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HR Strategy

Equus | March 17, 2021

Equus Software LLC. recently launched PinPoint Remote Work to embrace remote working with confidence. PinPoint Remote Work offers, companies with a central and automatic system to proficiently manage the alternative work request of their global workforce. It reduces the workload of HR and improves employee experience. PinPoint Remote Work software helps businesses deal with the increasing requests by employees for alternative working requests following the seismic changes due to t...

HR Dive | September 02, 2020

Employers must pay employees who work remotely or who telework for all hours worked of which employers either know or have reason to believe were performed, even if they have a rule against doing such work, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division said in a Field Assistance Bulletin published Aug. 24. The agency noted that an employer's obligation to pay employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act is based on both "actual knowledge" or "constructive kno...

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Randstad US | August 11, 2021

Randstad US today announced major renovations to its national headquarters in Atlanta to reflect its shift to a hybrid workplace that will include both on-site and remote work options for employees. Randstad's new HQ will encompass over 105,000 square feet of office space and specialty collaborative space including a TED Talks setup and virtual meeting rooms with enhanced audio/visual capabilities. The new space, located at One Overton Park, reflects Randstad's continued c...

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...