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On the menu :  Robots at work in HR Department at PostNL, more robots, this time at Amazon US, only 10% of companies have started upskilling staff so they can manage the impact of robots and automation, Robots reduce outsourcing.
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9 November 2018 à 11h12

Updated on 8 November 2018 à 20h02

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Publication: 9 November 2018 à 11h12, Updated on 8 November 2018 à 20h02

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Robots at work in HR Department at PostNL. An article from the Computer Weekly publication of 05 November (here) explains how the Dutch postal delivery company, PostNL, has reduced its HR division headcount by 30% from the equivalent of 530 working on a full time basis down to 370. PostNL has been able to achieve this by using robotics and automation to carry out time-consuming manual tasks. PostNL started on the robotics route in October 2017 by automating the administration required for each

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