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IBM, which last year insisted “there was (and is) no systemic age discrimination” at the mainframe giant, has again been sued for age discrimination. The complaint [PDF], filed Wednesday in a New York federal district court on behalf of plaintiffs Pamela Wimbish, 62, and Patricia Onken, 66, says that contrary to CEO Arvind Krishna’s 2022 statement about having no plans for further layoffs, Krishna only a year later said he expected to replace thousands of back-office employees, particularly in human resources, with AI technology. That now, allegedly, is happening. “Rather than laying off its weakest, least experienced or least knowledgeable HR employees, IBM has…

A new dynamic for human resources is upon us: the era of intelligence, driven by artificial intelligence. As we now know from the phenomenon of ChatGPT, generative AI has the potential to unlock trapped information from thousands of sources in an organization. Once a company starts building a large language model (LLM), it can collect data from HR, finance, recruiting, and other systems like a vacuum cleaner. Every process document, training program, compliance rule, and policy that gets input into the LLM will suddenly be available to any employee by asking the system a simple question. The new freedom and…

The cybersecurity and insider threat landscape has drastically evolved in recent years. This shifting landscape, dominated by increasingly sophisticated attacks and evolving cyber threats, necessitates a holistic approach to security that calls for more than just technical solutions. The responsibility of protecting critical organisational assets (both digital and physical) from various cybersecurity and security threats does not lie solely with chief information and security officers (CISOs) and chief security officers (CSOs). Human resources (HR) departments are playing an increasingly significant role in this regard, especially when it comes to insider threats. Their experience in personnel management, organisational behaviour, and corporate…

Progressively decommissions older technology. AMP is at the tail end of an enterprise-wide human capital management (HCM) project that has seen it consolidate a dozen HR-related systems into one and standardise its processes. The consolidation, to a single Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM platform, means it now has central visibility and evidence of the “documented goals, check-ins and performance reviews” of “more than 90 percent” of its 3000 employees, director of people services Malcolm Dore told iTnews. Prior to the consolidation, it only had evidence of goals being set for about 40 percent of employees – primarily because there was no central system,…

In its most recent round of job cuts, tech giant Cisco Systems is planning to lay off 350 employees in Silicon Valley next month. Prior to this, the company had terminated approximately 4,000 employees to cut costs. As per a recent filing with California’s Employment Development Department, Cisco (CSCO) is slated to carry out layoffs affecting 227 individuals in San Jose and an additional 123 employees in nearby Milpitas, California, effective October 16th. In the 2022, the networking company had disclosed plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 5%, equating to roughly 4,000 jobs. Additionally, state filings indicate that the…

As workplaces battle with changing employee expectations of their employers following the pandemic, responding to the cost of living crisis and dealing with technological transformation, Gartner’s ReimagineHR Conference (11 September) reminded delegates that HR has a lot to tackle. But, as delegates said, while the challenges might seem overwhelming, HR has never been better placed to tackle them. Here are the five key themes from the day: 1. Tech is useful, but it is no silver bullet AI was a key theme throughout the conference, as anxieties about the future of job security following the explosion of ChatGPT earlier this…

Just last month, it was being reported that tech layoffs might finally be over. Analysts from Bernstein Research also officially stopped their data series that gave us updates about layoffs across the industry every month. However, layoffs in the tech world are still happening and Google’s parent company Alphabet just became the first major tech giant to fire people this quarter of the financial year. According to a Reuters report, Alphabet has laid off hundreds of employees from its global recruiting team. As per the report, Alphabet announced its decision to fire employees from its global recruiting team on Wednesday.…

Learn the common pitfalls of implementing HR technology to steer clear of these issues within your own organization. We’ve compiled tips from experts, including directors and CEOs, with insights spanning from emphasizing the involvement of all stakeholders during implementation to stressing the importance of executing HR technology initiatives with a well-defined strategy. Involve All Stakeholders in Implementation A common mistake to avoid when implementing new HR technology is not incorporating your stakeholders into the entire process. As an HR team, it’s easy to be heads down, focusing on data conversion and setting up new functionality, usually under a tight timeline.…

In a world that’s constantly evolving, the field of Human Resources (HR) is no exception. The traditional practices of HR are being revolutionized by emerging technologies, and one platform at the forefront of this change is HRRKoin. Hello there, I’m Amisha Sachan. Currently, I am pursuing a Masters in Business Administration at MPGI, Kanpur. I am a driven and ambitious individual, committed to the field of HR. As an MBA student contributing at HRRKoin, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing firsthand how this HR ecosystem is leveraging AI and blockchain to reshape the HR landscape and promote employee welfare. HRRKoin: Transforming…

Climate change is exerting its impact on a global scale, manifesting in the form of more frequent extreme weather events such as droughts, heatwaves, heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides. This phenomenon is accompanied by other repercussions of our rapidly shifting climate, such as rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and the loss of biodiversity. To mitigate global warming and maintain it within the safe limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), achieving carbon neutrality by the mid-21st century is imperative. While the responsibility for safeguarding our planet falls on everyone’s shoulders, those in…