Workforce Technology stories
Nearly 25% of Australia's 2025 workforce is over 50, yet 42% face age discrimination, despite their vital skills in sectors like healthcare and construction.
Frontline workers often lack real-time updates, causing costly inefficiencies and missed shifts; firms say better communication boosts productivity by 25%.
ServiceNow launches agentic AI management in Asia Pacific as AI spending dips, aiming to better integrate human workers and AI agents for improved business outcomes.
Rippling's HR tech boom in Australia, with 80+ staff, tailored tools, and USD $450m raised, supports local firms growing globally amid rising compliance needs.
Criterion and Trackforce have teamed up to offer UK and Canadian security firms an integrated workforce management and payroll platform to streamline operations.
Businesses must empower employees through HR-led cybersecurity education and tech to prevent costly cyberattacks and safeguard company data and trust.
AI is sparking innovation and concern across sectors worldwide as firms race to harness its power while addressing risks and workforce anxieties.
Education and recruitment leaders urge AI to support, not replace, humans, emphasising ethics, creativity and oversight in tech-driven sectors.
HR Crowd appoints Ben Bach as NSW Practice Director to strengthen regional leadership and client engagement across Australia and New Zealand.
Employee share schemes are expanding beyond tech, helping Australian SMEs attract and retain staff while fostering widespread wealth creation through equity.
ACS urges swift, risk-based AI regulation alongside skill-building to boost trust, innovation and address critical digital capability gaps in Australia.
Only 16 percent now have a positive outlook, as a lack of work and uncertainty threaten jobs across New Zealand's civil construction sector.
PERSOLKELLY rebrands as PERSOL across 13 markets, uniting its Australian operations to meet rising workforce demands amid rapid tech and green energy shifts.
ServiceNow partners with Datacom to boost AI-driven automation in New Zealand, aiming to enhance enterprise productivity amid demographic challenges.
Australian IT teams show strong confidence in operational resilience despite outage challenges, yet lag behind globally in AI readiness, says SolarWinds report.
HR is evolving with AI-powered tools to deliver personalised learning and development, making upskilling key for talent retention and business growth.
RSM US adopts Dayshape's AI platform to streamline resource management, integrating real-time data across nearly 100 offices for smarter, global operations.
FourKites has launched AI digital workers Alan, Polly and Cassie to automate Europe's supply chains, enhancing scheduling, compliance and customer service tasks.
Deel unveils AI payroll upgrades and new pay features in New Zealand to ease onboarding, payroll, and empower employees with early wage access and clearer payslips.
Deel launches AI upgrades and pay flexibility tools, enabling Australian firms to streamline global payroll and access international talent with ease.