HR Scholars

TriNet | March 26, 2020

As small and medium size businesses (SMBs) navigate the economic impacts of COVID-19, TriNet, a leading provider of comprehensive human resources, is working to help small and medium sized businesses understand the range of health coverage offerings available to them. At this time, we are proud to be helping the company's 18,000* SMB customers navigate transitional healthcare coverage options for their employees. According to recent data from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), about 156 mil...

HR Strategy

Talent Systems | June 20, 2022

Talent Systems®, the software provider for casting and auditioning that connects talent and their representatives with casting directors, has acquired the eTribez Casting Platform, becoming the leading source worldwide for reality television talent casting. It has also acquired Staff Me Up, the leading production crew professional network with a heavy focus on unscripted productions. With these additions, Talent Systems can provide unscripted shows with all of the tools they need to fully ca...

Starbucks | July 01, 2020

Starbucks now offers mental health training, called Mental Health Fundamentals, for U.S. assistant store managers, store managers and above, and all non-retail partners, according to a company release emailed to Restaurant Dive. The two-hour training program was created in partnership with the National Council for Behavioral Health and is available through July 20.The training includes four, 30-minute modules focused on effective listening, providing encouragement and reassurance, offering...

Employee Engagement

iCIMS | December 15, 2020

iCIMS, the Talent Cloud organization for recruiting, today reported the acquisition of mobile video platform, Altru Labs. This acquisition further extends iCIMS' market development and leadership with intuitive employee-generated content that changes vocation destinations from static to dynamic wellsprings of engagement and interactivity. Presently, iCIMS clients can exhibit their image personalities with employee-created videos that improve up-and-comer change, engage internal talent, and i...