Canadian employers are paying the price after AI proves unable to replace laid off staff
Many Canadian employers who laid off staff in favor of artificial intelligence are now rehiring due to gaps in quality and oversight. A survey indicates that over a third of those who eliminated positions have since added similar roles back, as AI cannot fully replace human judgment. The trend highlights the importance of balancing technology with human skills in the workplace.
- ▪A Robert Half survey found that 38% of employers who cut staff due to AI have since rehired for those roles.
- ▪The legal sector saw the highest reversal, with 45% of employers rehiring after AI-based job cuts.
- ▪75% of organizations that laid off staff reported higher costs from recruiting and training new employees.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountMany employers seeking to save money by cutting staff and using artificial intelligence to do parts of their jobs are now going through the costly process of rehiring to fill voids left behind, a new survey shows.A recent Robert Half survey of 1,365 professional services hiring managers shows that more than a third of those who eliminated positions after onboarding AI have since added them or similar roles back.“While [AI] can automate some of those routine tasks, [employers] underestimated how much human judgment, context and decision making many of those roles required,” says Koula Vasilopoulos, a Calgary-based senior managing director at Robert Half Canada.
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