'The HR Lens with SS'

  When Tola joined her new remote role, she felt she’d finally landed her dream job. A flexible schedule, supportive team, and the comfort of working from home; everything seemed perfect. But weeks later, something strange began to unfold. Her manager, Mr. Adams, casually mentioned during a meeting that he saw her “liking a competitor’s post” on LinkedIn. Another time, he asked if she was “considering other offers,” referring to a comment she’d made under an HR discussion online. Her heart sank. Was he… monitoring her social media too? That night, curiosity and discomfort got the better part of her. She discovered that the company not only tracked work activity on corporate devices but also quietly reviewed employees’ social media presence; all in the name of “brand image and loyalty.” Tola felt torn. She valued professionalism, but was her personal online space really part of her job performance?   The Employer’s Lens From Mr. Adams’ perspective, his intention...

A Story About Secrets, Salaries, and the Search for Fairness It started on a Monday morning that feels too ordinary to predict anything dramatic. Amara, a project coordinator at a mid-sized firm in Birmingham, was sipping her coffee when a colleague accidentally sent an internal spreadsheet to the entire office. Within minutes, the email was deleted but not before half the team opened it. It was a salary sheet and silence fell over the office. Then came the whispers and then the outrage. Amara stared at the numbers. Her heart sank. Her colleague Jake on same job title, same responsibilities earned £8,000 more than she did. That wasn’t the only surprise. Some newer employees, who had joined barely six months earlier, were earning more than those who had been loyal for years. By lunchtime, the office was divided. Some argued for fairness, others for privacy but one thing was clear; the veil had been lifted, and there was no going back. When Secrecy Feels Like Betrayal For Amara, that s...

It was a rainy Tuesday morning in London when Mary sat nervously in front of her laptop, preparing for what she thought would be a virtual interview. She had applied for a project manager role at a well-known tech firm. But when the screen loaded, she was greeted not by a smiling recruiter but by an AI-powered interview bot. There were no friendly handshakes, no casual small talk. Instead, a polished system guided her through a list of questions while the algorithm silently analysed her tone, expressions, and word choice. Every blink, every pause, and every inflection was being scored. The next day, an email landed in her inbox: “We regret to inform you…” No feedback. No explanation. Just a decision made entirely by artificial intelligence. In another part of the city, James, the hiring manager, was thrilled. The AI tool had helped him filter through over 800 applications in just a few hours. It promised efficiency, objectivity, and consistency but qualities human recruiters sometimes...