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• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  Employee activism challenges HR's employee experience strategy

  Employees aren't afraid to challenge their employers on workplace and social issues. That kind of employee activism may challenge HR to rethink its employee experience strategy.

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  The biggest 2020 workforce issue may be Medicare for all

  Adoption of universal healthcare, or Medicare-for-all-type plans, may make retaining employees and recruiting a lot harder, according to Dan Schawbel, research director at Future Workplace.

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  GM deploys employee recognition software globally

  Employee recognition software is having a moment at General Motors Co. The software helps with budgeting and engagement, and the automaker is deploying it to 160,000 employees globally.

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  AI in HR seen as inevitable -- and unstoppable

  HR is preparing to embrace AI tools without knowing exactly what they will deliver or change. Attendees at the SHRM conference believe AI will, at least initially, take on routine jobs.

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  New SurveyMonkey SMS feature available for enterprise users

  The new SurveyMonkey SMS collector enables enterprise plan customers to send out web links to surveys via text message. The vendor claims this will elicit a higher response rate.

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Growth of external workforce brings new tech, new concerns for HR

  The growth of the external workforce may be getting ahead of HR's ability to manage it. That raises security issues, including determining whether workers are who they say they are.

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  HR execs express anxiety, interest about AI in HR

  There are some 22,000 people at the annual SHRM conference in Las Vegas. It's HR's biggest gathering, and it's becoming more of a technology conference, thanks to AI.

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Startup applies AI in hiring to contracting niche

  AI is gaining ground in recruiting, hiring and now in contracting. A London-based firm provides some insight about what the future may hold in contracting for niche markets.

• June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19

  Generation Z workplace may emphasize human contact

  Generation Z may demand more human-to-human contact with managers and co-workers. Surveys suggest that text messaging will also top the list.

• June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19

  Workplace violence drives interest in mass notifications

  The Virginia Beach shooting that killed 12 may help motivate employers to deploy mass notification systems as well as programs to identify problem employees. HR plays a role in both.

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Technological unemployment risk is real, new group warns

  Low unemployment levels today won't stop the arrival of robotics and automation. Michael Lotito, a labor law attorney, is heading a new group that wants to address the problem.

• May 24, 2019 24 May'19

  HR struggles to improve workforce experience

  Improving employee experience, productivity and overall employee well-being are top priorities for HR managers, but they are difficult to achieve, according to the 2019 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report.

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Improved HR security may be why W-2 scams are down

  HR's focus on better securing employee data may be working. In its annual data breach investigations report, Verizon found a dramatic decrease in the number of W-2 scam reports.

• May 16, 2019 16 May'19

  Field Nation One aims for better employee management

  Field Nation One is a suite of programs aimed at simplifying the management of a blended workforce. There are platforms for recruitment, managing workflow and more.

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Time to fill a position now at 71 days, Gartner says

  Gartner's talent market intelligence service found that 49% of all the job postings are for just 39 roles. Three of those roles are HR-related.