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Walmart | March 11, 2020

Walmart has created a "COVID-19 emergency leave policy" in response to the novel coronavirus, according to a March 10 email the company sent to its U.S. associates and shared with HR Dive. Effective immediately, Walmart associates can take this leave under certain circumstances. If workers think they are "unable to work or are uncomfortable at work," they may stay home. Walmart will waive its attendance policy through the end of April. To be paid for this time, workers will n...

HR ANALYTICS

JobsDB | March 31, 2021

JobsDB has collaborated with FutureLearn, a UK-based digital education platform, to promote the DBHK Level-up initiative, which provides one free online course to each eligible applicant to help them build new skills for better jobs. The initiative, which aims to upskill job seekers and workers and accelerate their careers, is available in six regions from March 29 to May 31. There are 10,000 seats set aside for Hong Kong-based talent. The English-medium courses foc...

Emissary | March 12, 2020

Emissary, the easiest way to embed texting into your recruiting process, is announcing several new partnerships and integrations with a variety of applicant tracking system vendors across the HR technology landscape. These new integrations empower recruiting teams to make communicating with candidates faster and more efficient. With an average response time of 60X vs email, texting is quickly becoming a primary recruiting channel that enables talent acquisition teams to scale up their efforts by...

HR PRACTICE

Paradox | December 28, 2021

On December 27, Conversation AI recruitment platform, Paradox announced that it received $200M in Series C investment. Venture firms that participated in the round included names like Stripes, Thoma Bravo, Sapphire, Workday Ventures, Indeed, Willoughby Capital, Blue Cloud Ventures, Twilio Ventures, Geodesic, DLA Piper Venture Fund, Principia Growth and Brighton Park Capital. Paradox uses its AI to empower recruiters, hiring managers, and talent acquisition professionals with a con...