Without getting too sci-fi, we believe it is important for anyone in HR, or indeed in any business, to be aware of the changing face of the future workforce. What balance are we going to find between automation and good old fashioned human contact? Will we indeed be replaced by robots?
The look of the future workforce is something on the mind of most HR people grappling with meeting the needs of current business while moving towards a changing future, so this subject stuck with us and got us thinking…
There is an increase in technology and the utilisation of robots to do many jobs that humans are currently doing – all indications are that this will continue to happen in a variety of different work types.
What will be the role of people as this transition works through?