mail, CD, photograph

From googling to firing?

May 30, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod examines the case of an employee who says he was dismissed because of an online search into his work history. TAGS: supervisor, employer, firing, termination, credit card, notice, Google Search, lawyer, Google Inc.

CEOs on the firing line

June 29, 2003 Performance-related dismissals are up and board tolerance is down at large companies around the world. Strategy + Business examines the numbers behind this annual Booz Allen Hamilton study. TAGS: turnover, succession, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Asia-Pacific, CEO, shareholder, firing, study

Police blotter: 911 dispatcher misuses database, kills ex-girlfriend

May 19, 2006 An emergency call center worker in Pennsylvania misuses government database before murdering his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. TAGS: Police Blotter, call-center, suspension, Pennsylvania, supervisor, database, firing, shot, article

Friendster befriends blogs--and fees

March 3, 2005 Two Web trends converge as the social-networking site prepares to launch blogs through partnership with Six Apart. TAGS: Friendster Inc., Six Apart Ltd., blog, LinkedIn, fee, firing, photograph

Why employers are cracking down on e-mail

July 26, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that employers increasingly resort to firing employees who abuse electronic communications. TAGS: electronic communication, employer, workplace, blogging, First Amendment, speech, communication, firing, worker, IM, e-mail

Firing up IBM's Unix business

August 3, 2006 Ross Mauri took over IBM's Unix group just after a market share stumble, but new high-end systems should fix the problem. TAGS: Unix server, Unix, IBM Corp., mainframe, Sun Microsystems Inc., power consumption, server, firing

Study: Tech worker confidence drops in May

June 1, 2005 Staffing firm's employee confidence index drops to a low point amid less-rosy attitudes about personal finances and worries about job loss. TAGS: information technology worker, hiring, employment, worker, index, confidence, finance, firing, survey, U.S., information technology

Fiorina also pursued leaks at HP

October 5, 2006 Former HP chief Carly Fiorina ordered the first leak investigation in January 2005, she says in her memoir. The New York Times TAGS: Carly Fiorina, board member, investigation, leak, Patricia Dunn, reporter, firing, HP, article, CEO

Will the adware industry beat Spitzer?

August 2, 2005 Professor Eric Goldman says New York's crusading attorney general may be left firing blanks. That's because no legal doctrine holds advertisers liable for using adware. TAGS: adware company, advertiser, liability, adware, Intermix Media Inc., law, attorney general, vendor, firing, threat, knowledge, New York
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