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Microsoft | March 10, 2020

Microsoft will continue to pay vendor hourly service providers as Seattle-area office employees work from home during novel coronavirus spread in the area, it announced March 5. The company has a reduced need for the hourly workers who support its campuses in Puget Sound and northern California, including cafe staffers, shuttle bus drivers and on-site tech and AV workers. However, Microsoft pledged to provide regular pay for these workers "regardless of whether their full services are neede...

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Oracle | May 03, 2021

Kaiser Permanente collaborated with Oracle to modernize its business processes with Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) to provide intuitive employee experiences, simplify complex HR processes, and address the workforce's health and safety needs. With 39 hospitals, over 700 medical offices, and 12.4 million members, Kaiser Permanente is one of the major not-for-profit healthcare providers in the United States. Kaiser Permanente aimed to enhance its ability to pr...

Employee Engagement

ChartHop | March 31, 2022

On March 30th, premier people analytics platform, ChartHop announced the acquisition of people operations workflow builder, Gather, that enables teams to manage their employee experience. The acquisition allows ChartHop to expand its capabilities in the area of automated workflow throughout the employee journey. The automation will help reduce the amount of manual work for HR and people operations executives who are tasked with retaining employees and developing organizational culture. Read More

Manulife | July 27, 2020

Manulife Hong Kong today announced the launch of two new critical illness (“CI”) plans, ManuBright Care 2 (“MBC 2”) and ManuBright Care 2 Plus (“MBC 2 Plus”) (the “Plans”), designed to provide well-rounded and continuous protection for customers up to the age of 100, covering up to 112 critical illnesses and diseases. Upgraded from ManuBright Care CI plan, Manulife’s new Plans cover customers with well-rounded continuous care benefits for can...