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LinkedIn executive quits over compliance issues

Bloomberg LinkedIn’s senior executive in charge of human resources has resigned after breaking “compliance” rules, according to people familiar with the matter. Christina Hall left the Microsoft Corp-owned company because of an internal “compliance” issue, the people said, asking not to be identified because the details aren’t public. LinkedIn Chief Executive Officer Jeff Weiner announced the move to staff, they ...

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Microsoft votes against gender pay gap proposal

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp shareholders voted against a proposal calling for the company to report more information on gaps in employee pay, ranked according to gender and race. Less than 30% of shares represented voted in favour of the measure at Microsoft’s annual meeting. Arjuna Capital, which praised progress the company has made, tabled a measure calling for it to give ...

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TikTok craze is minting celebrities and ruining lives in India

Bloomberg Arpita Chaudhary, a newly recruited police constable in India’s western Gujarat state, became an overnight celebrity after posting a clip of her 15-second gambol — clad in her civvies — on the smash-hit social video app, TikTok. Then she paid the price. A snippet of her gyrating to a Bollywood song against the backdrop of a prison cell went ...

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