AI in HR & Payroll: Governance, Ethics & Practical Use Cases.
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AI in HR & Payroll: Governance, Ethics & Practical Use Cases
Driving Institutional Progress through ERP Innovation in the Digital Era
AI is no longer an experimental add-on to HR and Payroll systems; it is becoming embedded in ERP environments, decision-support dashboards, and compliance engines across higher education. The real question for 2026 is not whether we adopt AI, but how we govern it responsibly inside our ITS ecosystems.
This session unpacks how AI transforms payroll from transactional processing into strategic institutional intelligence, without compromising audit integrity, POPIA compliance, SARS accuracy, or Council oversight.
Through practical ITS-based use cases, we will explore:
- AI anomaly detection in Preliminary-to-Final payroll flows
- Real-time PAYE and statutory validation
- Fraud and ghost employee detection
- Predictive workforce cost modelling
- Ethical safeguards against algorithmic bias
You will gain a governance framework aligned to regulatory compliance, cloud transition, cybersecurity risk, and institutional sustainability.
What you don’t want to miss are the control points where AI strengthens governance and the blind spots where it can quietly introduce risk.
AI can either amplify institutional resilience or create unmanaged exposure. Leadership and governance will determine which path we take.