{"id":324491,"date":"2019-06-23T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=324491"},"modified":"2019-06-23T08:42:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T06:42:32","slug":"more-than-half-of-south-african-companies-want-to-replace-repetitive-jobs-with-machines-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/technology\/324491\/more-than-half-of-south-african-companies-want-to-replace-repetitive-jobs-with-machines-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Half of SA companies want to replace ‘repetitive jobs’ with machines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Financial services company Deloitte has published<\/a> <\/strong>its 2019 Global Human Capital Trends report, looking at how technology will impact international and local companies.<\/p>\n

Completed by nearly 10,000 respondents in 119 countries, the report is the largest longitudinal survey of its kind.<\/p>\n

One of the key focuses of the report is how automation is expected to impact major companies globally.<\/p>\n

In South Africa, more than half of respondents (51%) are exploring automation and 58% state they are using automation to replace repetitive work.<\/p>\n

“The ongoing adoption of automation technologies amplifies the need for continuous learning,” Deloitte said.<\/p>\n

“Even with advancements in technology, human skills remain critical to augmenting value. Some organisations are considering redesigning work into a new category of \u2018super-jobs,\u2019 which combines work and skill sets across multiple domains and opens up opportunities for mobility, advancement and the rapid adoption of new skills desperately needed today.”<\/p>\n

Even as part of the workforce re-organises into \u2018super-jobs\u2019 Deloitte Consulting Africa’s human capital leader, Pam Maharaj, said that lower-wage work across service sectors continues to grow, along with non-traditional contract, freelance, and gig employment.<\/p>\n

“It is imperative that these jobs are not left behind as there is no \u2018one-size-fits-all\u2019 when it comes to the workforce of the future,” Maharaj said.<\/p>\n

“Organisations need to explore all options and create a culture which embraces technology while ensuring that people feel a sense of belonging and esteem.”<\/p>\n

Super-jobs<\/strong><\/p>\n

As organisations embrace and adopt robotics and AI, they\u2019re finding that virtually every job can be redesigned\u2014creating new categories of work, including hybrid jobs and ‘superjobs’,\u00a0 Deloitte said.<\/p>\n

“The use of artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive technologies, and robotics to automate and augment work is on the rise, prompting the redesign of jobs in a growing number of domains.<\/p>\n

“The jobs of today are more machine-powered and data-driven than in the past, and they also require more human skills in problem-solving, communication, interpretation, and design.<\/p>\n

“As machines take over repeatable tasks and the work people do becomes less routine, many jobs will rapidly evolve into what we call ‘superjobs’ – the newest job category that changes the landscape of how organisations think about work.”<\/p>\n

War for talent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deloitte said that organisations are currently in a ‘job-seekers\u2019 market’ and are facing ‘a war for talent’.<\/p>\n

“Leaders should be shifting their focus from acquiring talent to accessing capabilities and taking a more expanded view of where skills can be found,” said Maharaj. “This can pay dividends in today\u2019s fast-paced and high-demand business environment.”<\/p>\n

In the study,\u00a0 a quarter of local respondents (26%) felt that their rewards systems are highly aligned with their organisational goals, whilst 23% said that they did not feel they knew what rewards their employees value.<\/p>\n

“HR has a new mandate, beyond the administrative scope, to shape the future of work,” said Maharaj.<\/p>\n

“The entire organisation, led by a symphonic C-suite, needs to come together to take the lead in establishing the future of work. It is not just an HR responsibility.”<\/p>\n

“Organisations must reshape their approach to human capital, into one that has the worker in mind and create opportunities for continuous learning, accelerated development and professional – as well as personal \u2013 growth.”<\/p>\n

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