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...
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,...
Our weekly roundup of deals, product announcements and other HR technology news.
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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...
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...
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”...
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...
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...
Recruiting platform GR8 People launched a set of Real-time
Intelligent Personalization tools designed to help employers engage candidates
in a more personalized way.
With the tool, GR8 People customers can identify and deliver highly customized experiences through their corporate career sites. Talent Board research has shown that such sites are far and...
Namely
added a compliance component to its flagship People Operations Platform at no
additional charge. Called the Comply Database and powered by ThinkHR, the library
offers access to tools, checklists, sample policies and forms. In addition, it
provides news and other information mean to strengthen an organization’s
compliance efforts.
Namely said the Comply Database was...
Employers
shouldn’t expect regulatory pressure to ease up any time soon, according to
compliance professionals at Paychex. The company believes that employers next
year will face changes at all levels of government on issues ranging from worker
classification to privacy and, of course, nuts-and-bolts tasks such as W-4 and
overtime rule changes.
Some of these...
