Nearly a third of workers laid off because of AI are expected to be rehired by 2029. Photo: Shutterstock, with edits by ChatGPT In a win for the global workforce, nearly a third of workers replaced by artificial intelligence in recent years will be hired back by 2029. Based on a survey of just under … Read more
Research shows a clear disconnect between HR and employees’ ‘workplace joy’, according to benefits company Reward Gateway | Edenred. The company found that 71% of HR leaders believe employees are more engaged now than a year ago, but only 35% of employees agreed. HR leaders estimate employees’ happiness levels at 7.4/10, while employees rate it … Read more
Supermarket Aldi is cutting up to 150 jobs in its UK technology department as part of a global drive to cut costs. It follows more than 100 redundancies in its finance and administration team earlier this year and nearly 20 departures among buying directors. According to a report in the Guardian, the German-owned retailer is … Read more
Records matter just as much. “HR should also secure accurate payroll, leave and employment records, as these may be needed to establish employee claims,” he said. “Entering administration does not automatically terminate employment. Clear communication and accurate records are essential to protecting employees’ rights and managing the process lawfully.” How HR can ease employee stress … Read more
Remote, the global payroll and Employer of Record (EOR) platform, has used artificial intelligence tools from Anthropic, including Claude and Claude Code, to build an in-house applicant tracking system (ATS), which has already processed more than 24,000 applications and candidate records. The project was developed by Remote’s people team, including recruiters and employees without traditional … Read more
Gartner’s findings come amid worker fears that AI will wipe out jobs. Last year, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that AI could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and push US unemployment to between 10 and 20% in the next one to five years. But Helen Poitevin, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner, said the … Read more
Answering “Are we safe?” When teams ask whether another round is coming, Morrison says the temptation is to promise everything will be fine. But false reassurance can further damage trust that has already been shaken. Instead, she encourages leaders to acknowledge uncertainty: to share what they know today, what they don’t know, and when they … Read more
Nearly a third (29%) of Gen Z workers use AI without their employer’s knowledge, significantly more than millennials (18%), according to a report. Thirty-five per cent of Gen Z, people born between 1997 and 2012, said that using AI feels dishonest, and 26% believe their colleagues will view them negatively for doing so. Imperial Lifelong … Read more
Fighting AI with AI in hiring The other engine of growth is recruitment, where employers are being buried under AI-written applications. Employment Hero’s recruitment agent checks that CVs belong to genuine candidates, runs screening interviews and hands hiring managers a shortlist to take forward. Customers only pay when a candidate is successfully placed. The tool … Read more
Where AI helps and where people stay involved Tillo said the companies seeing the strongest results use AI at the start of the recruitment process, when they’re working through hundreds of candidates. “The goal of AI for them is really to alleviate some of that very admin work,” she said. The idea is to free … Read more