Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson

Human Resources Director Asia

Jim Wilson

Canada Senior Writer - HR & Safety

13+ years experience405,278 Total views across Human Resources Director in 2025

Jim's specialty topics

AI adoption and workforce transformation Skills and governance Workplace health and safety Labour rights and union relations

Jim Wilson is Canada Senior Writer for HR and Safety at Key Media. He writes for Canadian HR Reporter, Canadian Occupational Safety, and Human Resources Director across several regions. He has held this role since 2019, covering AI adoption, workplace safety, and labour rights.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas, along with a post-graduate teacher's certificate. Before joining Key Media, he worked in journalism and content roles across the Philippines, including at S&P Global Market Intelligence and The Manila Times. In his free time, he writes travel and sports content and plays sports.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“HR and workplace safety touch almost every industry, so I try to cover the stories that actually affect people at work, from new regulations to what's happening on the ground. If something's worth covering, I'm always open to hearing about it.”

Also published by

Canadian HR Reporter · Canadian Occupational Safety · Human Resources Director America · Human Resources Director Canada · Human Resources Director New Zealand

Featured content from Jim

AI adoption surge: Skills, governance and workforce strategy now in focus for HR Canadian union battles for flight crew members' right to use cannabis off-duty Most employers 'missing opportunity' for end-to-end transformation with AI: report

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Canada News Writer, HR and Safety
  • Courtside Philippines/NYXSYS Philippines — Senior Writer
  • Responsekings Phils Inc. — Content Team Lead/Editor
  • Provincial Government of Camarines Sur — Writer

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, University of Santo Tomas
  • Post-Graduate Teacher's Certificate Program, University of Santo Tomas

Read the latest stories by Jim

Meta pushes for looser AI rules as it launches smaller, customizable model

'Foreign labs currently hold several advantages here since American labs have to comply with many additional restrictions on training data'

Meta pushes for looser AI rules as it launches smaller, customizable model

More than 200 economists call for urgent AI workforce policies

‘We cannot improvise our strategy and institutions in the middle of the transformation’

More than 200 economists call for urgent AI workforce policies

Germany bans phone-in sick notes, requires same-day doctor's certificate

Policy would foster ‘a culture of distrust of employees’

Germany bans phone-in sick notes, requires same-day doctor's certificate

British American Tobacco to cut 9,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring

Restructuring features transfer of roles to strategic partners, says employer

British American Tobacco to cut 9,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring

Many companies bypassing IT to adopt AI: report

Just 11% of leaders fully prepared for AI agent deployment, finds IBM report

Many companies bypassing IT to adopt AI: report

AI adoption surge: Skills, governance and workforce strategy now in focus for HR

‘Most organisations are not yet reimagining the way in which the work gets done’

AI adoption surge: Skills, governance and workforce strategy now in focus for HR

Canadian union battles for flight crew members' right to use cannabis off-duty

A landmark Canadian ruling bars cabin crew from using a legal substance off-duty — and its implications reach far beyond aviation

Canadian union battles for flight crew members' right to use cannabis off-duty

Most employers 'missing opportunity' for end-to-end transformation with AI: report

'We see more clients looking at agentic AI as the key to help them move past incremental productivity gains and actually gain business value from AI, especially when applied in their core processes'

Most employers 'missing opportunity' for end-to-end transformation with AI: report

As Singapore jobseekers turn to AI, recruiters should focus on validating credentials: expert

'An impressive CV no longer guarantees job-readiness or genuine qualifications'

As Singapore jobseekers turn to AI, recruiters should focus on validating credentials: expert

English proficiency important with agentic AI: expert

'For enhancing productivity, English is often a very common denominator'

English proficiency important with agentic AI: expert