HR Technology

This week’s top stories explore how technology is shaping the way employees are working during the pandemic.

These tools will help make the work from home process easier.

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.

As communities begin to build back their finances after the pandemic, this company wants to close the gap in equitable lending.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people interact with their benefits, their jobs and their medical needs.

Objective and fair recruitment and hiring can be facilitated by scientific implementation of progressive technology.

Among hiring managers’ priorities are faster turnaround times for hires, streamlined communication between companies and applicants and a simplified 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.

Providing an easy-to-follow path to wellness through telehealth will become the baseline of employee-sponsored plans.

Amazon has various healthcare initiatives under way.

Companies are realizing that the key to the survival and growth of their company is to invest in its people.

More than a third of the U.S. workforce are freelance and contract workers.

Almost all employers plan to make changes to their company culture and workflow one year into the pandemic.

The HR platform rolled out compensation benchmarks and a pronoun section to promote an inclusive workplace.

This is an opportunity for insurers and employers alike to engage with employees in a more meaningful way.

Professional development benefits will help employees sharpen their skills as the job market improves.

HP has enjoyed a surge in demand for laptops needed for study and work at home during the COVID pandemic.

During the coronavirus pandemic, reducing stress and anxiety has been a focus.

Employers will be able to use voice commands to run their payroll.

Several companies have offered employees better tech-enabled benefits to help combat the stressors of the pandemic.