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Employment Law FocusEmployment Law Focus: AI and employment lawIn this episode Jonathan Rennie, partner at TLT is joined by Sarah Maddock, senior knowledge lawyer at TLT and Emma Erskine-Fox, managing associate in the Technology and Intellectual Property team at TLT to look at the impact of AI on employment law and discuss: Key differences between various types of AI technologies.Why generative AI like ChatGPT is gaining increased attention.How AI tools be used to enhance workplace productivity.How employers can address the potential risks and challenges associated with AI in decision-making.How AI systems affect the fairness and reasonableness of decisions. Data protection considerations and le...
2023-10-2429 minEmployment Law FocusThinking Differently: neurodiversity and workIn the latest episode of our Employment Law Focus podcast, we look at neurodiversity, a range of conditions which affect how people think, process and interpret information. This affects around 15% of people but, until fairly recently, has not been widely considered in the workplace. Traditional workplaces are often designed by and for a neurotypical society, which can negatively affect employees who are neurodivergent and prevent them from thriving at work. Understanding the differing needs of each person in your workplace will help to adjust practises to ensure every employee is equipped to perform to the best of t...
2023-03-1626 minEmployment Law FocusThe impact of workplace technology on employeesShould HR be more involved in the design and rollout of workplace technology?Will modern technology force us to replace roles (performed by people) with functions (performed by people, technology, robots and algorithms)?At what point do employees start to resent technology impinging on their jobs? When it can do 10%, 20% or 30% of their role faster and better than they can?These are just some of the questions we explore in this episode on workplace technology and its impact on employees. Jonathan Rennie and Sarah Maddock in our employment team are joined by Emma...
2021-04-1537 min