Acuity Consultants

SHRM | March 10, 2020

An extra 35,000 H-2B temporary-worker visas will be made available to employers for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2020, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The H-2B guest-worker program, capped annually at 66,000 visas split evenly between the fall/winter and spring/summer seasons, is relied upon by the landscaping, hospitality and construction industries, among others. This marks the fourth year in a row that DHS has released additional H-2B visas in response to pressu...

Hr Analytics, Workforce Management

PRnewswire | June 19, 2023

Humanforce, a Sydney-based global provider of workforce management (WFM) and payroll solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of intelliHR, a fellow Australian-born HR tech SaaS company. The takeover deal, worth over AUD$77 million, is Humanforce's third acquisition since receiving capital investment in May 2022 from leading technology-focused private equity firm Accel-KKR. Founded in 2013, intelliHR is a best-of-breed, intelligent people platf...

SHRM | January 30, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 29 passed legislation that prohibits employers from using credit reports for employment decisions, except when required by law or for a national security clearance. The bill also prohibits hiring managers from asking questions about applicants' financial past during job interviews or including questions about credit history on job applications. Employer groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) o...

Recruitment & Retention

Kishore Pallapothu | December 22, 2020

ChoozeHire was launched in 2017, offering numerous features that automate the recruiting cycle. This AI-based HR platform has since upset the enlisting business. The brainchild of the Silicon Valley tech business visionary and financial specialist Kishore Pallapothu, this stage has been at the cutting edge of the AI story in this industry. Kishore Pallapothu the CEO and founder of the firm shed some light on the key features of this AI-based HR platform that makes it unique, &ldqu...