Tech-ing up human resource

Admnistrative needs: Technology can help companies better monitor and support the current trend of working remotely. — Bloomberg

CURRENT developments have indeed accelerated the need for companies to adopt technology in their operations.

But while there has been an emphasis on digitalisation and automation of operations, the uptake of technology in human resource (HR) functions has been rather slow.

And as the workforce is suddenly forced to work from home during the period of the Movement Control Order, smaller companies that have been putting off tech adoption may be finding it more challenging to cope with this disruption of workflow.