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PR Newswire | September 16, 2020

More than 84 percent of employees have instant access to their pay and benefits information no matter where they are currently working, according to results from the 2020 "Getting Paid In America" survey conducted by the American Payroll Association (APA). This is up two percent over last year's results. "New hires and employees today expect a digital, mobile, and streamlined experience throughout the employee lifecycle, and a self-service HR portal is a key component of...

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION

Cielo | December 04, 2020

Cielo, the world's leading Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) provider, has acquired Talent Function to reinforce its market leadership and grow its service contributions. Talent Function is a consulting organization helping organizations around the globe with far reaching and forward-looking talent strategies and technology answers to deliver ROI and improved business execution. This acquisition formalizes the strategic partnership between Cielo and Talent Function that was reported in O...

Walmart | July 27, 2020

Walmart has decided to close all of its stores in the U.S. on Thanksgiving this year, for the first time since the late 1980s. The company also said its Sam's Club locations will be closed on the holiday this year. Walmart said it will operate at normal hours on Wednesday, Nov. 25, while Black Friday hours "will be shared at a later date.""We know this has been a trying year, and our associates have stepped up," John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., said i...

HR ANALYTICS

Oyster | June 22, 2021

Oyster®, the company that makes hiring talented people around the world compliant, human, and delightful, today announced it has raised a $50 million Series B funding round, led by Stripes with the continued participation of existing investors Emergence Capital and The Slack Fund and with the addition of Avid Ventures. On the heels of the announcement of Oyster's $20M Series A just this past February, this new Series B investment allows Oyster to expand its HR platform to ...