Check out this episode of the Career Cast podcast featuring our Salesforce Project Leads, Ertay Shashko and Rebecca Ledder! Learn about BIT, how Ertay and Rebecca found careers in Salesforce, and all about accessibility and tools for professionals who are blind or visually impaired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPjWdGOAHhc

#Salesforce #disability #employment #a11y #tech

The seasonally adjusted Live Register decreased by 3.8% to 175,900 people over the month to August 2023
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-lr/liveregisteraugust2023/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon&utm_campaign=Live+Register+August+2023&utm_term=Live+Register+August+2023

#CSOIreland #Ireland #LabourForceSurvey #LabourForce #Households #Families #IrishFamilies #IrishHouseholds #LabourMarket #LiveRegister #Jobs #Employment #Unemployment

The Monthly Unemployment rate for August 2023 was 4.1%
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-mue/monthlyunemploymentaugust2023/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon&utm_campaign=Monthly+Unemployment+August+2023&utm_term=Monthly+Unemployment+August+2023

#CSOIreland #Ireland #LabourForceSurvey #LabourForce #Households #Families #IrishFamilies #IrishHouseholds #LabourMarket #LiveRegister #Jobs #Employment #Unemployment

Domestic labour productivity fell by 0.1% in the first three months of 2023
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/fp/fp-piiq/productivityinirelandquarter12023/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon&utm_campaign=Productivity+in+Ireland+Quarter+1+2023&utm_term=Productivity+in+Ireland+Quarter+1+2023

#CSOIreland #Ireland #LabourForceSurvey #LabourForce #Households #Families #IrishFamilies #IrishHouseholds #LabourMarket #LiveRegister #Jobs #Employment #Unemployment

Contractor behind Liverpool FC's £80m Anfield Road stand extension collapses into administration
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/contractor-behind-liverpool-fcs-80m-27653355
Hundreds of jobs lost as Buckingham Group Contracting formally enters administration #LFC #YNWA #Anfieldstadium #propertynews #LiverpoolFC #Employment #Property #Anfield

#remotework #amazon #trust #employment

https://is.gd/HsoBWe

#X, formerly #Twitter, to collect #biometric and #employment data
Photograph of their face, in an update to its privacy policy.
People signed up to its subscription service, X Premium, can choose to provide a selfie and photo ID for verification.
The policy also states X may collect employment and educational history.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66679922

Italy’s new anti-poverty scheme sparks concerns in Brussels https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/italys-new-anti-poverty-scheme-sparks-concerns-in-brussels/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Benefits #employment #EUcouncilrecommendation #EuropeanCommission

Make Use Of: How to Deal With Workplace Burnout https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-deal-with-workplace-burnout/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #Employment/CareerTips #Work&Career #MentalHealth #Careers

This week's free Substack newsletter:

• Unhelpful optician
• Boosted story
• Dentist
• Father-in-law's damaged car
• My bad cycling manners
• Name change

https://soultoscribe.substack.com/p/ajs-weekly-news-1-september-2023

#blog #journal #diary #personal #life #family #children #cycling #work #benefits #employment #identity #cars #medium #boost #citizencard

U.S. August Job Adds of 187K Vs Estimates for 170K; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8% - With spot bitcoin ETF aspirations sidelined after the SEC yesterday pushed off decisions ... - https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/09/01/us-august-job-adds-of-187k-vs-estimates-for-170k-unemployment-rate-rises-to-38/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #interestrates #employment #markets #bitcoin #economy #news #btc

(H-h-h-hawkish!) The slowdown in aggregate #demand is gradually affecting #employment expectations, chart @Isabel_Schnabel @ECB https://cutt.ly/dwkU5qTs

"DOJ and EEOC Warn: Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence Can Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act"

Tools used by employers that rely on algorithms or artificial intelligence, like computer testing of job applicants and software to "score" resumes, "may result in unlawful discrimination against people with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)", according to the US DOJ.

The DOJ and the EEOC both released "technical assistance" documents, warning to employers and providing guidance about potential disability employment discrimination. The Americans with disabilities act (ADA), requires employers to provide "reasonable accommodation" to applicants and employees that suits their disability. The EEOC provided examples in their "assistance document" (linked below), one of which, seems to be a challenge I might face with one, or more of my disabilities.

"A job application requires a timed math test using a keyboard. Angela has severe arthritis and cannot type quickly. Typing quickly is not necessary for the job. Angela will fail the test if she takes it without a reasonable accommodation. The reasonable accommodation could be speaking the answers or having more time for the test."

In my case, having one fully functioning hand, using a keyboard with speed and accuracy is no longer an option, so AI would screen me out. I'm fortunate to have quality voice recognition software to dictate and control computer function. Speaking the answers would be a necessary accommodation to my limb difference disability but, other disabilities and factors can come into play.

For example, a person with brain injury or autism may require a different accommodations, as would someone who is hearing or visually impaired. The ADA document "Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Disability Discrimination in Hiring", gives another example:
"… if a county government uses facial and voice analysis technologies to evaluate applicants’ skills and abilities, people with disabilities like autism or speech impairments may be screened out, even if they are qualified for the job."

Considering ableism, ignorant attitudes and discrimination from humans, people with disabilities face enough barriers. The last thing we need is to be further excluded by artificial intelligence and machines. The releases below from the DOJ, EEOC and ADA also offer guidance about recognition, rights and what to do if AI discriminates against you.

"DOJ and EEOC Warn against Disability Discrimination"
DOJ website: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-eeoc-warn-against-disability-EEOC

"Tips for Workers: The ADA and the use of software, algorithms and artificial intelligence"

Website: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/americans-disabilities-act-and-use-software-algorithms-and-artificial-intelligence
PDF: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/ADA%20and%20AI%20Worker%20Tip%20Sheet.pdf

ADA – "Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Disability Discrimination in Hiring"
website:
https://beta.ada.gov/resources/ai-guidance/
PDF: https://www.ada.gov/assets/_pdfs/ai-guidance.pdf

#AI #ADA #disability #employment #EEOC #equality #InvisibleDisabilityRights

@actuallyautistic @disabilityjustice @disability

TFW you get your master's degree one week and get laid off the next...

#Employment ...or lack thereof

Make Use Of: How to Tailor Your Resume for Different Job Types https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-tailor-resume-for-different-job-types/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #Employment/CareerTips #Work&Career #Self-Employment #Careers

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#CPACC #disability #employment #a11y

Over 15,000 Indian Tech Workers Moved To Canada In 12 Months: Report

This surge in migration positions India as the largest contributor to Canada's expanding tech workforce, as highlighted by a recent joint report from The Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) and Canada's Tech Network (CTN).

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/over-15-000-indian-tech-workers-moved-to-canada-in-12-months-report-4341970

#migration #canada #TECNA #CTN #labour #employment #labor #IT #immigration #india

According to the Office for National Statistics, only 22% of Autistic people are in any kind of employment in the UK. Many of us are underemployed when you consider our qualifications. This is a matter of disability discrimination.

#actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #employment #employmentopportunities

Reading notes by @aworkinglibrary on Silvia #Federici's #book "Caliban and the Witch /
Women, The Body and Primitive #Accumulation": https://aworkinglibrary.com/reading/caliban-and-the-witch
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#capitalism #plague #history #witchHunt #workforce #employment #housework

France’s rate cuts for #business and individual income #taxes in seven years of the Macron presidency have powered increases in tax revenues and #jobs , the country’s economy minister, Bruno Le Maire, said Tuesday.
#france #revenues #employment #economy
https://legalavocado.com/wp/french-tax-cuts-have-boosted-business-jobs-and-government-revenues-says-le-maire/