Employee health data has jumped in value as employers struggle to manage both their business and workforce amidst the spreading coronavirus. Though no one’s happy with the circumstance, some vendors might find more willing listeners once the pandemic subsides.
The tools of one such company—Springbuk, an Indianapolis-based provider of “health...
More than two-thirds of U.S. small businesses
have felt the coronavirus’s impact on sales, and nearly as many expect their sales will
continue to drop.
Specifically, 69 percent of small companies report a large decline in demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the software provider Thriv and...
Even as hiring falls and unemployment rises
as the coronavirus freezes the world’s economy, many employers are
strengthening their talent pipelines and getting used to new technologies in
order to prepare for the eventual recovery.
“Generally, there has been pretty significant disruption,” said Ben Slater, vice president of marketing for recruiting platform Beamery....
In this point of view, Cecile Alper-Leroux, vice president of HCM Innovation at Ultimate Software, explains how managers can use communications to guide their teams through times of crisis.
A lot of what my team and I do here at Ultimate Software involves predictions, albeit predictions grounded in research, but there...
The spread of the coronavirus continues, and employers
continue to adapt even though the rules of business and community seem to
change every day. Still, even though U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams predicts
that “this week, it’s going to get bad,” a number of organizations continue to
insist workers report to their offices.
Speaking...
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BestSoftwareReviews said the number of visitors to the its video-interview product software page has increased about 73 percent per week over the last three weeks. In a blog post, the company said searches for “virtual interview platforms” rose 540...
The coronavirus is bound to impact the HR technology business, analysts and industry executives believe. However, where that impact will be felt isn’t yet clear.
The situation surrounding the pandemic is
changing quickly and constantly, and vendors say they’re focused on supporting customers
as HR departments scramble to enable their companies to...
Widespread layoffs have begun across the economy as employers
struggle with the impact of business lost
because of the coronavirus. According to media reports, more than 1 million
workers could lose their jobs by the end of March.
Ball State University Economist Michael Hicks told the Washington Post that March could be the...
Dice integrated TalentSearch into its job management
interface. The company said the move will help employers create short lists of
qualified candidates more quickly.
The integration allows recruiters and hiring managers to post jobs, source candidates and manage applications by way of a single workflow, the company said. TalentSearch also provides...
Fuel50 added two features to its talent experience platform: ones delivers virtual career support to employers who need to restructure their workforce due to the coronavirus, the others designed to support evolving approaches to work.
The first product, called FuelFutures, is meant to help employers quickly respond to the rapidly...
