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Optus backpays over $7.8 million to underpaid employees

Inside Retail

Optus hired these employees as retail consultants and store managers around Australia between January 2014 and March 2020. In April 2021, the telecommunications company self-reported the underpayments to the Fair Work Ombudsman following an internal review. The backpayment includes more than $5.4 million in superannuation and interest.

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Theatro Ranked One of the Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ 

Theatro

This prestigious list recognizes the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 30th year. Technology Fast 500 awards winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2020 to 2023.

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Mirvac finds a good fit with social fashion app Mys Tyler

Inside Retail

Neill’s background is telecommunications but she said the idea for Mys Tyler had been brewing since 2014, when she was living in New York. However, it wasn’t until 2020, after witnessing the growth of affiliate marketing, that she finally decided to quit her job and return to Sydney (pre-pandemic) to bring the idea to life.

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Government set to pressure big tech over online scams

Inside Retail

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the treasury department are consulting internet, banking and telecommunications firms about creating a mandatory, enforceable anti-scam code which legally requires them take reasonable steps to protect users, including offering an effective complaint service. billion (US$1.8

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Italy Drives Industrial Renaissance With NVIDIA AI

Nvidia

Italian telecommunications company Fastweb has deployed Italy’s first NVIDIA DGX H100 supercomputer to support national AI infrastructure. Now, more than 200 AI projects are actively running on Leonardo versus about 20 in 2020.

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Video Surge Forces Telcos to Reimagine the Digital Experience

Cisco Retail

The role of the Service Provider’s telecommunications network has never been more critical than it has been since the turn of the decade. It’s set to almost triple from $44 billion in 2020 to $124 billion in 2025. During this unprecedented time, the world has seen a total transformation in the way people go about their daily lives.

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What the ‘Next Normal’ in Consumer Behavior Means for the Hourly Economy

Retail TouchPoints

In all, the company claims it has increased grocery delivery capacity by 160% in the second quarter of 2020. Those abilities also could apply to a role in a telecommunications company’s call center, or as a customer service representative at a health provider or a claims representative at an insurance company.

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