News
Meet employee experience platform Culture Amp, the newest HR tech unicorn
This comes after a $100 million Series F.
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Employee Experience in HR
News
Washington Post and JustWorks to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates
President Biden is also considering doing the same with all federal employees.
News
Ceridian: Better employee experience will help win the war for talent
The war for talent is particularly fierce at the moment.
Webinar
Delivering enviable talent experiences: A talent journey redesign at DP DHL
Live webinar on Tuesday, 24th August at 2pm UK | 3pm CET | 9am ET. Webinar will be recorded.
Interview
SERVICENOW ON MANAGING THE EMPLOYEE JOURNEY BACK TO THE OFFICE – AND HOME AGAIN
What are the priorities for returning to the office?
Analysis
How HR is using tech to modernize benefits
Your workforce’s demands are changing!
Listicle
4 leadership lessons from Richard Branson as he wins billionaire space race
Branson has made history by being the first billionaire to go into space.
News
Study: 95% of US workers want a new job due to burnout
They are also concerned about their future career prospects.
Product Spotlight
The Next Generation of Performance Management with Our Tandem
Inspiring employee experience through human-centric performance management.
Case Study
Kuehne+Nagel: Empowering Employees to Own Their Careers
Building a strong internal sourcing strategy.
Report
5 Steps to Building an Engaged Employee Experience
You don’t need to nail every moment. Just these 5.
Analysis
Are we heading for a four-day workweek?
Flexibility is key to the future of work.
Interview
Inside InsureTech startup YuLife’s laser focus on employee wellbeing
YuLife applies the wellbeing focus of its insurance products to its people.
Report
The onboarding experience, revolutionized with data
Unlock the power of onboarding with data!
Interview
Inside Dassault Systèmes’ internal HR tech stack and inclusive L&D strategy
Its 3DEXPERIENCE platform is central to the company’s future of work.
News
Zoom acquires translation startup Kites for an undisclosed sum
Another week, more news from Zoom.
News
BCG: Only 37% of organizations have the right digital tools
This will hold companies back in the future of work.
News
Okta: 60% of European staff want to work asynchronously
They don’t want to return to the old 9 to 5.
News
Digital care concierge Wellthy closes $35M Series B
Employees are struggling to juggle work and caring responsibilities.
News
UBS changes stance and embraces hybrid working
New CEO, new approach.
Product Spotlight
Shortways, supporting the user of HR’s digital tools
Support your managers on a daily basis and facilitate the management of your HR processes.
Analysis
To Hire and Retain Talent Now, Talent Experience is Everything
We’re in a golden age of HR – here’s how to prepare.
News
Personio: Only 25% of HR leaders will prioritize employee wellbeing in next year
And on the impact of a toxic workplace culture.
News
Bumble gives employees a week off to prevent burnout
Bumble’s 700 employees are on leave.
Analysis
Menopause in the workplace: 5 companies supporting employees
The menopause can cause many unpleasant, bothersome symptoms.
Webinar
Embedding Experience Across the Entire HR Tech Stack
Tuesday 13th July at 4pm GMT
News
Deloitte staff to decide ‘when, where, and how they work’
Great news for UK employees.
Interview
Inside Standard Chartered’s HR tech stack and hybrid working model
Standard Chartered is breaking the mold.
Analysis
Is workplace surveillance legal? Here’s what HR needs to know
News
‘54% of FTSE ex350 boards are all male’ — and it’s 2021
The gender pay gap isn’t going anywhere.
News
Ikea France fined €1m for spying on staff
It has also been charged with storing illegally obtained data.
News
Mental health benefits provider Lyra Health raises $200m
The round was led by Coatue.
News
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg plans to work remotely into 2022
Facebook will also allow all staff to apply to work from home long-term
News
Can US employers legally require staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
COVID-19 vaccines are never out of the news.
News
Study: Too many tech tools are killing remote workers’ productivity
Focus, flexibility and trust will define the future of work.
How To Guides
Does your people technology have longevity?
Every business will need to transform their HR Technology in the next 10 years. Here’s why.
How To Guides
Driving Business Value Through User Experiences
A playbook for HR leaders.
How To Guides
The Experience-Driven Hybrid Onboarding Blueprint
Why Do You Need Experience-Driven Onboarding?
News
Apple employees push back against returning to the office
They want more flexibility and choice about where they work.
Webinar
Focusing on Your Employees’ Journeys to Optimize the Experience
Give your employees the tools they need to make every day a success.
Product Spotlight
Enhancing the Experience by Understanding the Journey
Meet practitioners who have chosen Oracle Cloud HCM over the competition.
News
Café raises $1m to ease the shift to hybrid working
Café is more than just a desk booking tool.
News
UK-based Penfold raises $8.5m to disrupt UK pensions space
Say goodbye to paper-based pensions.
News
COVID-19 and burnout: Here’s how the pandemic affected HR leaders
61% said they were unable to switch off from work in Q1 2021.
Analysis
Digital Adoption: The Dawn of the Employee-Centric Business
Driving successful change – it’s HR’s time to shine.
News
Uber signs landmark unionization deal in the UK
More good news for gig workers.
Listicle
6 tools to supercharge your productivity in the age of Zoom fatigue
Say ‘no’ to unproductive meetings with these six tools.
News
EY becomes latest consultancy firm to embrace hybrid working
Hybrid is the future of work.
Interview
Inside AB InBev’s HR tech stack and pilot-focused approach
How does this global brewer use HR tech to drive the best outcomes?
Writeup
Empowering People in the New World of Work
Reimagining productivity to enhance the employee experience
News
The skills you’ll need in the future of work
Futureproof your workforce.
News
Professional social network Polywork launches with $3.5M
Meet Polywork, a new professional social media site.
News
Give gig economy staff pension rights now, says UK regulator
Everyone deserves the right to a secure retirement.
How To Guides
Employee Experience: 5 Strategies for Success
Build culture, drive engagement, and connect the dots.
News
Has COVID-19 killed the 5-day working week?
Flexible working is the future. Right?
Interview
Xero’s chief people officer on “creating a culture of psychological safety”
Xero’s employees are encouraged to set up online chat channels for “every passion area.”
Writeup
Unlocking the full potential of HR technology to adapt to the new normal
How can you successfully give the right information, to the right user, in the right format, at the point of need?
News
Amazon launches staff wellbeing initiative amid allegations of bad working conditions
Amazon wants to be the world’s safest employer.
News
Study: Working long hours can kill (and what HR can do to lessen the load)
WHO and ILO research finds the health implications of over-working.
Analysis
Pepsico’s VP of HR Operations on how he’s transforming employee experience
Videos
The HR Webinars to Watch if You Want to Do Your Job Better!
Make sure you sign-up today before limited places are gone!
Report
Experience Management: The HR Imperative
The revolution is underway.
Listicle
4 companies offering employees bereavement leave for pregnancy loss
One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage.
News
HSBC is considering outlawing Zoom on Friday afternoons
Bliss.
News
Re-onboarding furloughed staff: HR’s new challenge in the future of work
UK tech workers are worried about returning to work.
News
Research: 26% of UK businesses to close or downsize offices post-pandemic
The future of the office? No office.
Interview
‘The Office Isn’t Dead Yet!’ The Workplace Experience is Still Critical
Removing ‘administrivia’ so HR can focus on people and workplaces that matter.
News
Google U-turns and embraces the hybrid future of work
The future of work is hybrid and flexible.
News
Job insecurity: Why employees will accept the return to the workplace
A PUSH survey found that UK workers are not keen to return to the office.
News
Goldman Sachs’ employees to return to the office in June
Goldman Sachs’ CEO David Solomon is anti-remote working.
Analysis
Why HR tech startup Alyce wants to disrupt corporate gifting
How can AI improve corporate gifting?
News
Gartner: Hybrid working mustn’t duplicate the office
Remote working practices are not working for employees.
Analysis
What employees want from their benefits may surprise you!
What are the employee benefits of the future you should be planning for today?
News
PrimePay buys SyncHR to focus on solutions for mid-sized companies
The latest acquisition in a busy week of HR tech deals.
News
Amazon continues push to ‘do better’ in wake of unionization efforts
What does the future of work look like for Amazon staff?
Interview
Putting People at the Heart of Company Decisions
“Employees want to feel like they belong, that they’re valued, that they’re cared for”.
News
JP Morgan signals end of remote working for US employees
JP Morgan wants people back in the office.
News
Goldman Sachs has a plan for tackling staff burnout
News
Basecamp goes viral after CEO bans politics at work
News
COVID-19 didn’t dampen job satisfaction – here’s why
Job satisfaction reached a 20 year high in 2020 — despite the pandemic.
News
Healthcare labor marketplace CareRev raises $50M
CareRev aims to transform the healthcare workforce model.
How To Guides
The future of work is green — 6 steps HR can follow to drive sustainability
HR’s role in driving sustainability across the entire workforce.
Opinion
Week in HR tech: Lessons from a heart attack and the ‘King of Absentees’
Vulnerability and professionalism aren’t mutually exclusive.
News
Addison Lee told to recognize drivers as ‘workers’
Addison Lee drivers could be entitled to £10,000 in compensation each.
Analysis
How tech can drive employee happiness in the future of work
Research shows that happy employees are also productive ones.
News
Microsoft: Back-to-back meetings aren’t good for employees
Microsoft researchers reveal why employees must take REAL breaks in between meetings.
Interview
Forget work-life balance, it’s about work-life integration
Having onboarded 30% of their European employee population during a pandemic, we get the lowdown from ServiceNow.
News
Zoom launches $100m startup fund to compete with Microsoft Teams
Zoom wants to use its new VC fund to keep diversify its offerings by integrating new apps and hardware.
Listicle
How HR tech can help provide job security to shift workers
Technology has transformed the world of work, now it needs to be applied to vulnerable, shift workers.
News
Digital transformation: How HR can do it right
HR will be the driving force behind digital transformation — but it won’t be easy.
Opinion
The Week in HR tech: No, booths aren’t the future of work
Now is the time to re-think how and where we work — and no, prefabricated booths aren’t the answer.
News
Jeff Bezos to “do better” for Amazon employees
Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO this year
A look at how Big Tech is breaking into HR technology
Big tech is quickly moving into the HR tech space — but who’s winning?
Analysis
Remote work and productivity: Why employee listening is key
Research by Qualtrics found that although employees were more productive working from home, they are now keen to return to the office at least a few days a week.
Analysis
6 mental wellbeing apps to beat employee burnout for good
The pandemic has brought a new level of stress into everyone’s lives, including their work.
Opinion
Week in HR tech: Forget bean bags and look after people
Big tech may be struggling with key HR issues — but you don’t have to.
Analysis
Is HR moving towards personalized employee benefits?
COVID-19 has changed employee benefits forever.
Report
WHY HR PROJECTS FAIL: 2021’S NEW GOLDEN RULE
Exclusive new insights from ServiceNow’s Gretchen Alarcon.
How To Guides
4 steps HR can take to unite a divided workforce
HR needs to be aware of divisions. heal teams, and bring people back together again.
Interview
Spotify’s VP of HR on working from anywhere
Spotify’s Alexander Westerdahl on how COVID-19 has supercharged HR.
News
Sunak is wrong — 50% of Brits are worried about returning to the office
The UK Government argues that the public want to return to the office and not being able to do so will impact their decision to stay in their current role. Are they correct?
Report
Why Workforce Management and Why Now
Workforce management in the era of uncertainty
Opinion
Face reality, Rishi: the remote work genie is out of the bottle
The UK chancellor Rishi Sunak wants everyone back in the office but Sharon O’Dea doesn’t quite agree.
News
Reid Hoffman: Remote staff can’t become second class citizens
Reid Hoffman and Sarah Guo from Greylock consider the future of work and the challenges ahead for a post-pandemic world.
News
Citigroup introduces ‘Zoom-free Fridays’ to tackle digital exhaustion
Citigroup is introducing Zoom-free Fridays and Goldman Sachs is banning working on Saturdays to tackle staff burnout.
Report
Continuous Performance Management – The Reality
Performance Repurposed.
Analysis
Responding to Emerging Employee Needs in the New Working World
Looking into the Employee Experience Imperative with ServiceNow
News
Survey: 77% of US employees frustrated with legacy HR tech
67% of those surveyed said they would be willing to take a pay cut if this meant having access to better software and technology.
News
ServiceNow launches New AI tool To Enhance Employee Experience
Webinar
Creating a Global Culture of Connection and Innovation: AstraZeneca’s Story
Exploring how AstraZeneca energizes its diverse workforce and drives breakthrough ideas through employee recognition
News
DELOITTE: SAY GOODBYE TO ‘TRADITIONAL, HIERARCHICAL, OFFICE LIFE’
In order to thrive, organizations will have to figure out how technology can co-exist alongside humans.
Interview
Our Tandem CEO: Re-humanizing Performance Management to Maximize Growth and Development
Meet Aisling Teillard, CEO of Our Tandem, and learn how you can reinvent your performance management strategy and unlock the potential of your workforce.
Report
How to implement a high-impact remote learning journey
Rethinking user adoption
in the age of remote work.
Webinar
Into the Swing of Digitalization: HR & Employee Experience
How are you and your organization performing towards your employee experience and satisfaction goals?
Analysis
Every Moment Matters: Employee Experience is Your Competitive Advantage
Our people, our power.
Analysis
Success in Digital Transformation Requires Less Focus on Stakeholders (and More Focus on Users)
Popping the head office bubble
Analysis
Re-boarding: Onboarding employees back after we come out of lockdown
Back to the Workplace.
Report
A deep dive into digital HR and employee experience
Based on the SD WORX survey ‘The Future of Work and People in Europe 2020’ conducted in 11 countries in Europe to deep dive on digital HR.
Analysis
Perks and Recreation: Creating ‘cool’ workplace belonging
Perk up employee engagement
Report
Why is employee benefits satisfaction so important?
The Benefits and Engagement Report
Opinion
Virtual collaboration – yes it can be done!
The response is human.
Report
HR Fluidity in Workforce Management and Payroll Operations
Towards Fluidity in HR.
Report
HR Tech Adoption: How to Enhance Employee Engagement
Where does resistance and poor adoption come from, and how can we rectify this?
Report
Building a return to work strategy using employee feedback
HR has been at the centre of the action during this latest crisis
Analysis
Marketing’s Lessons for HR
HR is all about influencing
Interview
SAP SuccessFactors’ Jill Popelka on COVID, Human Experience, and the Qualtrics IPO
Jill Popelka, SAP SuccessFactors’ President shares her experience leading through the COVID crisis.
Report
Payroll: Highly valued, hardly optimized
Outsourcing and flexible remuneration are not yet seen as the game changers they could be. So how can you create Fluidity in HR?
Analysis
Making your employer culture your competitive advantage
Does a career mean what it once did?
Videos
Revolutionizing EVP at Mondelēz
Reshaping the EVP from the ground up.
Opinion
Esther Perel and relationship dynamics at work
Keeping the social culture while WFH.
Listicle
5 tips to create an employee reward strategy that goes beyond flashy perks
Show us the perks
Analysis
Employee Experience: Getting HR beyond the buzz word
It’s all about perception
Analysis
The Power of Feedback on Productivity
It’s all about experience
Analysis
Unlocking Employee Experience From its Silo
It’s time to decide who owns the employee experience.
Analysis
Creating a Forward-Thinking People and Culture Strategy
Creating an attractive company culture for current and prospective employees.
Analysis
Employee Touchpoints and Why They Matter
Treating your employee like you’d treat your customers.
Opinion
HR Help Desks achieve a great employee experience. Fact.
We no longer have a transactional relationship between employee and employer.
Case Study
Employee Experience: Inside Schneider Electric’s Revolution
Schneider Electric share how they turned 2020’s challenges into an opportunity for their employee experience.
Interview
Better Employee Experience Through the HR-IT Marriage
How can technology offer something that’s going to speak to your company’s culture and speak to your employees?