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Business leaders expect AI to expand rather than shrink workforces, JLL report claims
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Inter-generational collaboration linked to stronger organisational performance, report claims
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The workplace canteen isn’t too expensive. The way you run it is.
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Westminster event backed by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin tackles disability employment barriers
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New mothers return to work early as financial pressures shorten maternity leave, report finds
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Most organisations are investing in AI. Far fewer are preparing leaders for it
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AI can automate work, but it can’t automate trust
November 16, 2017
Astonishing Uber employment case could lead to fresh battles over gig economy
by Philip Richardson • Comment, Flexible working, Legal news, Technology
The latest decision in an ongoing legal battle involving the ride-hailing app, Uber, could have serious consequences for companies which operate in the ‘gig economy’. The prolonged employment tribunal case first began in 2016 with a case bought by the GMB Union. Uber drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam argued that the employment status they had been assigned by Uber – namely, ‘self-employed’ – was incorrect and that they should instead be classed as ‘workers’. The change in status would mean the pair were entitled to holiday pay, paid rest breaks and the minimum wage.
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