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Perceptyx, Inc | July 21, 2020

Perceptyx, the leading employee survey and people analytics platform helping companies see the way forward, announced today the acquisition of the Employee Insight business of Kantar, one of the largest data, insights, and consulting companies that has become a standard bearer in employee surveys during its 25-year history. This acquisition significantly strengthens the Perceptyx platform, which makes enterprises more responsive and agile through targeted employee feedback and data-driven insigh...

Unum | February 13, 2020

Employee-benefits provider Unum is now providing its own employees with a one-time $25,000 adoption assistance benefit. "Adoption is an important avenue to consider for people growing their families, but it can be expensive," Liz Ahmed, executive vice president of People and Communications at Unum, said in a press release. "Offering financial support to employees expanding their families is another way we can help working parents thrive." Unum also provides a $25,000 infertil...

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

U.S. Department of Labor | January 04, 2021

An employee who decides to telework for part of the day and work in an office for part of the day, and who has adequate opportunity to perform individual errands in the middle of, need not be made up for movement time between the two areas, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL's) Wage and Hour Division said in one of two assessment letters published Dec. 31. The letter refered to two examples. In one, the employee leaves the workplace midday to go to a parent-teacher meeting and ...

HR Report | June 10, 2020

Remotely onboarding staff means companies welcome staffers with savvy chatbots and powerful equipment as they navigate complexity. Before the pandemic hit, employers could ease co-located new hires into a role by pairing them with a buddy, gazing at a monit...