Artificial intelligence will be subject to tighter regulation in the UK in future, the government has signalled. The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy this week distributed a paper setting out pastors’ reasoning on attempting to adjust the need to embrace the innovation and use it for upper hand and the hazards of shamefulness, […]
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In this week’s Oven-Ready podcast Chris Taylor talks to William Tincup about whether the recruitment market is as hot as we’re led to believe and whether there is such a thing as work-life balance. William Tincup is the president and manager on the loose of Recruiting Daily. He is at the convergence of work and […]
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Artificial intelligence will determine where, when and how organisations access talent in the future, but it will be up to human teams to exploit its potential. This was the determination of Dr Ayesha Khanna, fellow benefactor of counseling business ADDO AI, talking at the current year’s CIPD Festival of Work this week. Dr Khanna illustrated […]
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Artificial intelligence technology has its uses at every stage of the employment relationship and is increasingly relied on by time-poor human resources teams. However, if not used carefully and transparently, employers are at risk of being at the sharp end of employment claims they may struggle to defend. Sanika Karandikar and Raoul Parekh offer guidance […]
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Allowing smartphones at work can affect productivity, but is an outright ban the answer? Beverley Sunderland looks at how a carefully constructed smartphone policy can balance an employers’ desire to reduce distractions with employees’ need to feel connected with family and friends. A report in The Times as of late portrayed seizing cell phones as […]
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A Christian school assistant is taking her former employer to tribunal over claims she was sacked over Facebook posts in which she objected to plans to introduce education about LGBT relationships in primary schools. Kristie Higgs is looking for £56,000 in pay over claims that she lost her position at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, […]
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The BBC’s hardening stance on its employees’ social media posts is a reflection of increasing interest in the area by businesses, a legal expert has warned. David Lorimer, chief at Fieldfisher, said: “While the BBC’s tensions and unprejudiced nature are at its center, businesses are progressively worried about the effect on their kind of posts, […]
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The explosion of remote working during the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown saw employees suffer from ‘Zoom fatigue’ and highlighted the need for longer periods spent away from work and digital communication devices. It has also seen workers’ routines being dictated by ‘what technology packages are available’, according to an expert. As per new exploration by […]
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UK businesses are not adopting artificial intelligence (AI) at the same pace as elsewhere in Europe, largely because of a shortage of AI skills, expertise and knowledge a survey has found. The discoveries from the IBM Global AI Adoption Index uncovered that an abilities hole was refered to by 38% of UK respondents as the […]
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A new chairperson and four new commissioners have been appointed at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the UK’s equality and discrimination watchdog. Noble Kishwer Falkner, an individual from the Bank of England’s Enforcement Decision Making Committee, has been named the new seat of the commission by Liz Truss, serve for ladies and equities. She […]
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