The world’s biggest 4-day week trial kicks off and SA is watching – campaign director Joe Ryle
Covid-19 has prompted a new look at the five-day work week and whether we can be as productive in a four-day week.
Covid-19 has prompted a new look at the five-day work week and whether we can be as productive in a four-day week.
Many fear that robots will take jobs in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The good news is, we can’t teach robots common sense.
No-one’s job is seemingly safe from the rise of the robot – not even work in fields such as specialist surgery or legal advice. The way to remain employable is to develop hybrid skills.
It’s a lot harder to get businesses to come around to the view that one needs to make corresponding investments in ‘keeping it human’.
Robots and artificial intelligences are getting smarter and as they do, they are able to take a growing array of tasks that used to be done by humans.
RMB has seen good results globally, as far as robotics are concerned – not only for the organisation but also for its people, in terms of removing some of that burden of running with manual and routine processes.
Nowadays, it’s common knowledge that the financial services industry needs to digitise to survive; nevertheless, the scope and speed of digital transformation still leaves many an individual bewildered.
UBS concludes that the extreme levels of automation and connectivity achieved through the Fourth Industrial Revolution could further widen the income inequality gap.