BBC Business reporter Jonty Bloom discusses the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) trading bots and their potential to manage investments autonomously. Bloom explores the extent to which investors are willing to rely on AI-powered bots to make investment decisions. He raises concerns over the risks that AI trading may pose, including the fact that it is not a crystal ball and can be prone to inaccuracies, biases, and mistakes. Despite these issues, AI-powered trading has already attracted the attention and confidence of some investors, highlighting a potential shift from human to compute ..read more

Religious discrimination at work is a significant problem, according to a new study by Pearn Kandola, a business psychology and DEI consultancy. The report, titled “Religion at Work,” surveyed the experiences of over 6,000 workers in the US and the UK, including individuals from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh faiths. The study found that 47% of respondents did not feel comfortable discussing their religious festivals, and 64% of people who wore religious dress or symbols felt uncomfortable wearing them in the workplace. The report highlights the importance of improving in ..read more

The recently published “Religion at Work (2023)” by Pearn Kandola LLP, business and DEI consultants, reveals widespread discrimination against religious employees in British workplaces. The report, based on a survey of 6,315 employees split between the UK and the United States, encompassing various religious backgrounds such as Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, and Sikhs, highlights that nearly half (47%) of the respondents felt uneasy discussing the religious festivals they observed in the workplace. Read the full article here. The post Research findings suggest that having faith ..read more

The findings indicate that individuals holding religious beliefs constitute a minority in the workplace, with a significant portion feeling hesitant to openly share their faith with co-workers due to concerns about potential judgment and exclusion. The research underscores the tendency to overlook religion in diversity and inclusion initiatives, potentially resulting in managers being uninformed about the religious needs of their employees.   Read the full article here. The post Religion Media Centre News appeared first on . The post Religion Media Centre News appeared first on ..read more

Stuart Duff, among others, explains his thoughts on the new job-sharing apps on the market. Read the full article here. The post Job sharing appeared first on . The post Job sharing appeared first on ..read more

Tesla has been ordered to pay more the equivalent of £2.6million to an ex-employee who was subjected to racial slurs and harassment in the workplace. A jury in the US ruled that the electric carmaker, headed up by Elon Musk, must pay $3.2million to Owen Diaz, a black former employee who worked as a lift operator at the firm’s plant in San Francisco between 2015 and 2016. At the risk of stating the obvious, this case unfolded in the US but the core issue is a global one. And despite an increase in conversations around racism, the research reveals that employees are still not comfortable having ..read more

Toxic workplace cultures, and attempts to rectify them, have been hitting the headlines recently, from Elon Musk giving Twitter employees an ultimatum to commit to “long hours at high intensity” or leave, to Revolut enlisting psychologists to track whether employees are being respectful in the workplace, says Professor Binna Kandola. Overcoming toxic workplace cultures requires taking action to create an environment of psychological safety. The concept was explored in Google’s Project Aristotle (2012), which found that psychological safety was the number one factor that makes an effective team ..read more

It’s no secret that some people face greater obstacles in both life and in the workplace. From sexism to racism to ableism, unconscious bias comes in all manner of shapes and sizes, often impacting individuals at every turn of their career ..read more

The technology industry has seen an unprecedented number of layoffs throughout 2022 – but how has this impacted DEI and how can it be corrected? Elon Musk sparked fury after he bought Twitter for $44bn, then immediately fired half of the company’s 7,500 workers. He also fired 90% of Twitter employees in India, leaving 12 staff remaining.  But the South African billionaire isn’t the only tech boss to make cuts. In fact, three of the four most diverse tech firms – Zoom, Twitter, Cisco and Microsoft – have had to lay staff off in the last few months ..read more

“Hostility” and “ridicule” are some of the experiences reported by Christian employees in the UK and US, according to a major new study. Participants in the study by Pearn Kandola, a business psychology company, also reported feelings of being “silenced” in the workplace and a reluctance to share their faith because of a fear of offending colleagues or making them feel uncomfortable. Over 1,100 Christian employees across the UK and US were surveyed during 2021 and 2022 for the study ..read more