Artificial intelligence could be adding to the bias at your company
Algorithms might just absorb the same prejudices employers are trying to avoid if they don’t acknowledge racial biases.
HR Technology
Best of the week: Tech is taking over benefits
This week’s top stories explore how technology is shaping the way employees are working during the pandemic.
8 tech tools to improve employee productivity
These tools will help make the work from home process easier.
Too much tech may be stunting productivity
Thirty-five percent of marketing leaders are overhauling their technology offering and 60% expect moderate to severe cuts to their tech budgets in 2021, a survey shows.
How this startup helps minorities reach financial wellness
As communities begin to build back their finances after the pandemic, this company wants to close the gap in equitable lending.
UnitedHealthcare takes on hearing loss with new benefit
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people interact with their benefits, their jobs and their medical needs.
Benefits Think Technology can help employers avoid hiring biases
Objective and fair recruitment and hiring can be facilitated by scientific implementation of progressive technology.
Joel Philo
Infor Talent Science
The biggest recruiting trends this year
Among hiring managers’ priorities are faster turnaround times for hires, streamlined communication between companies and applicants and a simplified process.
AI simplifies the remote recruiting process
A bad hire can end up costing employers about five times the employee’s annual salary, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.
Benefits Think 3 ways wellness technologies will dominate HR this year
Providing an easy-to-follow path to wellness through telehealth will become the baseline of employee-sponsored plans.
Jesse Kessler
Heuro Health
Amazon to offer telehealth services to other companies
Amazon has various healthcare initiatives under way.
3 tech tools making work easier this year
Companies are realizing that the key to the survival and growth of their company is to invest in its people.
These 10 HR and recruiting firms are hiring in 2021
More than a third of the U.S. workforce are freelance and contract workers.
Employers have hit a wall with remote communication and engagement
Almost all employers plan to make changes to their company culture and workflow one year into the pandemic.
New TriNet features address gender equality
The HR platform rolled out compensation benchmarks and a pronoun section to promote an inclusive workplace.
Benefits Think How connected devices help employers and members save on dental insurance
This is an opportunity for insurers and employers alike to engage with employees in a more meaningful way.
Alex Frommeyer
Beam Dental
As job automation becomes the norm, upskilling sees big demand
Professional development benefits will help employees sharpen their skills as the job market improves.
HP sales beat estimates on work-at-home PC demand
HP has enjoyed a surge in demand for laptops needed for study and work at home during the COVID pandemic.
BetterUp employee wellness startup valued at $1.73 billion
During the coronavirus pandemic, reducing stress and anxiety has been a focus.
ADP rolls out new app to help employers manage payroll
Employers will be able to use voice commands to run their payroll.
