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Perceptyx, Inc | July 21, 2020

Perceptyx, the leading employee survey and people analytics platform helping companies see the way forward, announced today the acquisition of the Employee Insight business of Kantar, one of the largest data, insights, and consulting companies that has become a standard bearer in employee surveys during its 25-year history. This acquisition significantly strengthens the Perceptyx platform, which makes enterprises more responsive and agile through targeted employee feedback and data-driven insigh...

SHRM | April 02, 2020

PepsiCo is among a growing number of companies across the country that are boosting pay for front-line workers, continuing to pay those who are unable to work because of COVID-19, and offering other assistance to employees who are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Implementing such measures is important because employees "are the backbone of our company," said Patrick McLaughlin, chief human resources officer of PepsiCo Foods North America. PepsiCo is giving at least an extra $100 ...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...

Workforce Management, Employee Experience

Newswire | July 20, 2023

Workstream, the smart people management platform for the hourly workforce, announced today its new, groundbreaking multilingual and customizable AI chatbot, Workstream Assistant. As the flagship product in the company's move to a fully AI-powered workforce management solution, Workstream Assistant empowers businesses to connect with and retain hourly workers across diverse markets nationwide. With artificial intelligence experience from MIT, Google, Cornell and Stanford, Wor...