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Listen to our podcast. Transcript Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I’m Mark Feffer. This edition of PeopleTech is brought to you by UKG. Combining the strength and innovation of Ultimate Software and Kronos. Together, they’re committed to inspiring workforces and businesses around the world. Learn more at...
Covid-19’s disruption of business operations has also spurred innovation throughout the HR technology industry as vendors revised roadmaps to help employers cope with fundamental changes to how and where work gets done. At the root of the change was employers’ growing belief that HR can’t operate at peak efficiency or...
Listen to a podcast of this episode. Global HR leaders expect managing the newly dispersed workforce will make it challenging to balance employee needs, the organization’s goals, policies and culture. And as they labor to develop strategies, many employers are prioritizing their need to support collaboration and remote work in...
Ultimate Software and Kronos have been working under their new brand of UKG for just about a month, successfully navigating another step in the merger of two HR technology leaders. However, that step’s simply one of many, and much work remains in order to realize CEO Aron Ain’s vision...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. Listen to a podcast of this week's roundup. Employees are dragging under the pressures of Covid-19, and managers feel responsible for it. According to Limeade’s 2020 Employee Care Report, 72% of workers say they’re burned out, up from 42%...
Sponsored Mark Feffer: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I’m Mark Feffer. This edition of PeopleTech is brought to you by HCM Unlocked, experts who support, build, fix or overhaul your HCM technology or strategy. They focus on HCM tech, so you can focus on your business....
Recruiting technology company AllyO has been acquired by HireVue, adding AI-driven chatbots and automated workflows to its core video-interview and assessment capabilities. The company expects the combination of products to help customers increase the pace of hiring and improve the quality of their talent pool. Terms of the transaction weren’t...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. Paycor acquired 7Geese, which provides goal-setting and performance management solutions. 7Geese’s platform will be integrated into Paycor’s product portfolio. Terms weren’t disclosed. SMB PEO Justworks partnered with Talkspace to provide users with three months of free mental health support....
Surveys by benefits providers have uncovered much nervousness about financial health on the part of employees, as well as a notable focus on making educating decisions about the options they select during this year’s open enrollment. Not surprisingly, the reason for all this is Covid-19. With some 6.9 million cases...
Six months into the pandemic, prognostication about the future of work has taken on an entirely new focus. Last year, the themes were employee experience, AI, culture and employer brand. Nowadays, it’s all about remote work, workplace safety and diversity. Or, at least, those are the lenses through which...