Pay & Benefits

Ceridian showed off new Dayforce features for retailers during the NRF Retail Big Show, including a planned on-demand pay module and a virtual assistant. “The future of work for retail and hospitality companies has never been more reliant on tech innovation,” commented John Orr, Ceridian’s senior vice president of retail....
More businesses are considering technology when deciding about whether—and which—PEO to engage. However, employers that overemphasize tech platforms may put themselves at risk of engaging a firm that can’t address the true needs of its workforce. “You need to start with HR,” said Michael Mendenhall, senior vice president and chief...
In this Point of View, YouDecide CEO Peter Marcia looks at technology's developing role in open enrollment. Most benefits managers in the industry are exhaling a collective sigh of relief now that open enrollment is complete and the first deductions with the new benefit amounts have been applied without a...
Ceridian announced enhancements to its flagship product, Dayforce. The new features are designed to improve the Dayforce cloud platform’s functionality and expand its breadth.  Among the features are Dayforce Benefits Decision Support, Dayforce Assistant and Dayforce On-Demand Pay. Spurred on by users, “our approach has always been to simplify the work environment for...
ADP launched its Next-Generation Tax Engine, which it calls “a foundational backbone of the company’s tax compliance products.” Ultimately, the company said, the systems is meant to minimize compliance risk and increase payroll efficiencies at businesses of all sizes. The integrated, end-to-end system offers scalable real-time tax processing as well as a the...
ADP announced a new component in its cross-platform relationship with QuickBooks developer Intuit. As of today, QuickBooks Online users can connect their accounting data, in real time, with ADP’s RUN small business payroll software.  ADP said the integration offers a “simplified, friendly design” and will streamline their payroll and accounting chores. Meanwhile,...
In this Point of View Vivian Maza, chief people officer at Ultimate Software, explains why effective benefits programs require constant care and feeding. Each company’s open enrollment is a major annual milestone. For employees, it’s the crucial time to choose the best benefits for themselves and their families. It’s also crucial for HR to...
Many an HCM technology vendor planned to launch new products and services this week while nearly 20,000 attendees roamed the exhibit floor at SHRM’s 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition. Among them: Namely, My Ally and TrenData. Namely showed off updates designed to simplify benefits administration and provide ready access to support information...
Users of Alight Solutions’ HR, health and finance products can now offer DailyPay’s on-demand payroll services to their employees without additional charges or having to modify their existing payroll processes. DailyPay allows workers to transfer accrued but unpaid wages to any bank account or pay card in advance of...
Building a workplace where people want to spend their entire careers takes commitment and a long-term investment, says Ultimate Software's Chief People Officer Vivian Maza. But the results will be well worth the time and effort. For many organizations, employee retention is an ongoing challenge. There are talent shortages...