HR magazine tries... virtual reality

HR magazine editor Jenny Roper tests out some virtual reality training simulations

L&D departments urged to tackle UK productivity

Managers agree that L&D professionals should be the driving force behind productivity in businesses, according to research by Knowledgepool

CIPD 2018: Organisations must take ownership of the reskilling challenge

A panel at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition explored the employer's role in creating agile learners

HRD's pocket guide to... machine learning

The HRD’s pocket guide series offers an explanation of areas outside day-to-day HR that business-savvy HRDs need to have a handle on

Bringing training to life

As digital technology transforms the way we work new skills will be needed. Can alternative training methods – from symphony orchestras to storytelling – offer a better outcome?

Stefan Hyttfors: Our future depends on trust

At the penultimate talk of the Unleash World Conference and Expo, Stefan Hyttfors outlined how we lost our trust in society and how technology can help us regain it

Untrained staff biggest cyber security risk

Research reveals that a lack of staff training is leaving organisations vulnerable, with more collaboration between HR and IT needed

Workers turn to technology to help with mental health issues

Employees are using technology to assist with mental health issues, as stigma in the workplace prevails, according to research from Accenture

How chatbots can reduce daily burdens for HR professionals

The breadth and depth of what machine learning can understand means it has strong potential for fields involving understanding and communicating with humans

AI will create more jobs than it displaces, says WEF

Fears over artificial intelligence (AI) replacing jobs may be unfounded but employers must provide more training in new tech, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)