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A law for AI hiring tools is about to come into effect in New York

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AI hiring tools to be audited for sexism and racism under New York law

A New York City law is requiring companies to show that the AI-powered tools they use in hiring and promotion are not biased. Critics say it lets most employers off the hook

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Life-sized screens make video calls feel like you're sharing a room

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Smart office chair recognises what position you are sitting in

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Married women who work during middle age are happier later in life

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Working from home could have a dystopian future if staff aren't valued

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Virtual meetings make creative problem-solving harder

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2021 in review: Learning the pros and cons of working from home

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Having impostor syndrome may actually make you better at your job

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Having impostor syndrome may actually make you better at your job

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Little evidence linking depression and long working hours, says WHO

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Robots increase the gender pay gap despite raising wages overall

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Robots increase the gender pay gap despite raising wages overall

Industrial automation raises wages for men and women because of productivity increases, but could erode progress made over recent years to narrow the gender pay gap

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Recruiters less likely to contact ethnic minority groups on Swiss site

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Around half of your chances of career success comes down to sheer luck

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Laws are needed when technological change ends up squeezing workers

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Will robots take my job? No, but they will break it into tiny bits

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