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HR PRACTICE, HR STRATEGY

Wagepoint | August 10, 2022

Canadian fintech company Wagepoint is doubling-down on its mission to bring happiness to small businesses and their teams with a new acquisition. KinHR – soon to become People by Wagepoint – has joined Wagepoint's family of products, which will create a single solution that takes payroll, time and attendance and (now) human resources tasks off small business owners' hands so that they can get back to doing literally anything else. KinHR is known as a simple, fr...

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Best Buy | December 17, 2020

Best Buy will commit more than $44 million over a five-year time span to achieve a set of diversity, inclusion and representation objectives by 2025, the organization reported Dec. 9. Among other objectives, Best Buy is looking for a more diverse employee base; the organization said it tries to fill 1 out of 3 new, non-hourly corporate positions with candidates who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC). Moreover, it intends to fill 1 of every 3 new, non-hourly field fu...

Businessolver | August 04, 2020

Businessolver®, a leader in SaaS-based benefits technology and services, today released the full findings from its fifth-annual State of Workplace Empathy Study. This survey of employees, HR professionals, and CEOs across six industries and four generations shows the evolution of how employees and leaders perceive empathy in the workplace. This year’s study proves that empathy at work remains crucially important, yet progress has stalled compared to previous years. While the study was ...

HR ANALYTICS,EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE

Phenom | December 20, 2022

Phenom, the global leader in Intelligent Talent Experience, today announced registration is now open for its fourth annual IAMPHENOM conference on March 28-30 in Philadelphia. Focused on the latest innovation and technology for hiring, developing and retaining talent, the in-person event will include must-attend sessions and content for all HR professionals, including talent acquisition, talent management, sourcers, recruiters, learning and development, HRIS and CHROs. More than 6...