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Walmart | March 23, 2020

Walmart will hire 150,000 associates through the end of May to work in stores, clubs, distribution and fulfillment centers, it said in a March 19 press release. The roles are temporary, but the company said many could become regular positions. The retailer is accelerating its hiring process from a two-week application cycle to 24 hours for key roles like cashiers and stockers, per the release. Walmart also will give $365 million in cash bonuses to hourly workers for their work during "an un...

Ultimate Software | July 09, 2020

Ultimate Software, a leading global provider of human capital management (HCM) and employee experience solutions in the cloud, announced today that Olympus Property, an innovative and growing full-service multifamily investment and property management organization, is using Ultimate’s UltiPro to sustain its culture and enhance the employee experience in order to drive customer satisfaction. Olympus Property’s culture is based around the concept of a family that strives...

Broadbean Technology | October 06, 2020

Broadbean Technology, the global leader in job distribution, has launched 'Broadbean Boost' – a programmatic advertising solution for employers, recruiters and hiring managers to streamline hiring time and costs. The pay-for-performance tool allows organizations to automate job post boosting for any low-performing adverts, before the application date runs out. This new solution has been designed to help employers reduce time to hire and manage costs by pushing adverts across multip...

Canada Life | July 29, 2020

With an aim to accelerate and build the company’s diversity and inclusion strategy, four new leaders and two new roles have been added to Canada Life’s Diversity Leadership Council. The announcement comes just one week after the company signed the BlackNorth Initiative, which pledges to support the removal of systemic barriers affecting people of colour at work and in the community. “With 11,000 employees across the country, diversity and inclusion has always been a focus and c...