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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.

Employers may not know exactly what the economy's future holds, but they believe some kind of change is coming, and the say it's going to impact their ability to hire.  iHire's 2023 State of Online Recruiting Report found that more than a third of employers, 35%, expect economic uncertainty to impact their hiring...
More numbers predicting a healthy expansion for the HCM technology business. A report from Verified Market Research predicts the market for HCM software will grow at a CAGR of some 38% between 2023 and 2030, from $22 billion at the beginning of the period to $207 billion at the...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Today I'm joined by Samantha Friedman, the Senior Vice President of People Strategy at Hired. She spends a lot of time thinking about what's going on in the world of tech employment. Hired does...
A slowly increasing number of corporations are pressuring technology vendors to base their pricing on performance as opposed to set subscription or per-user fees. That, and an increasing concern about technology budgets, is forcing vendors to endure conversations about being more flexible in their pricing, said The Wall Street...
Small businesses should strategically invest in HR strategies that focus on training and development as a key differentiator to attract stronger talent, improve engagement, strengthen employee retention and, ultimately, drive company growth.   Asure Software said its first Small Business Human Resources Benchmark Report found a strong correlation between HR...
Even though tech companies are racing to develop better AI mouse traps, their employees are under growing pressure when it comes to keeping their jobs. According to CNN, AI has already led a small but growing number of the sector’s employers to lay off workers and take a fresh look...
Although the use of AI continues to grow, its role in the workplace has yet to be solidified, and that's putting employees on edge. A study by Qualtrics found that executives were the most likely people to say they were looking forward to the potential impact of AI, with 64%...
Employers are expected to hire more workers because of the recent rise of generative AI, according to a study from Upwork. Specifically, 64% of C-Suite leaders said that AI has expanded their hiring plans.   The uptick is driven by companies need for both new hires and outside specialists to...
A majority of workers believe that adopting “emerging technologies” -- like generative AI and machine learning -- would benefit their company. But at the same time, more than half, around 59%, say their senior leadership is slow to embrace new tools, according to a study from EY. In fact, 48%...
AI technology will disproportionately replace jobs typically held by women, according to the HR analytics firm Revelio Labs. Its study, conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, showed that artificial intelligence is “aggravating gender disparity” as companies consider cutting staff in favor of using AI technology. According to Revelio,...