Invasion of privacy law

“I was worried that my boss, who’s in his fifties, would see me as a ‘special, fragile, millennial snowflake’ who wasn’t committed to my job,” journalist and podcaster Molly Woodstock told me. They wanted to shift their work hours to accommodate a therapy appointment. Though Woodstock knew it was “a super reasonable and necessary request,” they were still afraid of having that conversation. advertisement advertisement As a writer and trainer on disability issues—particularly mental illness—I hear these sorts of stories all the time. Employees across industries have a lot of questions: Can an employer insist I tell them why I need time off, or ask me for a doctor’s note? Will I be passed up for promotions if I disclose a mental illness? Can they fire me for taking “too many” days off? Here’s what you should know when navigating mental health in the workplace: What legal protections do I have? … [Read more...] about What to know about calling out sick for mental health reasons

Earlier this month, Foursquare launched a special feature for users in Austin, Texas, called Hypertrending. The idea was to show off the company’s location tracking technology to attendees of the South by Southwest conference by creating a heat map of the city. The Hypertrending map ranked all of the public places in Austin based on how many people were in each location; during the conference, the Austin Convention Center was ranked first, with the local airport and the University of Texas second and third. You could also look at the most crowded restaurants, events, and nightlife–ostensibly to understand which places were happening and which weren’t. advertisement advertisement The experiment was only accessible in Austin and for the two weeks of the conference. And though it may have seemed innocuous to some, it also raised larger questions: Did Foursquare’s app really have enough users to create an accurate heat map? Was the company getting … [Read more...] about I tried to understand location tracking. It’s nearly impossible

The National Company Law Tribunal on December 11 once again directed the regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the aviation ministry to give clarity on the available Jet Airways slots.Airport slots, the permit for arrival and departure at an airport, play an important role for potential bidders to value the grounded airline.After Jet Airways went bust in mid-April, government temporarily allotted the hundreds of slots owned by Jet to other carriers, with an apparent bid to contain soaring airfares in the peak holiday season. The slots were first allotted to other airlines (mostly Spicejet) for three months, which was extended to December-end.Close The counsel of the grounded airline said the lack of clarity on the slots has resulted in a 'chicken and egg' situation for the South America's Synergy Group which is the sole company shown interest in the airline. related news Banking, telecom on road to recovery: Navneet Munot, SBI Mutual Fund CIO PNB Housing … [Read more...] about NCLT again seeks clarity on Jet slots from DGCA, Civil Aviation Ministry

To tap the growing pool of online retail shoppers, private lender Axis Bank and e-commerce giant Flipkart have launched a credit card. To woo customers, the credit card will offer "unlimited cashback".Under the partnership, Axis Bank and Flipkart expect to issue one million cards within a year."We want to be the fastest co-branded card to reach a million. We'll get there within a year," said Sanjeev Moghe, executive vice-president, cards and payments, Axis Bank.Close Apart from Flipkart, the card offers cashback on Myntra and 2GUD. It carries benefits for users of MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, Uber, PVR, Gaana, Curefit, UrbanClap. The card is powered by Mastercard. related news Axis Bank CFO Jairam Sridharan puts in his papers Shadowfax raises Rs 430 cr in funding round led by Flipkart Mastercard ties up with Thailand Tourism Authority Banks are increasingly resorting to cashback offers to lure customers, despite some frauds being detected in the recent past.In May, Citibank … [Read more...] about Flipkart-Axis Bank partner to issue 1 million credit cards by mid-2020, will offer unlimited cashback

In a rural area on the outskirts of a town in Southern Mexico, a giant, 33-foot-long 3D printer recently built the walls of the first homes in the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood. advertisement advertisement The 500-square-foot houses were finished with roofs, windows, and interiors last week. New Story, the nonprofit leading the project, believes that the new construction process could be part of the solution for affordable housing in some of the poorest communities in the world. “We feel like we’ve proved what’s possible by bringing this machine down to a rural area in Mexico, in a seismic zone, and successfully printing these first few houses,” says Brett Hagler, CEO and cofounder of New Story. The nonprofit, founded five years ago to bring housing to people living in extreme poverty, has already built more than 2,700 homes in Haiti, El Salvador, Bolivia, and Mexico, using traditional construction. In Haiti, where aid groups … [Read more...] about The world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood now has its first houses