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Transcript Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I’m Mark Feffer. This week: HR technology and deskless workers. Who’s leaving who behind? That’s on this week’s edition of PeopleTech, brought to you by Criteria. Finding and retaining great talent is a challenge – and Criteria can help. Their assessments...
Sponsored We spoke with Ashish Bidadi, senior director and technical product manager at Lifion by ADP. We spoke of the technology the team leverages as it designs and builds ADP’s Next Gen HCM, and how the industry is taking advantage of new approaches, like low code. I think it’s fair to...
We haven’t seen any research reports yet on the “Outlook for Asynchronous Communications Tools in the HR Function,” but interest from employers and vendors in the idea seems to have steadily increased over the last year. On the face of it, this is counterintuitive. Messaging platforms and conversational interfaces have...
Sponsored We spoke with Christopher Fahey, head of platform UX at Lifion by ADP. He explains the vision driving this next generation of HR technology, and discusses the capabilities it offers to both developers and business end users. Next Gen is a pretty wide-ranging platform, handling a number of different tasks...
Deskless workers represent a significant proportion of the workforce—up to 80%, by many estimates—but technology vendors haven’t prioritized meeting their needs. As the pandemic increases the number of employees working outside the office, however, developers have more reason to focus on users whose computer is more likely to be...
Hireology, a Chicago-based recruiting platform for dispersed businesses, announced an integration with auto dealership technology firm Dealerltrack. Separately, the company said it will release a new mobile app this summer. Hireology said the app is one of several platform enhancements it plans to offer automobile retailers this year. Intended...
Paycom released Manager on-the-Go, a tool within its mobile app that provides managers with around-the-clock ability to perform tasks such as approving time-off requests or expense reimbursements. Acknowledging that “work doesn’t stop coming in when leaders are away from their desks,” Paycom founder and CEO Chad Richison said Manager on-the-Go...
Organizations must put L&D technology to full use if they want to develop a strong learning culture, HR professionals say. Most companies have much work to do, and the deployment of mobile learning solutions has been surprisingly slow. While the great majority of HR professionals report using some form of...
Over the last year or so a number of companies have entered the HR technology market with platforms designed to neatly integrate text messaging into recruiting. Among other things, they argue texting is an important talent-acquisition channel because texts are almost universally read and are the preferred communication medium for many younger workers. New research...
Employees continue to prioritize flexible work arrangements and expect the movement toward more flexibility to last, according to new research from Paychex. Flexibility is “the common denominator” in how employees want to work now, Paychex said. It’s also something they expect from employers in the future. Younger workers are behind the demand, which...