Marston Human Resources

Melinda Gates | January 30, 2020

Pivotal Ventures, along Break Through Tech, SecondMuse, and "several leading social organizations," announced Jan. 28 a new city-based initiative to bring more women into tech. Melinda Gates' company Pivotal Ventures invested $50 million in Gender Equality in Tech Cities to engage women as college students, employees and founders and investors in city-based tech hubs nationwide. The initiative's goal is to speed up gender equality in the tech sphere by maximizing "the impa...

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE

Oracle | April 18, 2022

Oracle announced Oracle ME, a complete employee experience platform to help organizations increase employee engagement and ensure employee success. Part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), Oracle ME enables HR and business leaders to streamline communications across the organization, increase productivity by guiding employees through complex tasks, and improve talent retention by developing a more supportive and trusted environment at work. The events over the p...

Levi's | February 27, 2020

U.S. corporate and benefits-eligible retail employees at Levi Strauss & Co. will receive up to eight weeks of paid time off each year to care for an immediate family member who has a serious health condition, the company announced Feb. 27. The benefit "extends the company's commitment to building a best-in-class workplace," Levi Strauss & Co. said in a news release. Specifically, the benefit allows workers to take time off to care for an ill spouse, domestic partner, parent...

Microsoft | July 03, 2020

Microsoft, along with its LinkedIn unit, has launched a global skills initiative to help job seekers acquire skills for in-demand roles. The set goal is to increase the digital skills of 25 million people worldwide by the end of 2020, Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a blog post June 30. The COVID-19 pandemic "has shined a harsh light" on a skills gap that is widening globally, and must be "closed with even greater urgency to accelerate economic recovery," Smith said.&n...