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Talent Acquisition Strategies for Distributors

Talent Acquisition Strategies for Distributors

The Association Education Alliance, a collective of 40+ wholesaler-distributor trade associations, commissioned a report on behalf of its distribution association members to identify challenges and best practices in talent acquisition. The analysis and recommendations provided in the following article are based on interviews with distributors, HR and education experts, as well as results from an online survey of about 190 distributors and manufacturers. Member associations have access to the full report.

Where a decade ago, many workers were desperate to find jobs, recruiters and employers now find themselves in heated competition for workers, a reflection of a low overall […]

Artificial intelligence will be good for workers

Artificial intelligence will be good for workers

MONTREAL, Oct. 30, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Are machines going to steal our jobs? That is the question that keeps popping up in light of the rapid progress of artificial intelligence (AI). Research shows, however, that such fears about the adverse impact of AI on employment are largely exaggerated, according to a study published today by the MEI.

"There is no doubt that artificial intelligence will transform the labour market, and we should certainly not disregard the plight of affected workers. We must keep in mind, though, that more jobs will be created than destroyed," says Gaël Campan, Senior Associate […]

Why Do Immigrants Outperform Native-born Americans?

Why Do Immigrants Outperform Native-born Americans?

Motivated to succeed economically, immigrants show plenty of grit and resources.

Despite the hatred directed at immigrants and refugees coming to the United States and other western nations, the real “free-loaders” (as far-right nationalists call them) on the social safety net are more likely to be the children of native-born populations. Children of migrants are the ones realizing the upward mobility of the American dream, rising out of poverty at much higher rates than the sons and daughters of parents born in the US. Similar trends can be found in other parts of the world too, like Canada.

While the […]

Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobs

Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobs

Should we believe headlines claiming nearly half of all jobs will be lost to robots and artificial intelligence?

We think not, and in a newly released study we explain why.

Headlines trumpeting massive job losses have been in abundance for five or so years.Even The Conversation has had its had its share .Most come from a common source.It is a single study , conducted in 2013 by Oxford University’s Carl Benedict Frey and Michael Osborne .This study lies behind the claim that 47% of jobs in the United States were at “high risk” of automation over the next ten or so […]

The workplace of the future and its tech must work for the good of society

The workplace of the future and its tech must work for the good of society

Automation is not likely to eliminate millions of jobs any time soon — but the U.S. and other countries still need vastly improved policies if people are to build better careers and share prosperity as technological changes occur, according to a new MIT report about the workplace of the future. The report , which represents the initial findings of MIT’s Task Force on the Work of the Future, claims to puncture conventional wisdom and builds a nuanced picture of the evolution of technology and jobs.

The likelihood of robots, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) wiping out huge sectors of the […]

Surfing the Waves of Digital Automation in Spanish Labor Market

Abstract

The emerging technologies based on artificial intelligence and robotics are challenging the landscape for human labor. Revolution 4.0 is progressively questioning some business models, changing the balance between creation and destruction of jobs, accelerating the transformation of occupational and skills requirements and affecting the distribution of income, because these technologies can replace both manual and cognitive skills. Our research analyzes how digital revolution is affecting labor market in Spain. We mainly focus on the new employment created since the outbreak of the recent financial crisis. We confirm a skill-biased technological change, although the new occupations are mostly demanding […]

Auto workers forced to accept their insecure fate

NEW DELHI: It’s mid-afternoon in Gurgaon. Lines of uniformed men are streaming into the Maruti plant, from nearby Mullahera village where they live, several to a cramped room. The colour of their uniform marks their status — permanent, casual, temporary (hired for six months at a time), and apprentice. While they all do similar work in various parts of the factory, this status makes all the difference to their income, security and prospects.

With production slowing across the , temporary workers are the first to go. Roughly a million jobs are reportedly at risk. “The companies with greater contractualisation have […]

Why are wages, inflation lagging?

Why are wages, inflation lagging?

Facebook The U.S. economy has been growing for more than 10 years, which makes it the longest expansion in American history. Many people are benefiting from unemployment rates that are among the lowest in decades. However, wage growth for much of the economic cycle has been lower than expected. This has many economists scratching their heads, wondering why an otherwise strong economy is not resulting in stronger worker benefits. Perhaps this is a sign that the historical relationship between employment growth and wage growth is changing.

Job growth usually drives wage growth

Traditional economic theory holds that unemployment and […]

Looking to the future

Looking to the future

Are we ready? How can we get a leg up on the 4th industrial revolution?

Humanity has gone through three industrial revolutions, starting roughly around 1760, and we are on the verge of delving into the 4th industrial revolution (4IR). The 4IR is prophesied to make millions of existent jobs redundant and engender a perilous future.

Technologies that will drive the 4IR, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, block chain, and 3D printing are anticipated to disrupt the business model on which current society is based on.McKinsey has estimated as many as 800 million jobs could be lost because of the 4IR. […]

A Robot Tax Will Help No One And Hurt Many

A Robot Tax Will Help No One And Hurt Many

A robot: less frightening than it looks. (Photo by Mikhail JaparidzeTASS via Getty Images) A robot tax? Now I have heard it all. The idea came out of Bill de Blasio just before he gave up his bid to gain the Democratic presidential nomination, but he is not alone. Other progressives have fastened on to the idea, as have several Silicon Valley business leaders. It has, in other words, acquired a life of its own. It certainly is indicative of thinking among a group that has so clearly gained ascendency within the Democratic Party. On that basis, even though […]