Points of View

Our guest columns feature the insights and observations of leading members of the HCM technology community, who write about everything from product design and implementation to using tech solutions to their fullest extent.

By Vipul Nagrath, Senior Vice President, Product Development, ADP As businesses continue to evolve in the year ahead, how companies engage with talent will remain a critical focus. At the center of that employer and employee engagement is the benefit experience. Flexible time off, expanded sick leave, more robust mental health...
By David SawyerOwner, Safer Places, Inc. The events of January 6 took many people by surprise. Yet investigations into the social media activity of those plotting and participating in the infiltration of the Capitol clearly show the warning signals were literally and figuratively on the wall. What if an employee of...
Chelsea WilliamsDirector of People Operations, Reachdesk Company culture is just as important as salary and benefits but working remotely makes socialization and recognition more difficult. According to Mercer, one in 30 employees were working remotely pre-Covid vs. one in three employees today. Yet, even with the success of flexible schedules,...
In this guest column, SAP Fieldglass CTO Vish Baliga writes that the growth of the contingent workforce requires employers to rethink how they approach diversity. A lot has changed in the past decade. Phones are slimmer and smarter, streaming services are replacing cable TV, but one recent change—the proliferation of...
In this guest column, Bryq co-founder and CEO Markellos Diorinos takes an in-depth look at how AI can contribute to an employer's recruiting efforts... and some pitfalls to look for. Technology seems to be taking over the world, but is it also looking to take your job? Don’t worry. That’s...
by Jigesh SahebaVice President of Product Development, ADP Marketplace Today’s HR technology landscape offers HR leaders countless tools to modernize their way of working—but it can also create hurdles like disparate data flowing across many HR systems, unfriendly user platforms and ineffective business processes. As a result, employers get stuck with...
By Laura Brown, President, ADP Major Account Services and ADP Canada Change is often borne of innovation. By its very nature, innovation drives transformation by introducing something new. While technology has often served as the “new,” innovation reaches beyond the tangible to encompass thoughts and ideas. This distinction is important...
Sponsored It all started with a click. Think about all the things you can do with just one click. This is also true in the HR space. One-click apply tools have become increasingly common on recruiting platforms, as employers seek to provide candidates with a simple, consumer-like approach to submitting...
It’s an understatement to say Covid-19 has changed working life. Where I usually am flying across the globe to share ideas with other HR professionals, I now spend most of my day in the same 300 or so square feet of my home. And the impact on my work...
Sponsored Effective and efficient. When HR and talent acquisition professionals choose their tools and resources, these two qualities are invaluable. As the economy recovers, effective and efficient resources will be necessary for teams to deal with hiring surges in 2021. While 70%of HR teams are expected to use AI tools to...