Technology

Workers turning to AI to improve wellbeing and productivity

Tomorrow’s workforce will be more socially conscientious, and use technology to improve their productivity and health, according to research from Unum

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)

Green: HR failing to keep pace with external change

The world of work is changing beyond recognition but people strategy hasn't kept up, according to Kevin Green, founder and CEO of What's Next Consultancy and former CEO of the REC

Generation X men most unhappy at work

Generation X men who work full time in the public sector are the most unhappy work, according to research from OC Tanner Europe

£1 million fund launched to tackle digital skills gap

The government has launched a £1 million Digital Skills Innovation Fund to boost D&I in digital and technology

Part-time work now more empowering for women

?The UK must recognise the skills and talents that young people working part time can bring to the workforce, according to co-founder and COO of JOB TODAY Polina Montano

Half of workers think they're being monitored by bosses

Workers worry bosses will use surveillance data to set unfair targets, micromanage them and take away autonomy

Approaching business aims with a D&I lens

Treating wider business objectives as D&I issues can strongly support success in these aims, according to Skanska's global diversity manager

Workers fear losing their jobs to AI

Experts call on employers to support workers with changes to the world of work as research reveals employee perceptions of automation and job losses

HR failing to track employee metrics

Many UK HR departments don't track essential employee metrics, according to research by NGA Human Resources

Young workers want digital pension information

?Organisations are failing to provide accessible ways for employees to find information about their pensions, PwC has found

People analytics could be HR's secret weapon

To be a people analytics hero HR must sometimes go back to basics and analyse business needs