New AI tool helps companies navigate global hiring requirements
Regulations surrounding the hiring of staff are complex, constantly changing and vary considerably between countries. Throw in increased levels of remote working and it becomes even more of a challenge.
To help employers work their way through these regulations, employment platform Oyster is launching an AI-powered chatbot specifically designed to answer questions about global hiring and remote work regulations.
The (not so) secret behind successful DEI programs: build in diversity, equity and belonging, don't bolt it on
Why do organizations launch diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs? Simple: It's the right thing to do. Equity and inclusion are basic human rights. DEI is also better business. Multiple studies show companies highly rated for DEI enjoy superior employee engagement and belonging, EBIT margins, total shareholder return, revenue growth, and change agility.
DEI is clearly a slam-dunk must-have. In an HR context, DEI is the philosophical core of building and creating equal career development opportunities for all employees.
Adopting a positive security culture and encouraging better employee awareness
Security failures happen. Unfortunately, in today’s always-on, highly digitized world, it is inevitable and a question of not if but when. We only need look at the news during the first few of weeks of 2023 to see several high-profile breaches reported, including T-Mobile and Mailchimp. The companies, its customers and its employees must remain on high alert in the coming months for increased phishing attempts from threat actors using credentials from the attack.
So many of these breaches get blamed on employees being socially engineered, highlighting the importance for employees to be more aware of their role in cybersecurity and for companies to have effective, thoughtful security training and intuitive security systems in place. Users are an organization’s biggest vulnerability; a well-known attack vector for data exfiltration that unfortunately cannot be completely closed. Today, organizations have a wide variety of users and any one employee, partner or supplier from any level within the company can present a vector through which a hacker can infiltrate the organization.