How can AI enhance the practice of HRM in our organisation and mitigate the risks of using AI? How do I Handle it?
Published on: 20/11/2025
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Nathalie King Foreign Qualified Lawyer, RDJ LLP
Nathalie King Foreign Qualified Lawyer, RDJ LLP
Nathalie King RDJ

Nathalie is a Foreign Qualified Lawyer, practising as part of RDJ’s Employment team.  She has extensive experience representing government and private clients in contentious matters, including with claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination, victimisation, as well as restraints of trade and industrial relations disputes.

She also advises on all aspects of employment law such as termination of employment (including redundancy), transfer of business, bullying and harassment (including sexual harassment), managing ill or injured employees and employee entitlements.  Her key sectors of practice are retail, healthcare, transport and construction.

The use of AI by HR teams is widespread, with more than 1 in 4 of employers in Ireland having introduced AI to their recruitment processes.   However, whilst some of its core functions are taken over by AI, HR remains a critical function in organisations, including to ensure employees are treated fairly and lawfully.  Without a HR function, organisations face potential non-compliance and increased legal risk of discrimination and claims in the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”).

In this article, we set out how AI systems are used at four key stages of employment, the key legal risks associated with the use of AI systems at each of these four stages and HR’s role in mitigation the risks.
 

1.    Recruitment
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