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HRM Asia | February 07, 2020

Technology is changing how HR is engaging employees and one technologies to watch out for are chatbots and voice-activated HR systems. More employees are quickly getting answers to HR-related questions by taking advantage of voice-enabled software on their mobile phones. “This is one of the main things that HR professionals are inquiring about: how they can enable additional assistance in the workplace to help employees find answers to common HR questions,” says Emily He, senior vice...

TALENT MANAGEMENT

LBMC Employment Partners | August 28, 2021

LBMC Employment Partners, a leading professional employer organization based in Nashville, TN, is pleased to announce the addition of the Cigna national plan to its PEO. The Cigna addition expands LBMC Employment Partners’ Professional Employer Organization (PEO) to provide a full suite of benefit offerings to businesses headquartered outside the state of Tennessee and complements the company’s established BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee plan offered to employers based in Tennessee...

HR Dive | January 28, 2020

Ohio will soon reimburse employers that pay for employees to earn industry-recognized, technology-focused credentials. Gov. Mike DeWine, R, signed House Bill 2 Jan. 13, creating the TechCred and Individual Microcredential Assistance Program (IMAP). For the TechCred program, "the state will provide up to $2,000 reimbursement per employee and up to $30,000 per employer in each application period," according to Ohio’s Development Services Agency. For educating individuals in IMAP, &...

HR PRACTICE

Arena | November 09, 2020

At the premiere Machine Learning Conference (MLConf), November 6, Arena Analytics' Chief Data Scientist Patrick Hagerty will unveil a cutting edge technique that removes 92%-99% of latent bias from algorithmic models. If undetected and unchecked, algorithms can learn, automate, and scale existing human and systemic biases. These models then perpetuate discrimination as they guide decision-makers in selecting people for loans, jobs, criminal investigation, healthcare services, and so mu...