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Tag Archives: job
Should Brazilian IT professionals be chartered?
Many IT professionals in Brazil argue that the profession needs greater recognition, some kind of benchmark to demonstrate professionalism. The argument goes that professions such as doctors, lawyers, accountants, and surveyors all have their professional bodies and practitioners need to be registered … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Culture, Interviews
Tagged accountant, adam thilthorpe, bcs, brasil, brazil, british computer society, career, charter, chartered, chartered information technology professional, citp, director, doctor, IT, it decisions, itd, itdecs, ito, job, lawyer, legal, measure, professional, professionalism, standard, surveyor
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Facebook addicts can get fired in Brazil
The IT Decisions publishing director, Angelica Mari recently started a discussion on LinkedIn focused on the legality of employees using the Internet at work. She asked: “In Brazil, using the web for more than an hour for activities that are … Continue reading
Posted in Comment, Culture
Tagged abuse, brasil, brazil, browsing, dismissal, employee, employment, facebook, fire, government, gross misconduct, internet, job, law, legislation, linkedin, reform, sack, social networking, twitter, union
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Start the week #20: Train derailed and foreigners denied
Welcome to a new week and one where we are going to get back to the usual publishing rate, because we just enjoyed a major launch!
Posted in Audio, Comment
Tagged auction, brasil, brazil, bullet train, china, CIO, foreigners, IT, it decisions, itdecs, job, knowledge, linkedin, outsourcing, rio, São Paulo, skilled, skills, start the week, stw, train, visa
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Court grants pay increase to São Paulo IT workers
The Regional Labor Court of São Paulo ruled that some of the demands from IT workers union Sindpd around increase in pay and benefits for technology professionals will be met following months of wrangling with IT employers association Seprosp.
Brazil needs updated employment laws
The Brazilian government has proposed a new outsourcing commission, an organization that would be able to define and enforce new laws that affect buyers and sellers of outsourced services. But what does that really mean for decision makers?
Posted in Analysis, Comment, Culture, Economics
Tagged acquired rights directive, angelica mari, bank, brasil, brazil, charles handy, commission, core competence, daniel pink, employment, government, IT, job, laercio oliveira, law, legal, national trade confederation, non-core, outsourcing, outsourcing commission, pay, payroll, public relations, regulation, shamrock organization, skills, tribunalpr, tupe
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Comment: Outsourcing commission
Earlier today, Angelica Mari exclusively spoke to Laércio Oliveira, the Brazilian congressman pushing ahead with plans to launch a new outsourcing commission.
Posted in Audio, Comment, Economics, Social Media
Tagged brasil, brazil, commission, emplyment, government, job, laercio oliveira, law, legislation, offshoring, outsourcing, quem mexeu no meu emprego, red tape, skills, who moved my job, work
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At the coalface: do companies want techies?
This is the second instalment of our At the Coalface series, where Brazilian IT professionals give their take on issues related to career development. As president Dilma Rousseff presses ahead with plans to focus on technical education, information systems student at … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Comment
Tagged at the coalface, brics, career, college, degree, diego souza costa, education, Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo, fatec, IT, job, professional, technology, university, work
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Only in Brazil – bikini girl fired by IT firm
Picture the scene at Ipanema beach. The sun, surf, and cocktails as residents of Rio de Janeiro enjoy the many pleasures of living in a city next to the Atlantic Ocean.
What’s the future for Brazilian techies?
The courts have ordered the São Paulo IT workers to end their dispute and to head back to work while a final settlement is agreed between the workers union, Sindpd, and the employers representative, Seprosp. The decision to be made in April … Continue reading
Posted in Comment, Culture, Economics
Tagged antonio neto, boss, brasscom, daniel pink, employer, employment, free agent nation, india, job, nasscom, odesk, seprosp, sindpd, the world is flat, thomas friedman
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IT Decisions [historic site] 
Paid overtime will have no effect on outsourcing
They say that the main challenge for working people today is trying to achieve a work/life balance. It can be hard when the boss expects you to work superhuman hours in the office and then still answer emails or calls … Continue reading →