Chatbots and conversational AI are set to continue to make a big splash over the coming years. According to a recent survey, 87% of CEOs are currently looking to expand their AI workforce. And with good reason: chatbots lower costs, streamline client interactions, improve the customer experience and take repetitive, time-consuming tasks off your hands. […]
Managing Outsourced Teams and Contractors: Learning from Your Mistakes
Staff outsourcing and working with contractors is at an all-time high. Some companies look for a workforce across the globe, and some prefer to stay local. Both, however, work virtually, with no need for a physical office. As numbers keep rising, many outsourcing trends are flooding the market. Outsourcing remains popular, but it is certainly […]
Benefits of Using Chatbots in HR
Companies with their finger on the pulse are aware that chatbots and conversational AI are set to make a big splash over the next few years. According to a recent survey, 87% of CEOs are currently looking to expand their AI workforce. And with good reason: chatbots lower costs, streamline client interactions, improve the customer […]
The Role of HR in Workplace Safety
Every workplace has its fair share of safety hazards. Even a seemingly completely safe and cozy office isn’t devoid of all kinds of potential dangers lurking in the background and putting unsuspecting employees at risk of tripping over a loose carpet or slipping on the wet floor. But, factory and construction workers are at far […]
HR and the Startup World – How to Help a Young Company Survive
There are so many businesses that fail in their first year that many people are put off from starting a business at all. Those that do will require the full input and effort of everyone on board if they’re going to make it a success. As an HR professional, it can sometimes be hard to […]
HR and Start-Ups
How HR Can Help a Young Company Survive There are so many businesses that fail in their first year that many people are put off from starting a business at all. Those that do will require the full input and effort of everyone on board if they’re going to make it a success. As an […]
Holidays and the Office: Company Party Etiquette
It is the holiday season which means lots of company events! When you’re tasked with putting on an event for the whole company, it can be difficult to know where to start. If you want to be able to throw something that will live long in the memory, there are a few tried and tested […]
How to Design a Company Reward System
18% of employees are actively disengaged at work, according to a recent Gallup report. But what’s even worse than this is that a whopping 67% are not completely engaged, and this practically means that the majority of the global workforce is slacking off. The same report estimates that the cost of this kind of detrimental […]