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AI adoption slows in workplaces despite hype and massive investment
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Greater use of AI linked to more collaborative work patterns, survey claims
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Government sets £7.4 billion procurement target with small businesses
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Government confirms Manchester digital campus as part of civil service relocation strategy
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Parliamentary group warns misuse of NDAs undermines workplace trust
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Finland is yet again the world’s happiest country. UK and Canada slide
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Half of SMEs using AI with limited impact on headcount (so far)
March 11, 2013
Flexible working: Falling out of fashion
by Pam Loch • Comment, Legal news, Workplace
Just as ACAS concludes its consultation on flexible working, the practice has been declared démodé by none other than Alexandra Shulman, the editor of British Vogue. Writing in response to the recent news that Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer ordered the company’s 11,500 staff back to the office, the Vogue editor has argued that working from home is not an adequate alternative to showing your face in the workplace. Ms Mayer goes on to note that in a creative environment, important opportunities are missed when absent colleagues are tottering, undressed around their kitchens. The best stories, she says, arise from chance remarks, gossip and jokes between colleagues working alongside each other. (more…)