How will HR fare in the next industrial revolution?

Many workplaces are undergoing rapid transformation.

54% of employers are already automating business processes that were once performed by people, according to a recent report from Capita Resourcing, and this figure will only rise in the coming years.

Therefore, we spoke to Doug Sawers, Managing Director at SD Worx UK & Ireland, who gave his view on how HR will fare in the upcoming the Fourth Industrial Revolution.  

“Welcome to the fourth industrial revolution,” he said, “hailed by many as an era of change in which industries and organisations adapt to rapidly developing smart technology automating working processes that would previously have been undertaken by humans. But is this something to celebrate when we consider the potential threat to job security?