Automating workplace vaccination verification — a path out of the pandemic
3 min read - Workplace vaccination mandates are coming for employers. In the United States, The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a rule on requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully…
How Telstra built an AI virtual assistant for HR
3 min read - After transforming its customer service with virtual assistants, Australia’s largest telco is turning its attention to human resources, another sector ripe for AI disruption. Telstra provides services to millions of customers across 20 countries, managing more than 50 million customer…
HR recruiters are putting blockchain to work
3 min read - Japan’s human resources (HR) industry is undergoing a transformation. Lifetime employment is no longer guaranteed. Promotion by seniority has started to collapse. And the job market is becoming ever more borderless. That’s why Japanese firms are exploring new work styles…
İsdemir: Modernizing steel production with Maximo, AI and IoT
2 min read - You can’t manage what you can’t measure. That’s why, in 2019, İsdemir deployed the IBM Maximo enterprise asset management platform to improve our steel production. It’s still early, but we’ve already seen positive returns in equipment maintenance, management and operational…
Enhancing the Reasonable Accommodation Process in the Workplace
3 min read - At the recent USBLN Conference in Orlando, the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) offered two half-day workshops focused on disability in the workplace. Led by Lou Orslene, the co-director of JAN, the workshops offered participants the opportunity to learn from JAN’s…