Employees want to work for 'digitally mature' companies

For a digital transformation, strategy, not just technology, is key.

By Kathryn Moody • Aug. 11, 2015

How games can boost workplace engagement

Playing games may seem silly on the surface, but many employers are finding uses for them in onboarding, training and more.

By Tom Starner • Aug. 10, 2015

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What HR pros need to know about AI in the workplace

The workplace is forging ahead with artificial intelligence, while HR functions like recruiting and L&D scramble to keep pace.

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Time for HR to get into the 'big data' mix, expert says

Big data is making a big splash in the business world. It's time for HR to use it to their advantage.

By Tom Starner • Aug. 5, 2015

'Pay for Results' may be the next big thing for recruitment

By only requiring pay-per-applicant instead of cost-per-click, Appcast is helping HR land the best talent while keeping budgets under control.

By Tom Starner • Aug. 4, 2015

Why HR needs to go mobile for recruitment

Mobile tech is consistently underused by HR pros, even though top talent is using mobile in their job searches more and more.

By Kathryn Moody • July 30, 2015

An internal social network that actually succeeds

Lenovo's internal social network is proving popular amongst its workforce, no small feat considing those networks have not worked for many U.S. employers.

By Tom Starner • July 29, 2015

Workday, Ultipro top core HR software rankings

G2 Crowd, which collects business software reviews, released its latest rankings of the top HR software products out there today.

By Tom Starner • July 23, 2015

How HR can help protect data in the face of BYOD

Bringing your own device to work is becoming a must in today's workforce. But there are data protection issues that HR can take the lead on. 

By Tom Starner • July 22, 2015

Kronos offering latest cloud HR solution to SMB market

Kronos, a well-known name in HR tech solutions, is the most recent company to aim a program toward these businesses.

By Tom Starner • July 17, 2015

Survey: Younger workers expect employers to stay away from personal data

Mobile device privacy for work is a delicate issue -- one that HR should get involved with from the start.

By Tom Starner • July 17, 2015

Social collaboration apps bring simplicity, boost efficiency

Employers may lose as much as $30,000 per employee annually due to inefficiency, according to a new study.

By Tom Starner • July 13, 2015

Report: Employers don't know who has been working on their premises

As high as 80% of employers have little to no idea who is working on their property for them, creating some serious compliance risks.

By Tom Starner • July 13, 2015

OPM Director Katherine Archuleta resigns

Dive Brief Office of Personnel Director Katherine Archuleta abruptly announced her resignation Friday afternoon, according to the AP. Her resignation comes one day after announcing an OPM hack that resulted in the theft of more than 20 million people’s personal information. S...

By Kathryn Moody • July 10, 2015

10 reasons why technology is driving HR success

Meghan Biro, a talent management and HR tech strategist, reveals why the future of HR is now.

By Tom Starner • July 10, 2015

Tech questions that dog HR leaders

When taking on technology projects, HR leaders often have the same general concerns. Some suggestions from an expert on HR tech.

By Tom Starner • July 8, 2015

How using big data could cause big HR headaches

Employers should be very careful when assessing talent with tests. It could sabotage the work culture. 

By Tom Starner • July 8, 2015

Square wants to take the pain out of payroll

The company is the latest to aim a payroll app at small businesses, hoping to serve those that the heavy hitters might ignore.

By Kathryn Moody • July 1, 2015

What HR professionals can do to prevent hacking

For data security, people remain the biggest problem.

By Tom Starner • June 25, 2015

No, robots will not take everyone's jobs

Economic robot overlords? Not so much, according to the Times. 

By Tom Starner • June 23, 2015

HR leaders stymied on workplace smartphone use

While HR leaders would love to use more smartphone-based apps in their overall strategy, current integrated HR systems do not give them many options to do so, according to a recent research report from Bersin by Deloitte.

By Tom Starner • June 19, 2015

Cloud-based Namely nabs $45 million in funding

The company is an HR platform similar to Zenefits.

By Tom Starner • June 18, 2015

Tread carefully when considering IoT in the workplace, attorney says

Employers considering Internet of Things solutions should tread carefully in areas of privacy, safety and collective bargaining rights, says an employment attorney.

By Tom Starner • June 17, 2015

Survey: HR Tech spending focused on cloud, core systems

A recent survey from Towers Watson found that the focus for HR tech is moving to core systems—and the industry is looking to the cloud to get there.

By Tom Starner • June 17, 2015

Historic OPM data breach should serve as a warning sign to HR

With last week's massive data breach of the fed's HR department, HR executives across the world should think hard about partnering with IT to ensure that both a strong defense and an emergency post-breach plan are in place.  

By Tom Starner • June 8, 2015

Checking up on state legal regs just got easier

BLR is making employment law knowledge a bit easier to access with its State Law Chart Builder, a new online employment law compliance tool for HR executives managing workers in multiple states.  

By Tom Starner • June 4, 2015