Blue Cross Blue Shield offers Fitbits, gym memberships to plan participants
The insurer’s Blue365 program aims to motivate its 60 million members with the fitness tracker/smartwatch.
Technology
Is HR tech key to moving the needle on employee health?
Highly personalized and dynamic communication with workers is critical to an impactful health promotion initiative. Is technology up to the task?
Blue Cross Blue Shield offers Fitbits, gym memberships to plan participants
The insurer’s Blue365 program aims to motivate its 60 million members with the fitness tracker/smartwatch.
Benefits Think Complying with California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
While the act is broadly applicable to qualifying businesses, employers should pay special attention to their duties under the act.
Kelsey Wong
Foley & Lardner
4 hot HR tech tools for small businesses
These platforms can improve the recruitment process for startups and other smaller companies.
Benefits Think 3 tech trends HR professionals need to watch
These technologies are set to transform human resources — giving pros a new direction for increasing employee productivity and helping them become more agile in their people strategy.
Mike Sullivan
OneDigital
Namely’s new CEO outlines how tech can help mid-market HR professionals
Elisa Steele sounds off on the human resources tech provider's recent $60 million round of funding — and the company's goals for the future.
Benefits Think The corporate asset you’ve completely overlooked — and what to do about it
HR professionals need to cultivate social capital in the workplace. And, yes, using digital tools, including employee recognition software, can help.
Maria Emerson
Social Capital Project
Namely’s new CEO outlines how tech can help mid-market HR professionals
Elisa Steele sounds off on the human resources tech provider's recent $60 million round of funding — and the company's goals for the future.
LinkedIn voice messaging aims to connect HR with job seekers
The professional networking service’s new feature allows users to record and send a voice message up to one minute in length.
LinkedIn voice messaging aims to connect HR with job seekers
The professional networking service’s new feature allows users to record and send a voice message up to one minute in length.
Will tech transform EAP services?
Technology can enhance behavioral health services, but apps aren’t yet a replacement for human intuition.
Only one in three AI projects reported to succeed
Execs point to inconsistent data, incompatible technologies and organizational silos as major impediments.
Artificial intelligence is coming for hiring, and it might not be that bad
AI advocates argue the technology can help employers eliminate unconscious biases when making staffing decisions.
Top social media users in the adviser community
See how the top brokers are informing their followers and clients on the complexity of healthcare and enhanced benefits through news articles, blog posts, videos and even music using LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and even Snapchat.
A single HCM system ‘is the new iPhone.’ Why aren’t HR pros buying in?
All-in-one human capital management systems can easily manage some of human resources’ biggest functions — but HR managers aren’t taking the time to understand the technology.
Automating ethics? Why tech supports bias training, monitoring — to a point
Using HR tech systems to delegate training around harassment or sensitive issues isn’t always the way to go, warn experts at PwC.
Sharing salary data: Empowering HR with compensation insight
PayScale’s Stacey Klimek aims to get human resources departments and line managers on the same page when it comes to pay decisions.
Smiley face and thumbs up? Texting, emojis enter the job interview
With Canvas, employers can contact hard-to-reach applicants via text for a more relaxed and personalized introduction.
Benefits Think Looking to drive out hiring biases? There’s an app for that
Even with the best of intentions, companies still perpetuate conscious and unconscious biases based on age, gender, race, religion, nationality and ability.
Kate O’Keeffe
Cisco CHILL