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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg plans to work remotely into 2022
Facebook will also allow all staff to apply to work from home long-term
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AI talent platform Eightfold raises $220M Series E
This brings Eighfold’s total funding to $410m.
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BrewDog accused of having a toxic workplace culture
James Watt, the company’s co-founder and CEO, has shared an apology on Twitter.
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Freelance management platform Stoke closes $15.5M Series A
The future workforce will be freelance.
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Commit raises $6M to grow its online community of engineers
The seed round was led by Accomplice.
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People analytics specialist ChartHop closes $35m Series B
Andreessen Horowitz led the investment.
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‘UK furloughed part-time workers edge towards unemployment’
Part-time workers have suffered during COVID-19.
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Study: Too many tech tools are killing remote workers’ productivity
Focus, flexibility and trust will define the future of work.
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Workplace transformation firm Whatfix closes $90M Series D
The round was led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2
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‘44% of employees say they’ve missed out on skills and responsibilities due to COVID-19’
But workers are positive about one thing: leadership.
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Eloomi gets $55M for its learning and development platform
To date, the company claims to have more than 500 customers in 25 different countries.
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Workplace misconduct reporting tech startup Vault raises $8.2M
Bullying, harassment and other misconduct are still commonplace at work.
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Apple employees push back against returning to the office
They want more flexibility and choice about where they work.
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COVID-19 impacted low-paid workers most, says UK think tank
Workers’ rights are back in the headlines.
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Study: US unemployed want to find work — but are struggling to find the right job
No-one wants to be unemployed.
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Hibob acquires Cassiopeia to improve work-life balance
COVID-19 has undermined people’s work-life balance.
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Unisys acquires Unify Square for $152.5M to expand digital workplace offerings
Make way for the new age of productivity.
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KPMG: UK sees flurry of hiring activity — but demand outweighs supply
The war for talent is on.
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Gong gets $250M to help sales teams upskill and boost revenue
This brings its valuation to $7.25bn.
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The future of work is all about employee mobility — here’s why
The future of work is a hybrid, mobile one.
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‘79% of UK workers want laws to stop them being forced back into the office’
So, what do you think?
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Apple: Full-time employees must return to office in September
Individuals that work as part of a team must return to the office four to five times a week.
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Freelance marketplace Malt raises $97m to support European growth
The future of work is outsourced. Right?
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Study: 69% of employers struggling to hire ‘appropriately skilled’ workers
What impact has COVID had on recruitment?
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Café raises $1m to ease the shift to hybrid working
Café is more than just a desk booking tool.
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UK-based Penfold raises $8.5m to disrupt UK pensions space
Say goodbye to paper-based pensions.
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Google is being sued over pay disparities by over 10,000 women
This ruling comes amid further scrutiny over Google’s treatment of female workers.
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Filtered.ai gets $7M to help companies fill tech roles
Filtered.ai claims to have Facebook and Lyft among its roster of clients.
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US networking startup Linq raises $2.5m Seed round
Meet new HR tech startup Linq.
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VC giant Andreessen Horowitz backs Australian HR tech startup Pyn
This is Andreessen Horowitz’s first investment in Australia.
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Why women’s journey to the top takes longer, according to YPO
Companies need to step up.
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SmartRecruiters partners with Hibob to streamline employee management
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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.
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Uber signs landmark unionization deal in the UK
More good news for gig workers.
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Rewatch rasies $20m to help companies get more from video meetings
Zoom fatigue is real and it is damaging productivity.
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LEWIS: only 19% of Gen Z would work for a company that doesn’t share their values
How will Gen Z transform the workplace of the future?
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Jumpstart rebrands as Canvas and raises $20m in funding
Canvas aims to eliminate bias in recruitment.
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Study: 92% want to work at companies with a focus on empathy and DE&I
Is empathy the key to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces?
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EY becomes latest consultancy firm to embrace hybrid working
Hybrid is the future of work.
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CBI calls for the UK’s economic future to be an inclusive one
Could the UK be known for diversity and inclusion?
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The skills you’ll need in the future of work
Futureproof your workforce.
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PandoLogic buys Wade & Wendy to eliminate recruitment bias
Another week, another HR tech acquisition.
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Professional social network Polywork launches with $3.5M
Meet Polywork, a new professional social media site.
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Workforce management platform Workrise nabs $300M at $2.9BN valuation
Workrise connects skilled laborers with infrastructure and energy companies.
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5 women are suing Amazon over alleged workplace discrimination
Amazon and its working environment are back in the headlines.
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Give gig economy staff pension rights now, says UK regulator
Everyone deserves the right to a secure retirement.
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Saks CEO: Zoom is a culture killer for companies
The return to the workplace is here.
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Workplace tech firm Forecast closes $19M Series A
The funding round was led by Balderton Capital
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Has COVID-19 killed the 5-day working week?
Flexible working is the future. Right?
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Amazon launches staff wellbeing initiative amid allegations of bad working conditions
Amazon wants to be the world’s safest employer.
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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.
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Boris Johnson is out of touch — employees want flexible working
The UK government wants employees back in offices — but what do workers want?
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WeWork CEO: ‘Least engaged’ employees work from home
Says the CEO of a co-working space provider.
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Graduate recruitment platform Handshake becomes the latest HR tech unicorn
No connections, no problem with Handshake.
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MobieTrain closes €4m Series A to grow digital microlearning platform
HR tech is hot right now.
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HR tech startup Impress.ai gets $3M in round led by Summit 29K
Impress.ai previously raised an undisclosed round in October 2018.
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Staff wellbeing platform Unmind raises $47m in Series B
Stress and wellbeing are at an all-time high as a result of the pandemic.
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Chinese HR tech firm Beisen nabs $260M Series F
Beisen offers iTalentX, a cloud-based HR SaaS and talent management platform.
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Queen’s Speech 2021: The UK government zeroes in on skills
Skills are top of the agenda.
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Why remote workers are suffering from tech overload — and what to do about it
Beezy research found that staff feel frustrated and overwhelmed by workplace tech.
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HSBC is considering outlawing Zoom on Friday afternoons
Bliss.
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Workplace gossip app Blind raises $37M Series C
Blind is working on a recruitment platform.
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Re-onboarding furloughed staff: HR’s new challenge in the future of work
UK tech workers are worried about returning to work.
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Research: 26% of UK businesses to close or downsize offices post-pandemic
The future of the office? No office.
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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has ‘Zoom fatigue’ too
Zoom’s CEO is like all of us.
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Remote working is destroying workplace communication — and what to do about it
Good workplace communication is essential to productivity.
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Google U-turns and embraces the hybrid future of work
The future of work is hybrid and flexible.
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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.
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Goldman Sachs’ employees to return to the office in June
Goldman Sachs’ CEO David Solomon is anti-remote working.
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Gartner: Hybrid working mustn’t duplicate the office
Remote working practices are not working for employees.
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Two private equity firms enter the HR tech space with Reward Gateway acquisition
Reward Gateway has been acquired by Abry Partners and Castik Capital.
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72% of UK companies increased mental health support to employees during COVID-19
COVID-19 has provided an opportunity to focus on employee mental health.
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COVID-19 and career setbacks: Top tips for retaining staff in 2021
Robert Half research found that 38% of workers had experienced career setbacks in the pandemic.
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Work-life balance more important than salary for 65% of Brits
Work-life balance has beat salary and benefits for the first time in seven years.
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PrimePay buys SyncHR to focus on solutions for mid-sized companies
The latest acquisition in a busy week of HR tech deals.
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Ceridian acquires Ideal to bolster AI and talent management capabilities
Ideal automates – and removes bias – from the recruitment experience.
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interviewIA raises $2m in seed round to remove hiring bias
How can virtual recruitment be more inclusive?
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Corporate travel booking platform TravelPerk nets $160M
Is this good news for the future of business travel?
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Amazon continues push to ‘do better’ in wake of unionization efforts
What does the future of work look like for Amazon staff?
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Employee optimism remains high — despite declining work-life balance
Employee optimism is still high, not in spite of, but because of the pandemic.
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The future of work is hybrid — but what does that mean for office space?
IWG’s flexible work spaces are becoming popular for hybrid working.
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JP Morgan signals end of remote working for US employees
JP Morgan wants people back in the office.
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Goldman Sachs has a plan for tackling staff burnout
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Basecamp goes viral after CEO bans politics at work
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COVID-19 didn’t dampen job satisfaction – here’s why
Job satisfaction reached a 20 year high in 2020 — despite the pandemic.
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Healthcare labor marketplace CareRev raises $50M
CareRev aims to transform the healthcare workforce model.
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Why PensionBee wants to bring employee pensions into the 21st century
The UK pensions industry is ripe for digital disruption.
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Addison Lee told to recognize drivers as ‘workers’
Addison Lee drivers could be entitled to £10,000 in compensation each.
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Microsoft: Back-to-back meetings aren’t good for employees
Microsoft researchers reveal why employees must take REAL breaks in between meetings.
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Recruitment tech platform RippleMatch raises $23.5M
What does the future look like for RippleMatch?
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Remote recruitment startup Deel closes $156m Series C
Deel has raised $200m over the past year to grow its platform.
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Another win for gig economy couriers: Just Eat’s European drivers are now ‘workers’
Similarly to Uber, Just Eat has implemented a worker model for its couriers, providing workplace protections and benefits.
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Key behavioral metrics to help you identify attrition, according to experts
Prodoscore has used data to identify behavior patterns of employees looking to jump ship.
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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.
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92% of Fortune 500 companies aren’t leveraging AI recruitment, research says
Phenom’s latest candidate experience report explains why companies need to embrace AI to attract the best talent.
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Digital transformation: How HR can do it right
HR will be the driving force behind digital transformation — but it won’t be easy.
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Cegid to acquire Talentsoft amid flurry of HR tech deals
Q2 2021 looks set to be as exciting for the HR tech space as Q1.
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HR tech gone wrong? Uber told to reinstate drivers after ‘robo-firing’
Eek.
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Employees must have the right to disconnect from work, says UK union
Should the UK follow in the footsteps of Ireland and Canada and mandate staff time to switch off from work?
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Upskilling platform Degreed gets $153M
Degreed’s platform is reportedly used by one in three Fortune 500 companies.
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Everything you need to know about Phenom — the latest HR tech unicorn
Phenom says its AI-powered technology was adopted by 25,000 recruiters in 2020.
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Want to retain staff? Don’t force them to return to the office
US research by Robert Half found that one in three workers don’t want to work in the office full time, and almost half prefer hybrid working.
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HR tech firm Glints gets $22.5M to expand across Asia
Glints’ raise comes amid a flurry of VC activity in the HR tech sector.
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Amazon drivers held hostage by algorithm, claims driver
Amazon Italy has rejected claims that delivery drivers are put under pressure by its algorithm, claiming workers benefit from national collective bargaining.
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Employers take note: You need to do more to support mental wellbeing
Everyone agrees mental health should be a top priority for employers, but staff believe that companies aren’t providing the right support.
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EY: 61% of CEOs to undertake digital transformation — but it must be human-centric
Digital transformation is at the front of CEOs’ minds as they look towards the post-pandemic future.
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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?
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UK Ministers Reportedly Looking at COVID-19 certificates for Offices
The UK government is seemingly intent on getting people back in offices.
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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.
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Amazon drivers to accept AI surveillance or lose job
Amazon has moved to install AI cameras to monitor delivery drivers.
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Mental wellbeing company Ginger gets $110M to boost its technology
Another day, another raise in the HR technology space
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AI startup Arbolus gets $6m to fulfill its future of work promise
Arbolus is looking to further disrupt and optimize corporate knowledge sharing and networking.
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Meet HR tech’s latest unicorn: Lattice raises $60M
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BetterUp hires Prince Harry as its first chief impact officer
Just weeks after making headlines after the closure of a $125 million Series D, BetterUp is in the news again.
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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.
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Research suggests digital natives lack the data skills craved by employers
Worryingly, only 43% of young people consider themselves to be data literate.
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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.
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HR tech startup PayFit nabs $107M for its payroll platform
PayFit, which launched in 2016, is targeting the SME market.
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Citigroup trials rapid COVID-19 tests to help employees return to work
US banking giant Citigroup is launching a pilot to get American employees back to the office.
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LinkedIn: COVID-19 Boosts Employee Learning and Development
An overwhelming amount of L&D professionals think employee learning and development is more important post-pandemic.
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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.
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Why your employees want to jump ship in 2021
Employers must leverage talent mobility and recruitment platforms to retain and engage current and prospective employees.
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Goldman Sachs boss says remote work is an ‘aberration’
Why Goldman Sachs’ CEO wants people back in the office.
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EXCLUSIVE: Skuad Gets $4M To Help Companies Build Remote Teams
HR tech is hot — and VCs know it.