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2021 Was the Biggest Year Yet for HR Tech: See 30+ of the Top M&A Activities

Lighthouse

When you juxtapose that with the fact that 2021 was the biggest year ever for the HR technology market in terms of investment, we just couldn’t go without sharing the biggest pieces of the last 12 months and highlighting a few for their specific value. Software providers are working hard to keep pace.

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LinkedIn has transformed HR over the last 20+ years. Its execs have big plans for its AI-powered future.

HR Brew

One of Hari Srinivasans first projects at LinkedIn was to help design the platforms profiles. He now oversees its $7 billion talent solutions business as VP of product. The 23-year-old professional social network is, at its core, a platform for connecting humans. He imagined the first encounter between two networkers.

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6 Recruiting Activities That Will Help Companies Hire Top Talent

HR Bartender

According to the December 2017 jobs report, U.S. When your recruiting process isn’t working well, everyone blames HR. Developing recruiters, understanding trends, problem-solving, and using the right tools will help organizations find, select, and hire the best talent. unemployment is at 4.1 percent , a 17-year low.

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Diagnosing and Preventing Nurse Burnout Using People Analytics

Visier

Nurses are nurses because they genuinely want to take care of people,” says Dr. Stacy Sprague, PhD, R Psych, Executive Director, Employee Wellness at Vancouver Coastal Health. This in turn puts even more strain on an already taxed system.”. There are certain forces that put pressure on nurses to work past their limits: Systemic forces.

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Schedule Predictability Legislation Passes in Oregon: What It Could Mean for Your Business

nettime solutions

In August 2017, the Oregon governor signed schedule predictability legislation into law for workers in some retail, food service, and hospitality jobs. The trend to protect worker’s rights has been legislated in municipalities as well. Oregon has become the first state to enact such legislation. It is not alone, however.

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Scheduling Predictability for Hourly and On-Call Workers

nettime solutions

But now, as Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor writes , new technologies make it easier for companies to follow a flexible scheduling model. While this is great for businesses, it doesn’t help workers who require stability and planning in their personal lives. Some employees may need a flexible schedule because of their home life.

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3 Ways to Make Hourly and Seasonal Workers Feel Valued

Visier

Amazon has 30,000 job openings and plans to hire tens of thousands more ahead of Black Friday. A 2017 survey conducted by FSG (via Harvard Business Review ) of 1,200 entry-level hourly workers found that the majority of respondents said fair treatment from their manager was more important than their income.