A New Approach to Data Helped This HR Leader Boost Healthcare Benefits
Amy Kickham, newly appointed chief human resources officer at Southern Glazer’s, has turned the company’s 24,000‑strong workforce into a data‑driven talent engine. By converting survey feedback into actionable dashboards, she identified a shortfall in career development and launched Southern Glazers University, an online learning platform for everyone from warehouse staff to drivers. The HR office also introduced the BYOB (Be You Only Better) wellness platform, blending physical, mental and financial health resources into the benefits package. Kickham expects the new development framework to be fully operational by 2027, positioning the distributor as a forward‑looking employer.
Omnicom Reworks Talent Strategy as AI Reshapes Advertising Industry
Omnicom Group is overhauling its talent strategy as artificial intelligence reshapes advertising. By the end of 2025 the firm will employ roughly 120,000 people across creative, media, data and consulting roles, and it is embedding generative AI into media planning,...
How Top Businesses Secure the Best Talent – and How to Stay Competitive
Top companies are tightening hiring processes to secure high‑quality talent, emphasizing role clarity, transparent job ads, and frictionless applications. CV‑Library’s 2025 Candidate Behaviour Barometer shows clear titles and salary disclosure raise applications by up to 60%, while two‑thirds of candidates...
72% of HR and Payroll Buyers Have Already Compared Three Tools Before Booking a Demo
Spotsaas analyzed over 150,000 HR and payroll buyer journeys and found that 72% of prospects compare at least three solutions before requesting a demo. Buyers typically start on third‑party comparison pages, revisit pricing 2‑3 times, and 34% jump to competitor...
Why Payroll Is Becoming the Latest Loyalty Product
Instant payouts are evolving from a convenience into core payroll for gig‑economy workers, with the PYMNTS Intelligence report showing that 68% of users who try instant disbursements become regular users. The study highlights that digital wallets deliver the highest stickiness...
The Enterprise’s New Hire Is an AI Agent
Enterprises are moving from treating AI tools as isolated utilities to onboarding them as fully fledged agents, complete with job descriptions, authority limits, and human supervisors. Harvard Business Review advises treating new agents like interns, measuring reliability and timeliness alongside...
AI in Recruitment: Transforming Employer Branding and Talent Attraction Strategies
AI-driven creative platforms are reshaping employer branding by automating the production of job descriptions, social posts, visuals, and video content. Recruiters can generate multiple, platform‑specific variations in minutes, ensuring a unified tone and visual identity. Personalization at scale, powered by...
20 Questions to Ask WFM Vendors (Plus 40 Follow-Ups)
HR and operations leaders are increasingly pressured by shift errors, overtime overruns, and FLSA audit risks that cascade into costly payroll disputes. Selecting the right workforce management (WFM) platform is critical because it dictates how hours are captured, pay rules...
Trusaic Expands Presence in European Market with Ireland Hires
Trusaic announced the launch of a dedicated European advisory team in Ireland to help companies comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which takes effect on June 7, 2026. The move includes hiring former Aon adviser Aisling Quirke and expanding partnerships, such...
Using AI-Powered Recruitment Platforms Can Compound Your Liability for Discrimination
AI‑driven recruitment platforms are increasingly screening out disabled applicants, as illustrated by a software engineer with multiple sclerosis who was automatically rejected after requesting accommodation. Ontario’s new law, effective Jan. 1 2026, forces employers with 25+ staff to disclose AI use but...
Foyer, Nayya Bring Homeownership to Employee Benefits
Foyer and Nayya announced a partnership that embeds Foyer's 401(k)-style homeownership savings account into Nayya's AI‑driven employee benefits platform. The new benefit lets workers set down‑payment goals, access credit‑building tools and receive advisor support alongside health and retirement options. It...
Machine Learning Is Making Personality Tests 4x Faster
University of East London researchers have shown that machine learning can reproduce DISC personality classifications with 93% accuracy, while slashing the questionnaire from 40 to just 10 high‑information items. The streamlined test still delivers over 91% predictive power and can...
The New Hiring Equation: Speed, Signal, and Safeguards
AI is transforming talent acquisition by automating screening, interview scheduling, and candidate outreach, dramatically accelerating hiring cycles. At the same time, the same technologies are lowering barriers for fraudulent applicants who can manipulate AI-driven assessments and falsify credentials. Recruiters now...
Teams Say They Are Being Pushed to Do More with Less as AI Increases Their Workload
Culture Amp’s research shows 77% of employees say AI tools increase their workload, even as 96% of C‑suite leaders expect AI to boost output. Engagement metrics are sliding, with U.S. employee engagement falling to 31% by 2024. Companies that combine...
Help Small Business Clients Integrate HR with Payroll
More than half of U.S. small businesses outsource payroll, yet only 14% have fully integrated HR, payroll, and time‑management systems. Separate processes create data silos, compliance gaps, and unclear ownership, costing time and increasing risk. Implementing a unified HRIS‑payroll‑bookkeeping solution—often...
How to Improve Hiring Speed & Efficiency in Oracle HCM with RChilli
Organizations using Oracle HCM Recruiting Cloud often struggle with manual resume handling, inconsistent data, and fragmented sourcing, which slow hiring. RChilli offers an AI‑driven resume parsing solution that automatically extracts candidate information and feeds it into Oracle Recruiting. The integration...
List of Employee Central & Employee Central Payroll Guide Updates for the 1H 2026 Release
SAP SuccessFactors announced a series of updates to the Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll user assistance guides for the first half of 2026. The revisions focus on streamlined navigation, clearer terminology, and expanded coverage of new compliance features introduced...
Decusoft Advances the AI-Powered Future of Compensation Management with Compose Insights and Predictive Compensation
Decusoft introduced two AI‑driven features—Compose Insights and Predictive Compensation—within its Compose platform, moving compensation management from reactive administration to proactive strategy. Compose Insights leverages generative conversational AI, allowing HR and finance leaders to ask plain‑language questions and receive instant, data‑driven...
Compliance Complexity Is Outpacing HR Systems, Report Finds
A new Mitratech report reveals that compliance complexity is outpacing the capabilities of most HR systems. Seventy‑five percent of HR leaders say their compliance requirements have shifted in the past year, with 54 percent noting an increase in obligations. More...
Compliance Complexity Is Outpacing HR Systems, Report Finds
HR leaders are confronting a dual compliance crisis as regulatory demands, AI‑driven obligations, and shifting employee expectations surge. At the same time, many organizations rely on fragmented HR platforms, broken workflows, and unclear ownership, creating a "compliance infrastructure gap." The...
New ABAP Program No Analyze Payroll Performance
SAP has introduced a new ABAP utility aimed at customers running payroll with the RPCALC0/H**CALC0 programs on ECC, ECP, or S/4HANA systems. The tool operates in the background to address long‑standing performance bottlenecks that can delay payroll runs. Early tests...
ResNav Added to Paycor Marketplace to Deliver Secure Historical Payroll & HR Data, and Document Archiving
ResNav Solutions has joined Paycor’s marketplace, introducing its History Link service to Paycor’s extensive HCM customer base. History Link is a secure, FLSA‑aligned archive that pulls historical payroll and HR records from more than 200 legacy systems. The offering gives...
How Gamified Hiring Cut Unilever's Time-to-Hire by 90%
Unilever teamed up with Pymetrics and HireVue to replace traditional CV screening with 12 neuroscience‑based games and AI‑scored video interviews. The revamped workflow slashed the hiring cycle from four months to four weeks, a 90% reduction in time‑to‑hire. In the...
Aspect Software and Five9 Formalize Partnership to Expand Intelligent, Workforce-Optimized CX Solutions
Aspect Software and Five9 have formalized a partnership that links Five9’s cloud contact‑center platform with Aspect’s workforce management suite. The integration streams real‑time agent states and historical interaction data into Aspect Intelligence, sharpening demand forecasts and enabling automated intraday staffing...
The L&D Content Factory: Generative AI for Training at Scale
Generative AI platforms can now produce complete corporate training courses in minutes, replacing weeks‑long instructional design cycles. The software automatically creates syllabi, quizzes, presenter scripts, visual assets and even multilingual dubbing, letting L&D teams scale content without expanding staff. It...
Why Pay Stub Accuracy Should Be an HR Priority, Not an Afterthought
Pay stub accuracy, often overlooked, directly influences employee trust, satisfaction, and turnover. A 2023 American Payroll Association survey shows nearly half of workers would start job hunting after just two payroll errors. Errors such as incorrect tax withholdings, missed deductions,...
LinkedIn and INVNT Launch AI Skills Sprint Sydney for Recruiters
LinkedIn partnered with experiential agency INVNT to host a four‑day AI Skills Sprint in Sydney, drawing over 270 talent‑acquisition leaders. The immersive event showcased LinkedIn’s AI‑powered Hiring Assistant through live demos, prompt‑engineering challenges, and AI myth‑busting exercises. Participants reported an...
DoD IT Leaders Push ‘Smarter Not Harder’ Enterprise Cyber Workforce System
Defense Department IT leaders are urging the Pentagon to replace fragmented service‑level cyber workforce tools with a single enterprise system. Senior officials from the Marine Corps, Army and Air Force highlighted that current separate platforms duplicate effort, hinder talent mobility,...
'Empathetic' Salesforce Bots to Help Those Fired by Uncaring Humans
Salesforce is deploying its Agentforce AI bots to the U.S. Department of Labor’s national call centre, automating triage for unemployment insurance, OSHA, Job Corps and other programs that generate roughly 2.8 million cases annually. Built on the FedRAMP‑certified Government Cloud and...
BiznusSoft HR Named Preferred Certified Payroll Software Provider by LCPtracker for Automated Reporting and Compliance
BiznusSoft announced that its HR platform has been named a Preferred Alliance Payroll Provider by LCPtracker, the leading certified‑payroll compliance tool for public‑sector construction projects. The Salesforce‑native solution now offers one‑click generation of LCPtracker‑ready payroll files, automating Davis‑Bacon and prevailing‑wage...
Ethical Implications of Using AI in Hiring
AI-driven hiring tools promise efficiency but risk embedding human biases into recruitment decisions. The article explains how cognitive biases translate into algorithmic bias when historical data reflects discrimination, and why removing explicit protected attributes is insufficient. It highlights the EU...
The Best HCM Integrations: APIs, Flat Files or Hybrid?
Companies rolling out new HCM platforms face a choice between traditional flat‑file transfers and modern API‑driven connections. Flat files, moved via SFTP, offer simplicity and reliability for legacy benefits carriers that still demand nightly 834 batches. APIs provide real‑time employee...
Navigating the HR Tech Marketplace with an ROI-First Approach
The HR technology landscape now includes a sprawling array of solutions, from comprehensive HRIS platforms to niche tools for recruiting, engagement surveys, and outsourced services. Vendors compete across dozens of categories, making selection increasingly complex for talent leaders. The article...
Innovation, Insight and Industry Leaders to Unite at HR Technologies UK 2026
HR Technologies UK 2026 will convene senior HR and People leaders at Excel London on April 29‑30 for its largest edition yet. The two‑day event will feature around 100 exhibitors, including Oracle, Workday, Sage and fast‑growth innovators showcasing AI‑driven recruitment,...
Hiring: Why It’s So Slow and What Might Speed It Up
A GoodTime survey of 504 senior talent‑acquisition leaders found that 90% of companies missed their hiring goals, with AI‑generated fake candidates identified as the top hiring threat for 2026. Gartner warns that AI has turned recruiting into an arms race,...
Trust Gaps | Anonymous Whistleblowing Rises as Digital Reporting Reshapes Speak-Up Culture
Digital whistleblowing has surged to a record high, with anonymous submissions now accounting for 56% of all reports, according to Safecall’s 2026 Benchmark Report. Named reports have dropped from 37% in 2019 to 25% today, while online anonymity dominates at...
Why HR Teams Are Paying Attention to Customer Community Platforms
HR teams are increasingly adopting customer community platforms as strategic tools for employee engagement and brand building. These platforms enable peer‑to‑peer support, centralized knowledge sharing, and real‑time feedback, which boost satisfaction and reduce support costs. Gamified recognition and virtual events...
EXCL: HMRC Signs £150k Deal for AI-Generated Comms and Training Videos
HM Revenue and Customs has signed a one‑year contract with London‑based Synthesia, valued at £146,160 (approximately $186,000), to pilot an AI‑generated video platform for internal communications and staff training. The deal, awarded through the G‑Cloud 14 framework, aims to test...
We’ve Adapted to Hybrid Work. Has Our Infrastructure?
Hybrid work is now entrenched across Asia‑Pacific, but digital friction is eroding productivity. TeamViewer research shows employees lose an average of 1.33 workdays per month, and 42% of firms attribute revenue loss to IT inefficiencies. AI‑driven remote support and intelligent...
‘Do You Want some Privacy with That?’
Burger King, via Restaurant Brands International, will deploy an AI‑powered voice assistant called “Patty” in Canadian restaurants after a U.S. pilot in 500 locations. The headset listens to employee‑customer interactions, offering real‑time coaching, task prompts and performance data. While executives...
AI Legal Risks Abound Despite Trump’s Push for Federal Policy
Companies deploying AI-driven human resources tools face mounting legal exposure despite the Trump administration’s push for a federal AI regulatory framework. Even if Congress preempts state AI statutes, firms remain vulnerable to discrimination lawsuits under existing civil rights laws when...
Human Interest to Provide Recordkeeping for UBS Financial Advisers
Human Interest announced that more than 5,000 UBS Group advisers will now use its automated record‑keeping platform for 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The service speeds rollovers and withdrawals to as little as one business day and links with over 500...
Orica Builds a Conversational AI Assistant for HR
Orica has launched a conversational AI assistant that sits atop its fragmented HR technology stack, using ServiceNow's MoveWorks overlay and Now Assist. The tool integrates SAP SuccessFactors, Dayforce, SharePoint and other systems, delivering natural‑language, multilingual support through Microsoft Teams. A proof‑of‑concept...
Why Does Every Case of AI Hiring a Human Feel Like a Groveling Publicity Stunt?
RentAHuman, a gig platform that lets AI agents hire humans, has grown to over 660,000 "rentable" users but its job listings consist mainly of gimmicky tasks such as holding signs at Shibuya Crossing or releasing a lobster for a Claude‑based...
Federal Leaders Shift Workforce Strategies to Support AI Integration
Federal agencies, led by NASA and the Department of Transportation, are overhauling workforce strategies to accommodate AI‑augmented workflows. They plan to inventory current roles, map skill needs for the next three to six years, and launch upskilling, reskilling, and cross‑skilling...
At ADT, 'Security' Now Extends to Employees' Financial Health
ADT has partnered with financial‑wellness provider Addition Wealth to offer its 13,000 U.S. employees an AI‑driven coaching platform. The service, launched in January 2025, adds budgeting, retirement and tax‑filing guidance to ADT’s existing benefits suite. Engagement has risen steadily as...
Sparrow Guided Launch Expands Access to Industry-Leading Leave Management Expertise
Sparrow introduced Sparrow Guided, a new self‑service tier that blends step‑by‑step digital guidance with access to its seasoned leave specialists. The platform automates routine tasks while reserving human expertise for complex claims, expanding the reach of Sparrow’s concierge‑level support beyond...
DWP Engages AI and Tech Suppliers to Help Shape Plans for 12 Areas of New Jobs and Careers Services
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened a market‑engagement programme to recruit AI and technology providers for its new Jobs and Careers Service (JCS). The JCS, which will combine the National Careers Service with the DWP’s 646 Jobcentres...
Branch Integrates with Stripe to Offer New Embedded Digital Wallet for Worker Payouts
Branch has partnered with Stripe to embed its digital wallet into Stripe Connect, allowing platforms to launch customizable wallets and branded debit cards for workers. The solution delivers instant, fee‑free payouts, cash‑back rewards, and everyday financial tools without requiring pre‑funding....
ChartHop Launches AI Pro
ChartHop unveiled AI Pro, a premium suite that adds autonomous, conversational‑driven workflow automation to its people‑operations platform. The new offering introduces "Agentic Actions," allowing HR and finance teams to create dashboards, schedule meetings, audit records, and trigger approvals using natural‑language...