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Rejection of flexible working request shouldn’t blind employers to their legal duties

Workplace Insight

The Claimant submitted a flexible working application requesting to work entirely remotely using her computer and other electronic equipment and to complete all her work without attending a physical office location. This is what happened in Wilson v Financial Conduct Authority 2302739/2023.

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Algorithms control workers. Here is one example how

Work Life

In the early 2000s, for example, a computer scientist in Singapore could more easily work remotely for US-based organizations because they could communicate on project requirements and necessary changes that arose during a project. Such communication, enabled by emerging technologies, is essential for complex, knowledge-intensive work.

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Liar liar… the challenge AI has with the truth  

Workplace Insight

A question of trust The concept of ‘machine heuristic’ sees humans trust computers more than other humans. We are less likely to challenge computer-generated output than we are human-created output. This is a problem if the technology that is being sold to help us, is so eager to please that it lies to us. Yes, AI is exciting.

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Can AI improve one of the most expensive (and boring) parts of work?

Work Life

Artificial intelligence is one of the most important technological trends of our time and it will lead to widespread change,” writes Moritz Homann, managing director of corporate compliance at EQS Group, a compliance software company in a blog post. Attorney Jordan Turk believe’s in AI’s potential to improve the compliance process.

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Equitable AI for All: How Developers Combat Bias in AI Algorithms

Success

Data scientist and author Meredith Broussard doesn’t think technology can solve most of our issues. In fact, she’s concerned about the implications of our dependency on technology—namely, that technology has proven itself to be unreliable and, at times, outright biased.

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Talking politics at work – why it’s a bad idea and how to prevent it

Insperity

When employers are – and aren’t – legally allowed to limit political discussions in the workplace. Check with your legal counsel to confirm whether the locations where you operate are among them. When in doubt about what’s legally allowed, seek outside counsel from your legal team. That’s fine.

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update: my company won’t pay us if we don’t install spy software on our personal computers

Ask a Manager

Remember the letter-writer whose company wouldn’t pay them if they didn’t install spy software on their personal computers ? I told HR point blank that the software could not and would not be installed on my personal computer. I was finally furloughed after “plead[ing] technological ignorance” like you suggested.