Key points: Automated payroll compliance tools offer convenience but can leave businesses exposed to legal and reputational risks The new wage theft laws, effective from January 1, 2025, impose severe penalties on employers who deliberately underpay employees Expert analysis is crucial for businesses with complex compliance obligations Underpayment scandals have been rife in recent years […]
Key findings: A data lake serves as a central repository for comprehensive productivity insights. Data lakes support various data types, efficiently stores unstructured data and uses object storage for easy retrieval. Decision making is improved by uncovering patterns, improving decisions and enhancing productivity. Your business might already be collecting data but without a central resource […]
When Generative AI burst on the scene with the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the barriers to adoption for law firms seemed to outweigh the benefits. There were questions around data leakage, some high-profile examples of ‘hallucination’ (the fictitious creation of legal precedents), and concerns that adopting AI could introduce errors into legal documents. […]
Key findings: AI has the potential to boost productivity, but the actual benefits have not fully materialised Like an employee, AI needs trust-building, clear expectations and small projects to demonstrate benefits Accurate and transparent data is crucial for AI performance – poor data inputs can lead to high ‘hallucination’ rates Artificial intelligence (AI) has been […]
New legislation recently introduced to the Parliament will allow stronger penalties, greater fines, and even jail time for employers found to have deliberately underpaid their workers, but this will come on top of already strong rules in many states designed to crack down on poor payment practices.
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