The Conference Board rolled out a collection of checklists
intended to help HR leaders prepare a new approach to workplaces as companies plot
their approach to beginning new-normal operations.
HR departments face “a daunting task,” as they plan for the gradual
reopening of the economy, the business group said. They must create workplaces
that...
HR leaders believe their departments lack the tools and
skills necessary to accurately track the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on their
organization and effectively predict the virus’s workforce and business
consequences.
Research by the UK HR analyst firm Fosway Group found that only 25 percent of HR departments can easily track data points such...
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Today, I’m talking with Cecile Alper-Leroux, Vice President of HCM Innovation at Ultimate Software. She’s an economic anthropologist by training and has been working in HR technology for more than 20 years. We talked...
Greenhouse Software will lay off about 120 employees, or 28
percent of its workforce, as its business feels the impact of the coronavirus.
Since the end of March, several recruiting technology companies have reduced their headcount as the economy staggers under the weight of massive layoffs and plunging revenue. About 22...
Beamery became the latest recruiting platform to introduce digital events product as the COVID-19 pandemic forces employers to seek new ways to meet candidates.
Shelter-in-place requirements have disrupted the interview process as well as the use of campus career fairs and other on-site events. Employers and recruiters say videoconferencing tools...
Alexander Mann Solutions announced Hourly, a platform that
helps employers identify and hire hourly workers. The product, the first which
the company has built for itself, offers a mobile-based, conversational-style
interface.
The company said the product’s genesis began with its acquisition of Karen HR in 2019. Karen HR developed a “cognitive recruiting assistant”...
A notable number of small businesses continue to invest in
technology, although they remain in the minority. And while most SMBs believe
they can keep their doors open in the near term, they say their challenges will
become tougher if the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.
Nearly all of the SMBs surveyed by PEO...
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New job ads during the week ending March 28 dropped 60 percent compared to the week ending March 7, according the market-intelligence firm Greenwich.HR. Job advertising overall was down 5 percent in March compared to February, and all...
If remote work is going to be part of the new normal, employers should consider ways they can address the stress that comes along with it.
Fully two-thirds of U.S. employees now work from home at least part-time, according to the reviews platform Clutch. While many HR leaders expect to...
Cornerstone OnDemand’s LMS saw a notable
uptick in usage during March, which the company attributes to organizations
transitioning to remote work during the initial weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some 27.5 million user hours were logged on Cornerstone’s LMS during March. The company said the surge demonstrates that employers are using online...
