Automation
Amazon offers workers thousands to set up own delivery businesses
Amazon is offering its employees thousands of pounds in funding to set up independent delivery businesses.
The company has said...
Blurring of work and home life is the tip of the tech iceberg
New technology is often hailed as the UK’s economic saviour. But have we appreciated AI’s potential for radically altering workplace...
Future jobs will require the human touch, says Amber Rudd
More automation will allow employers to offer roles that require distinct “human sensibilities” and allow workers to be more creative
‘Premium’ should be paid for high-value apprenticeships
Employers that offer “high value” apprenticeships should receive “premiums” from the government to encourage schemes that facilitate higher average wage...
Women at highest risk of losing roles to automation
The ONS has created a chatbot where users can search for the risk of automation of different roles
Around...
Unleash 2019: How to make work ‘romantic’ again
Work is at risk of losing its human side as technology takes over many aspects of our professional and personal...
Strategic workforce planning is a necessity, not a ‘nice to have’
With automation likely to see many jobs displaced in the near future, employers need to prepare now to find areas where workers' existing and emerging skills will be needed
Recruitment process outsourcing: the future is ‘total talent’
Employers are battling economic uncertainty but still struggle to source much-needed skills. In such a volatile jobs market, what role...
HR must be more involved in digital transformation plans
Digital transformation in many organisations is being held back because of a failure to develop employee skills and an over-reliance...
Employers failing to use human skills to mitigate future work risks
A large majority (87%) of organisations believe that human skills are critical for the future, but few are maximising them...
Employers should act now to mitigate job automation effect
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is set to have a significant impact on pay, working conditions and productivity. Ashleigh Webber reports...
Higher performing HR functions spend less
The highest performing HR functions spend 26% less than their peers on HR and manage 32% fewer staff, according to...
How digital trends are changing the role of HR (webinar)
ON DEMAND | Not a day goes by without a news story highlighting the impact of digital technology on people’s jobs, but how...
Job automation: more than half of workers will need reskilling by 2022
More than half (54%) of the workforce will need reskilling in the next five years as emerging technologies such as...
Finance leaders say AI will soon replace half of banking sector’s jobs
A former Barclays chief executive has joined the Bank of England’s chief economist, Citigroup’s investment chief and other leading bankers...
