Pay & Benefits

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...
Infor’s made two product announcements in two days: One’s new payroll module for its Global Human Resources suite, the other a set of contactless applications for the hospitality industry. Infor Payroll provides in-house processing capabilities with along multiple that options service partners can use to help manage back-end payroll processes...
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Salary.com launched a tool to help employers organize and manage their job descriptions. Called Job Architect, the tool can be used as a standalone product or as an integrated component of the company’s CompAnalyst platform. Job Architect takes aim at “hiring velocity,” more commonly referred to as time to hire....
BenefitMall added a revised look, new quoting features and an online training center to its Agency Workspace. Launched in 2019, Agency Workspace is designed to be a technology “home base” for brokers who use the BenefitMall’s tools and services. It includes applications for client management, developing quotes, setting up enrollments...
Newly merged Kronos and Ultimate Software introduced features to their respective products to help customers track and mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Kronos introduced automated reporting capabilities that companies can use to pursue employee contact-tracing through Workforce Dimensions, Workforce Central, Workforce Ready and Kronos iSeries Central. The feature analyzes labor records...
In March, Lighthouse Research & Advisory included Salary.com’s CompAnalyst platform in its Compensation Technology Buyer’s Guide and Provider Landscape. Soon after, we spoke with Salary.com CEO Kent Plunkett, CCP, about why compensation data matters, his company's business, and how both will evolve in the post-pandemic world.  Candidates and employees recognize...
Vibe HCM added several features and resources to its engagement platform, and is fielding a pulse survey designed around COVID-19-related issues. The company said it aims to help customers quickly implement tools necessary to address state and federal legislation related to the pandemic, such as the Families First Coronavirus...
Employee health data has jumped in value as employers struggle to manage both their business and workforce amidst the spreading coronavirus. Though no one’s happy with the circumstance, some vendors might find more willing listeners once the pandemic subsides. The tools of one such company—Springbuk, an Indianapolis-based provider of “health...
Following through on promises made in September, Paychex rolled out enhancements that represent “significant updates” to its integrations, document management and the Paychex Flex dashboard. It also launched its planned pay-on-demand solution.  “Our customers have told us they are looking for ways to streamline internal processes to support fast-paced...