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Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. Willis Towers Watson released an enhancement of its Employee Engagement Software, adding advanced analytics to its employee survey platform. The analytics module integrates and analyzes multiple sources of survey data alongside an organization’s own HRIS information. The idea...
Cornerstone OnDemand is offering small businesses a free 14-day trial of its learning management system, PiiQ. The trial provides access to a library of some 1,500 courses covering subjects from compliance to technical and soft skills, the company said. Cloud-based PiiQ is designed to help employers prioritize internal training and...
LinkedIn will retire its standalone Job Search app in May, CNet reported and the company confirmed. Most of Job Search features will be free but some will remain as premium, paid tools. LinkedIn told us the move was driven by their belief job seekers will get more value from the...
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...
In this Point of View, Ultimate Software Vice President of Human Resources Kathleen Pai shows how culture and smart management help employers leverage remote workers--without sacrificing engagement. Shifts in workplace culture and connective technologies have created an influx of remote workers. In fact, 25 percent of the workforce works...
Bill Docherty is managing director and general manager of Deloitte’s ConnectMe, a cloud-based HR and engagement platform. We discussed the growing use of such technology as organizations seek to enhance the employee experience. What are “interactional platforms,” and how can they improve on today’s engagement and communications technology? Interactional platforms—or as we call them at Deloitte,...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news. iCIMS launched a prebuilt integration for employers who want to configure, administer and run third-party candidate assessment solutions such as Criteria, Optimize Hire and Traitify within its platform. iCIMS says the tool, dubbed Prime Connector, reduces cost by...
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...
Despite lamenting the ongoing talent shortage, employers continue to be out of step with the very candidates they’re trying to attract. For one thing, job seekers and employers are misaligned on the importance of company culture, according to iHire, a platform of industry-focused job-matching communities. In the company’s report on...
In this guest column Ian Cook, vice president of people solutions at Visier, discusses why AI’s success depends on people and technology working hand-in-hand. We live in an age that will be looked back on as one of the single most transformative eras in human history. Similar to the Industrial Age and the Information...