Tag: mandatory

14 SEP

There’s No Fun Like Mandatory Office Holiday Fun

In exchange for a salary, office workers do a great many dreadful things: sit through meetings, make the trek to and from work each day, feign enthusiasm for their employer’s particular vision. Come holiday season, they also—compelled by a strange mix of perceived obligation and genuine holiday spirit—sometimes exchange gifts with one another. One common, […]

07 JAN

Pilot sparks travel chaos after FAILING mandatory breathalyser test

A pilot was reportedly grounded after failing essential breathalyser tests before take-off. The member of staff at at All Nippon Airways (ANA) fell short of the mandatory health requirements, relating to their consumption of alcohol, prior to accompanying passengers on board. The behaviour of the pilot in particular is said to have come about on the route […]

29 AUG

Travelling to Egypt? New mandatory rules for tourists to be introduced

Egypt hotel Steigenberger Aqua Magic in Hurghada is currently being investigated after British couple John and Susan Cooper died during their stay. Thomas Cook has since removed 301 of the guests from the hotel while the cause of death is investigated, with a local governor confirming a “strange odour” in the room where the couple […]

24 AUG

Hockey coaches in Ontario to hold mandatory gender diversity conversations with players

Ontario hockey coaches have been mandated to discuss gender diversity issues with children as part of the “pre-season chat” required by the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF). Obligatory conversations on gender identification and expression will be held across all levels of competition involving teams of all ages. Read more “We want to make the game inclusive […]

04 APR

A mysterious, popular ‘supplement’ has been linked to salmonella — and the FDA has issued its first mandatory recall

Sam Rega / Business Insider Kratom is an opioid derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia. It can be consumed in pills, powder, or tea. On Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration issued its first mandatory recall after a Las Vegas company’s powdered kratom products were found to be contaminated with salmonella. The […]

14 MAR

Patch Tuesday drops the mandatory antivirus requirement after all

(credit: amalthya / Flickr) In the immediate aftermath of the Spectre and Meltdown attacks, Microsoft created an unusual stipulation for Windows patches: systems would only receive the fixes if they had antivirus software installed and if that antivirus software created a special entry in the registry to indicate that it’s compatible with the Windows fixes. […]

25 OCT

Let them eat tofu: New York schools to serve mandatory vegetarian meals

Published time: 25 Oct, 2017 17:45 To save the planet, students at 15 public schools in Brooklyn will only be served vegetarian breakfast and lunch on Mondays, New York City’s mayor has announced. The program is set to start in the spring of 2018. “Cutting back a little on meat will help make our city […]

06 OCT

Kuwait’s Constitutional Court: Mandatory DNA collection law is no good

Enlarge / Kuwait’s Palace of Justice, which houses the Constitutional Court, as seen on June 16, 2013. (credit: YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images) Kuwait’s controversial mandatory DNA collection law has been overturned by the country’s Constitutional Court in a Thursday ruling. “Forcing civilians who have not been accused of violating the law to take and save their […]