HR and IT departments need to work more closely together if they are to invest wisely in artificial intelligence tools, according to an HR futurist.
HR Technology
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XpertHR has rebranded as Brightmine, in a shift that recognises that HR's role is becoming more complex and has a greater need for data analytics.
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Nearly two-thirds of British workers feel skills needed will change in the next five years, says Indeed's Future of Work report.
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched a plan to create 150,000 jobs in the capital in key growth areas including artificial intelligence.
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Automation in recruitment has been disastrous for young jobseekers and have cut businesses off from talented candidates.
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The UK government faces a 'sliding doors' moment and must act now to avoid an AI 'jobs apocalypse', according to the IPPR.
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Uber Eats driver Pa Edrissa Manjang reaches financial settlement after racially biased facial recognition technology led to his suspension.
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New guidance on responsible AI in recruitment aims to help employers avoid introducing systems that perpetuate biases and discrimination.
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Almost 10,000 Asda employees have received incorrect payslips due to a payroll error, with some missing up to two weeks' wages.
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Seven in 10 government bodies say that skills are a barrier to artificial intelligence adoption in their organisation.
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Surrey County Council has apologised to employees after an error with its £30m payroll system saw staff paid the wrong wages.
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A successful approach to building a business that can overcome these growing pains should focus on two key aspects – leveraging diversity and maintaining a unified work culture.
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Workday is facing a claim that it uses artificial intelligence tools that discriminate against job applicants.
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This week we round-up some of the most eye-catching statements received by Personnel Today over the past few days and present them nakedly – make of them what you will.
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The computer says ‘fraud’: how the Post Office scandal exposes risks to workers
by Nish Kotechaby Nish KotechaThere are huge risks in trusting the computer system to be always right – an illogical position currently backed up by UK law. If we are to avoid future scandals such as the Post Office vs the sub-postmasters there must be fundamental technology change – or employees and franchisees will continue to be at risk.