Today’s HR teams do a lot more than solve office disputes. Global HR managers face increasingly complicated legal, regulatory and ethical issues. It’s tough enough to stay on top of them in one country, let alone more than one. When companies expand into foreign markets, they agree to abide by multiple sets of standards. Some
As the new year begins, HR leaders are focusing on enhancing technology systems that improve the productivity of remote workers, upgrading workforce management, utilizing recruiting and learning platforms to meet changing needs, and deploying digital tools such as apps or videos to help employees manage mental health issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the
Each day, a company’s human resources team faces a whirlwind of requests, demands and processes that would overwhelm most. Luckily, technology has afforded many HR professionals a chance to streamline and improve processes. Below, 13 experts from Forbes Human Resources Council talk about the ways technology is helping them work together and improve outcomes for
Having versatile and modern HR technology platforms paid off for organizations during the pandemic as they faced an array of talent management and workforce planning challenges. The talent acquisition team at Delta Air Lines found the flexible features of its applicant tracking system (ATS) invaluable. Myria Peek, manager of talent acquisition technologies for Delta, told
In his HR Tech keynote Tuesday, analyst Josh Bersin explored how the pandemic and other industry changes are reshaping the market. Just one year ago, the world of work looked vastly different: The country was experiencing record-low unemployment, HR leaders were focused on retaining employees in a tight labor market and industry forecasters were plotting
Many workplaces are starting to realize the consequences of a quick (but necessary) transition to remote or hybrid working environments in the wake of Covid-19. The initial challenge of getting employees up and running from home has been solved, but now an even bigger problem looms: how to keep them connected and engaged. The same
When a company hires a new employee, there is a lag time between their entry and their contribution to the organization. During this lag time, it's up to management and peers to train them and teach them the skills necessary to accomplish their tasks. Unfortunately, training takes time, and if the department is disorganized or
The pandemic has hurt HR technology budgets, but it is also accelerating other tech trends in HR such as making HR services part of everyday productivity platforms. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
Online meetings have become newly commonplace in these days of COVID-19. Online learning and development, on the other hand, has been around for years, taking advantage of remote technology as it evolved. And evolve it has. The latest example of that tech evolution—in this case, delivered by virtual reality headsets—is Mercury XRS, a new cloud-based
Businesses are quickly adapting to the COVID-19 reality where HR technology has made the greatest influence to do so. COVID-19 has accelerated the evaluation, training, and implementation of HR tech trends in businesses of all sizes. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
