Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson

Human Resources Director New Zealand

Jim Wilson

Canada Senior Writer - HR & Safety

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

Jim's specialty topics

Mental health and workplace wellbeing AI adoption and workforce strategy Skills and governance HR news and labour market trends

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 workplace mental health, AI adoption, and HR news.

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

Featured content from Jim

NZ businesses losing up to 94 workdays a year per worker as mental health plateau persists Mental health sector employers must apply same care standards to workers as to clients: expert AI adoption surge: Skills, governance and workforce strategy now in focus for HR

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

Employment Leave Act: 2 years is not as long as it seems for employers to overhaul leave systems

‘There's a whole lot of processes that will come into place that are quite different to what people in New Zealand are used to at the moment and have been used to for a long time’

Employment Leave Act: 2 years is not as long as it seems for employers to overhaul leave systems

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

NZ businesses losing up to 94 workdays a year per worker as mental health plateau persists

‘Employers should not assume employees know what support is available’

NZ businesses losing up to 94 workdays a year per worker as mental health plateau persists

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

Mental health sector employers must apply same care standards to workers as to clients: expert

‘Burnout and vicarious trauma are real risks’

Mental health sector employers must apply same care standards to workers as to clients: expert

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

How can leaders effectively lead through change?

‘When the world around us is in flux, a clear purpose acts as a compass’

How can leaders effectively lead through change?