On January 1st, the highly contentious overtime rule will
take effect after years of negotiation. The new rules will impact an estimated
1.3 million workers and, of course, their employers. We spoke with Ian Cook, Visier’s
vice president of people solutions, about the new rule’s implications and how analytics
can help employers address...
Applicant tracking systems may be near-ubiquitous, but many HR and recruiting professionals have something of a love/hate relationship with theirs. Some leaders say they tame what might be an unmanageable process, while others argue they complicate the recruiter’s life.
For example, one HR executive recently told us her ATS has...
This week, our Roundup looks back at the most important
stories of 2019. Some are worth noting on their own, while others are
indicative of trends that will continue into 2020. Either way, they’ve all
helped set the stage for the coming year.
SAP SuccessFactors went all-in on the notion that “experience”...
Here’s a thought for anyone interested in the employee
experience: Kittens are cute and cute boosts productivity.
Researchers at the University of Tulsa are delving into whether surfing kitty and puppy pictures on the web can boost an employee’s performance, according to The Wall Street Journal. Led by Prof. Jennifer...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news.
First
Advantage announced a partnership with Jobvite to streamline
screening and monitoring services for the recruiting platform’s customers. The
company said the agreement will broaden its reach and improve the hiring
process for end users.
Alight Solutions, which provides benefits, payroll and cloud...
Deb Muller founded HR Acuity after a 20-year career in HR.
Based in Florham Park, N.J, the company’s platform helps employers manage their
employee relations and investigations using a framework of proprietary tools
and processes. We spoke with Deb about the company’s history and why she
believes a disciplined approach to employee relations...
Qualtrics launched Frontline Feedback, a tool that enables customer-facing
employees to share customer comments as well as their own observations about products
and services. Although the feature’s part of the CustomerXM suite, Qualtrics touts
its ability to engage employees by including them in discussions of customer
experience.
Qualtrics calls Frontline Feedback a collaboration tool...
While Microsoft prepares to incorporate LinkedIn Talent Hub
into Dynamics 365, the social network keeps adding partnerships. The latest are
designed to strengthen its interviewing and background check capabilities.
In December, Microsoft announced plans to replace the Dynamics 365 Talent Attract and Talent Onboard apps with Talent Hub. At the same time,...
Recruiting platform Bullhorn has acquired Herefish, a St.
Louis-based provider of staffing automation solutions. The company said adding
Herefish’s tools will allow it to offer customers additional options to
streamline their processes.
Herefish’s solutions automate a variety of manual processes and messaging chores, which in turn helps employers improve recruiter productivity, data accuracy...
Our weekly
roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news.
Safeguard
Global expanded it workforce management and payroll suite.
The expansion results from the company’s acquisition of WorkFor Group in May
2019, and offers solutions designed to address the onboarding, management and
payroll needs of without their needing to implement additional technologies.
GK Software...
