Bonusly

Bonusly | June 01, 2020

Bonusly, a platform that involves the entire organization in recognizing employees and rewarding them, closed on a $9 million Series A financing round led by Access Venture Partners. Next Frontier Capital, Operator Partners and existing investor FirstMark Capital also participated in the round....

Bonusly | April 08, 2019

Money may not be able to buy happiness, but when it’s tied to recognition, it can create a happier, more engaged workforce. With unemployment rates in tech at an all-time low, that may be more important than ever, as it doesn’t take much for an indifferent employee to job-hop elsewhere. But Bonusly, a rewards-based employee recognition platform, wants to help companies create an atmosphere where employees want to stay. The company earned recognition for those efforts, announcing on M...

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...