Workforce Management

New products and methodologies that help companies manage both full-time employees and independent contractors, and why they may need to meld the often-competing concerns of HR and Procurement as contingent workers take on a greater role in executing business strategy. Here’s where we also look at trends related to workforce dynamics and the products that address them.

SAP SuccessFactors is going all-in on the notion that “experience” is foundational to successful HR and recruiting strategies. Delivering his opening keynote at the company’s SuccessConnect 2019, CEO Greg Tomb said that going forward, SuccessFactors will treat the idea of “Human Capital Management” as “Human Experience Management.”  The biggest...
Oracle unveiled new features for HCM Cloud that shows the company's continued focus on improving the experience for employees, candidates and even HR, even as they streamline collaboration and workflows. The HCM Cloud updates are intended to help companies meet increasing demands from candidates and employees about their experiences, and...
In this guest column, Amanda Wright of the web site Better Buys, details five tactics that, while simple, can go a long way toward establishing gender equality in your company. Today, many people believe the gender gap is shrinking due to the number of companies touting their progressive efforts toward diversity. But the...
Visier added new features to its Visier People platform to provide enterprise organizations with insights into their hourly, contract and seasonal workers. The package, called Visier People Workforce, connects workforce data from any available source to generate information business leaders can use to develop and implement more effective workforce strategies. Noting that some 60 percent...
Communications app Groupe.io added task-management, data-checklist and biometric authentication features to aid enterprise compliance, operations and security efforts and provide more detailed workforce management data. The new tools are intended to help “improve and streamline” the workload of deskless employees. Managers and supervisors find it increasingly difficult to track assignments, deadlines and...
Paychex plans to introduce new products and services this quarter to improve business operations and ensure compliance. The products include Paychex Solo, a package designed to meet the specific needs of sole proprietors; enhancements to Paychex Flex Payroll; I-9 and E-Verify capabilities; and HR Conversations, a new performance management tool. The...
Capacity, previously known as Jane.ai, launched a knowledge-sharing platform that gathers, mines and connects information from throughout an organization. At the same time, it announcing raising $13.2 million in Series B funding. With (the platform) Capacity’s launch, the company rebranded from Jane.ai to emphasize its expansion beyond its original vision of a...
Earlier this year, ADP TotalSource enhanced to help small businesses better navigate an employment world characterized by a tight labor market, more regulations and an increasing focus on workplace culture. We spoke with ADP TotalSource Senior Vice President Brian Michaud to learn about the thinking behind its enhancements. ADP says...
Performance management platform Betterworks is branching out of the enterprise world with a new “Team Edition” designed for individual teams and, by the way, small and medium-sized businesses. The company describes the product as “an economical, self-service package of selected performance management tools.” Up to 100 users can use Team Edition to...
Qualtrics launched a Guided Action Planning feature and five experience-management solutions for its Qualtrics EmployeeXM product. The new tools are meant to strengthen XM’s ability to capture feedback quickly and help managers close feedback loops by taking action on issues that concern employees most. The customizable Guided Action Planning gives managers “best practice guidance”...