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“Non-traditional work.” “The workplace of the future.” “The gig economy.” “Skills shortages.” “Employee experience.” These and dozens of others labels are applied to the dynamics of the employer-employee relationship. It’s a relationship that constantly evolves along with technology, consumer expectations, societal demands, political pressures and other innumerable factors. Some trends are only about buzzwords, but many reflect fundamental changes in the way organizations use technology to manage and strengthen their workforce.

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Listen to a podcast of this story. Pandemic or no, most HR departments expect their budgets to increase this year, with much of the money going toward technology rather than benefits, recruitment or engagement. Specifically, technology is the top use of additional funds, cited by 50% of the HR professionals responding...
Businesses will face a stunning challenge at the end of August, when their employees with children are, as they were in the spring, forced to juggle child care and education with their responsibilities on the job. That will significantly change the way work gets done, and HR technology providers...
Investment activity in the HR technology space continued at a consistent pace during 2020’s second quarter, despite concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic would act as a brake. According to HRWins’ Q2 2020 HR Tech Global VC Update, venture capital investment in HR tech increased more than 14% from the...
Equipping employers for the reopened workspace is becoming a specialty unto itself. Technology firms, including a number of HR solutions providers, as well as consultants and business-service firms are offering tools that do everything from track health status to plan for physical distancing. According to the New York Times, some...
The enterprise approach to employee relations is shifting as more organizations leverage technology to manage their efforts and more ER specialists emerge.   In its fourth annual benchmark study, employee relations platform provider HR Acuity said ER has become a “strategic force” as enterprises apply processes, data and technology to...
In a sign that employers believe the economy’s weakness is linked primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the companies that recently reduced headcount or compensation say they expect to bring affected employees back on board. While 66% of employers cut headcount or pay in response to the pandemic, a...
Not surprisingly, most Americans won’t consider changing jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. One reason: They don’t believe new jobs will be available. At the same time, when considering offers they still give the most weight to career development and compensation, in that order. Two recent surveys—one from outsourcing firm Yoh...
Mark Feffer: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report, I'm Mark Feffer. Today, I'm talking with Meg Bear, Senior Vice President of Product, Engineering and Operations at SAP Success Factors. We spoke about what HR and HR technology may begin to look like as we recover...