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BetterUp acquires two HR tech companies: Impraise and Motive
This will help further expand its presence in Europe.
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Envoy Global: US companies want immigration more than ever
Envoy Global has found that US companies want to hire more immigrants but there are challenges.
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ServiceNow unveils the release of Rome
ServiceNow showcases Rome and it’s features designed to help hybrid working.
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Employers report the most positive hiring outlook since the pandemic
ManpowerGroup’s Employment Outlook Survey has found an eagerness to employ, although skill shortages continue
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Microsoft acquires learning start-up TakeLessons
Microsoft has acquired an educational start-up called TakeLessons as it looks at hybrid working.
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Amazon joins Walmart and Target in new education benefits for US hourly workers
Amazon has followed a similar strategy as Target and Walmart as it improves its benefits.
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Personio: Tech overload is hindering employee productivity
This is according to a study of 2,000 workers.
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Microsoft delays US return to office indefinitely due to COVID-19 surge
This follows in the footsteps of other tech giants, including Amazon, Google and Apple.
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LinkedIn: Young employees’ development stunted by COVID-19
87% of leaders say young employees have experienced a development dip during the pandemic.
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A quarter of US workers would quit in face of COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Gen Z and millennials are particularly unhappy about sharing their vaccination status.
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BBC faces backlash for “continuing to employ bullies”
Despite a commitment to challenge workplace bullying and harassment, the BBC has seemingly struggled to address these HR issues.
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Uber and Lyft to pay legal fees of drivers sued under Texas abortion law
Anyone believed to be aiding or abetting an abortion in the state could be fined $10,000, and this includes taxi drivers.
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McDonald’s tackles recruitment bottleneck with drive to hire teens
Staff shortages start to bite.
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More than half of US employers will implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates by end of year
This is more than double the number currently implemented.
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Background check expert Checkr doubles valuation to $4.6bn with new funding
The $250m Series E round boosts growth.
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HiBob: Lack of flexible working is fueling the ‘Great Resignation’ in the US
This is particularly the case in mid-sized companies with between 50 and 1,000 employees.
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Cybersecurity wages stagnate as threats increase
A study by has revealed most cybersecurity staff are not seeing their wages increase.
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Silicon Valley tech giants cause hiring issues for London firms
London tech start-ups are concerned about competition from Silicon Valley companies.
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Uber and GMB join forces to end exploitation in ride hailing sector
But is this just a publicity stunt?
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65% of bosses don’t trust the workforce to be productive remotely
Ricoh Europe found that 65% of companies have doubts about employee productivity when working from home.
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Activision Blizzard accused of destroying documents related to workplace discrimination
This is alleged by the DEFH’s lawsuit against the company.
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Ginger and Headspace merge to create one mental wellbeing platform
Burnout and stress are an all time high.
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How will Americans work in the future? A new PBS show sheds some light
The docuseries will follow six Americans navigating the changing world of work.
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Apple employees organize and push to address workplace misconduct
They have launched a website called AppleToo where employees can share stories of what it’s like to work at Apple.
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New York City mandates vaccines for all school staff
This comes hot on the heels of the US federal government requiring all care home staff to be vaccinated.
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FTSE 100 female directors are paid 73% less than men
This is much higher than the 15.5% pay gap across the rest of the UK’s labor market.
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US to require nursing homes to vaccinate staff or lose funding
This is due to surging COVID-19 cases and slow uptake of the vaccines.
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Apple further delays office return to 2022
This is because of a surge in new COVID-19 cases linked with the Delta variant
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What is Facebook Horizon Workrooms?
A virtual office app for remote co-workers
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UNLEASH announces INSPIRE European Summit partnership with iCIMS
Global forces are shifting the world of work again. How can you attract, retain and engage your workforce to ensure you’re ready for the challenges ahead?
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Study: Almost 50% of monitoring tools track employees without their knowledge
This is known as stealth mode.
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Over half of US employees support workplace vaccine mandates
Lots of US employers are requiring their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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The US and UK’s job markets are on the up
The number of vacancies reached an all-time monthly high of 1 million in the UK.
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CIPHR: 68% of employers considering cutting pay of remote workers
This is despite admitting they saved money from staff working from home.
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Alibaba reshapes harassment policy after manager dismissal
New all-female committee to tackle complaints.
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Slack poll points to “white and male” post-pandemic offices
Findings may alarm diversity champions.
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ServiceNow acquires office desk mapping tool Mapwize
Hybrid work technology is booming
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Google may cut pay of staff who work from home up to 25%
A leaked salary calculator showed the cost of working from home
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Private equity firm Clearlake buys Cornerstone for $5.2bn
This transforms Cornerstone into a private company.
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Alternative professional social network Polywork raises $13m in Series A
This comes only three months after its launch and disruption of the sector.
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COVID-19 cases push Amazon to delay office return to 2022
This comes after Google’s parent company extended its work from home policy to mid-October.
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UK scaleup Hopin valued at $7.75bn after $450m Series D
This makes the virtual events platform Europe’s fastest ever growing platform.
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Lime: 51% of employees put on a brave face at work
This is to avoid discussing mental health challenges.
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Fabulous unveils work wellness app to tackle employee burnout
Fabulous For Work launch offers customizable wellness routines
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Blizzard’s president Brack to step down amid discrimination lawsuit
The state of California is suing gaming giant Activision Blizzard for having an alleged sexist culture.
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Study: 70% feel uncomfortable talking about menopause at work
And 42% considered leaving their jobs because of the symptoms.
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XpertHR swoops for Gapsquare in bid to solve gender pay disparity
Latest tech takeover aims to bridge gap between male and female pay.
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Zoom pays out $85m to settle privacy lawsuit
It has also committed to bolster its security practices
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Victoria’s Secret owner L Brands settles workplace sexual harassment claims
It has committed to spending $90m on new D,E&I policies.
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LinkedIn: Hiring spree spurs growth in demand for recruiters
The job market is booming at the moment.
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Uber joins tech giants in mandating COVID-19 vaccines for US staff
Uber has also delayed its office return by month until October.
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YuLife: COVID-19 has transformed employer attitudes to wellbeing
But they need to do more to continue to meet the growing expectations of employees.
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Meet employee experience platform Culture Amp, the newest HR tech unicorn
This comes after a $100 million Series F.
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Burnout is fueling the ‘Great Resignation’ in the US, according to HR leaders
Workers are prepared to leave their jobs because of mental health struggles.
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Get jabbed before you come back, tech giants tell staff
Employers set out COVID-19 safety rules.
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Huge bonuses offered by law firms in ‘talent war’
Law firms lead the way on incentives.
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Washington Post and JustWorks to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates
President Biden is also considering doing the same with all federal employees.
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Activision Blizzard CEO commits company to tackling discrimination
This comes after the California’s DFEH filed a lawsuit against the company alleging a sexist workplace culture.
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Activision Blizzard employees hit back against company’s defense of sexist workplace allegations
The state of California is suing Activision Blizzard for having an alleged sexist culture.
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Fertility and menopause app Peppy closes $10m Series A
It is time to break the taboo.
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Cobee raises €14m to grow flexible employee benefits offerings
Competitive benefits are essential to retaining and attracting talent.
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Ceridian: Better employee experience will help win the war for talent
The war for talent is particularly fierce at the moment.
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UK Armed Forces accused of failing to protect servicewomen from bullying and harassment
This is according to a recent parliamentary inquiry.
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Amazon to investigate culture of discrimination at AWS
Amazon wants to become the world’s best employer.
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Robo-convictions of UK Post Office workers overturned by court
59 individuals have been cleared of wrongdoing that was the fault of a computer system.
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Activision Blizzard sued for alleged sexist culture
The suit has been filed by the state of California.
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Veritone acquires AI hiring platform PandoLogic for $150m
HR tech is attracting a lot of deals.
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Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7bn
Remote working tools are essential for the future of work.
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Apple delays September office return because of delta COVID-19 variant
Many Apple employees don’t want to return to the office three days a week.
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ILO: COVID-19 has worsened gender equality in the workplace globally
Women are leaving the workforce in droves.
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Walmart ordered to pay $125m in damages to fired employee with Down Syndrome
A US federal court jury ruled that she had been unfairly dismissed.
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SmartRecruiters becomes the latest HR tech unicorn
This comes after closing a $110m Series E.
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Zoom bets $14.7bn on home working continuing in Five9 deal
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Study: 62% of European workers want employers to help them combat stress
They want help with developing stress management skills.
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REMOTE WORK JOB LISTINGS RISE AS RESTRICTIONS LIFT
Job adverts mentioning remote work are “booming” as restrictions lift.
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Study: Only 4% of FTSE 350 boards have reached gender parity
And just 5% of FTSE 350 CEOs are women.
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Wellbeing-focused YuLife raises $70m in a Series B
YuLife provides life insurance products to employers.
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Hiring from anywhere startup Remote closes $150m Series B
This turns Remote into HR tech’s latest unicorn
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TikTok wants employees back in the office three days a week
TikTok has joined the likes of Apple and Amazon.
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People management startup Leadr closes $10m Series A
Leadr wants to turn all mangers into coaches.
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Huffington’s Thrive Global raises $80m to tackle burnout
This brings its total value to $700m.
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TikTok launches recruitment pilot in the US
TikTok Resumes is finally here.
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OECD: COVID-19 retention schemes supported 60 million jobs — but unemployment remains high
That’s 10 times the amount saved in the 2008 financial crisis.
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Study: 95% of US workers want a new job due to burnout
They are also concerned about their future career prospects.
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Sage: 56% of C Suite want to be involved in HR tech investment
HR tech is a key business priority.
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Y Combinator-backed Localyze raises $12m to grow relocation platform
Hiring from anywhere is here to stay.
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Iceland study proves a shorter working week is positive for productivity and wellbeing
2,500 employees took part in the trial.
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Corporate e-learning platform Articulate closes $1.5b Series A
Yes you read that right.
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Recruiting startup TopFunnel acquires employee referral platform Teamable
Teamable leverage employee’s social and professional networks.
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AI-powered digital training platform Virti nabs $10M Series A
Virti seeks to optimize learning, training, and performance,
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TestGorilla raises $10m to remove bias from recruitment
The round was led by Notion Capital.
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Zoom acquires translation startup Kites for an undisclosed sum
Another week, more news from Zoom.
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BCG: Only 37% of organizations have the right digital tools
This will hold companies back in the future of work.
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People analytics platform Visier closes $125M Series E
Meet HR tech’s latest unicorn.
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Okta: 60% of European staff want to work asynchronously
They don’t want to return to the old 9 to 5.
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Digital care concierge Wellthy closes $35M Series B
Employees are struggling to juggle work and caring responsibilities.
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Boundless raises €2.5M to grow its global hiring platform
Hiring from anywhere is here to stay.
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PwC to expand benefits offerings to include fertility leave
It is time to break the taboo of fertility challenges.
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UBS changes stance and embraces hybrid working
New CEO, new approach.
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Report: HR tech market to grow by $11.6BN in 15 years
Yes, you’ve read that correctly.
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HR job posts rise by 52.5% as companies ready for future of work
Anyone surprised?
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Deliveroo wins UK case confirming its riders are self-employed
And they don’t have the right to unionize.
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Zoom adds pronoun feature to drive inclusive meetings
It is time to normalize the use of pronouns.
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GoodTime nabs $9.5M for its AI-based hiring experience solution
The Series A extension was closed in 4Q of 2020
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Personio: Only 25% of HR leaders will prioritize employee wellbeing in next year
And on the impact of a toxic workplace culture.
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Visier: 88% of HR leaders say financial services is facing a skills crisis
According to a UK study carried out by Visier and Censuswide.
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Oyster raises $50m to expand offerings for distributed teams
Distributed teams are the future of work.
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HR tech startup Syndio gets over $1m to tackle pay inequity
The capital came from basketball star Stephen Curry’s VC firm Penny Jar.
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Memory.ai raises $14m to launch new productivity tools
The investment was led by Melesio and Sanden.
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Bumble gives employees a week off to prevent burnout
Bumble’s 700 employees are on leave.
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Deloitte staff to decide ‘when, where, and how they work’
Great news for UK employees.
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Beamery raises $138M to develop talent platform
The company says it helped a million candidates find roles last year.
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SmartRecruiters: employers are missing a trick by overlooking internal talent
Employers are stuck in a recruitment paradox.
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HR tech scaleup Templafy raises $60M Series D
Inside Templafy’s latest round.
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WalkMe IPOs on NASDAQ a decade after launching
The company last closed a $90 million Series G in December 2019.
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Talent marketplace Gloat closes $57M in Series C led by Accel
Existing shareholders also participated.
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‘54% of FTSE ex350 boards are all male’ — and it’s 2021
The gender pay gap isn’t going anywhere.
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UK to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for care home staff
They are considering rolling this out across the whole NHS.
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Research shows global gender pay gap rose by 3% in 2020
Why are men and women still not getting paid the same for doing the same job?
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Ikea France fined €1m for spying on staff
It has also been charged with storing illegally obtained data.
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Mental health benefits provider Lyra Health raises $200m
The round was led by Coatue.
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Aviva: 26% of UK employees worry about financial wellbeing
COVID-19 is more than a healthcare crisis.
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Another win for US employers mandating COVID-19 vaccines
Yes, US employers can force staff to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
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Clair closes $15m Series A to support hourly workers’ financial wellbeing
This means they no longer have to rely on predatory payday loans.
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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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Can US employers legally require staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
COVID-19 vaccines are never out of the news.
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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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WOMEN CEO PAY DROPS 2% AS NUMBER IN KEY ROLES FALLS
The executive suite has long been dominated by white males.
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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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ServiceNow to acquire Lightstep in undisclosed deal
The acquisition is set to close during Q2 2021.
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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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AI in the workplace: Why adoption remains low
The stats speak for themselves.
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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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What you need to know about Alan — HR tech’s latest unicorn
Inside Alan’s latest fundraise.
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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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Jeff Bezos to “do better” for Amazon employees
Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO this year
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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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ServiceNow launches New AI tool To Enhance Employee Experience
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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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HR in 2020: A COVID-19 Timeline in Music
Relax with some feel-good tunes to wrap up the year!
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EXCLUSIVE: Skuad Gets $4M To Help Companies Build Remote Teams
HR tech is hot — and VCs know it.
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SmartRecruiters Acquires JobPal, Adds RPA to Platform
SmartRecruiters enters the conversational talent acquisition tech market with the acquisition of JobPal. CEO Jerome Ternynck shares the news.
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Recently Merged Ultimate and Kronos Rebrand as UKG – Europe’s PeopleDoc Differentiates
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Enter Unleash
UNLEASH guides the way to a new, digitally led era for HR.
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HireVue Acquires Allyo
HireVue adds chat and automated workflow to its virtual interviewing and assessment platform.