Human Capital Management news and trends

Rippling Rolls Out AI-Powered Employee Evaluation Tool
Artificial Intelligence // September 25, 2024

Would you trust artificial intelligence-powered tools to conduct your employee evaluation? Business software startup Rippling hopes the answer is yes. The company is launching a product called Talent Signal, which uses AI to gauge employee performance based on task-specific metrics, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Sept. 25)....

Gusto Opens Waitlist for AI Assistant for Small Business Owners
Artificial Intelligence // September 11, 2024

Gusto will soon add an artificial intelligence-powered assistant called Gus to the human resources (HR), payroll, benefits and compliance platform and products it offers for small business owners. The company opened a waitlist and said it will make the AI assistant available to customers and...

Gen Z Transforms Workplace Communication by Keeping It Caszh
Personnel // August 10, 2024

Generation Z is changing the tone (or the vibe, as it were) of professional communications, with their preference for casual language creating new norms. Anecdotal and quantitative evidence alike show the shift. For instance, videos have been going viral on social media showcasing the informal...

Checkr Adds Payments and Onboarding Capabilities to HR Platform
Payroll // December 12, 2023

Checkr added payments and onboarding capabilities to its human resources (HR) platform. With the addition of the new Checkr Pay and Checkr Onboard to its existing background check capabilities, Checkr now facilitates three hiring processes on a single platform, the company said in a Tuesday...

Interviews & Exclusives
Data Brief: 64% of All Firms Use Private Agencies to Hire From Worldwide Talent Pool

August 16, 2022
As worker shortages haunt the tech sector, more companies are casting a wider net and trying to fill their important posts with international hires. For this reason, they’re using private agencies — contracted firms that handle recruitment and management of these workers. This is examined in the study “Meeting the Demand for Cross-Border Hiring: The […]

Fractional Hires Let Tech Startups Play Big, Navigate Uncertain Business Conditions

July 12, 2022
The downturn is gathering speed. Thus far in 2022, there have been more than 300 companies that have laid off, cumulatively, more than 48,000 employees. The headlines swirl with layoffs...

Driving Retail’s Rebound With A Human Capital Revamp

August 13, 2020
Retail has been among the sectors most dramatically impacted by the pandemic, though it’s impossible to paint the industry with a broad brush. With widespread furloughs and a growing wave...

Quick Reads
Visa Invests in Four African FinTech Startups From Accelerator Program

November 06, 2024
Visa is injecting fresh funding into four startups that graduated from the first batch of its Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program. The investments highlight Visa’s dedication to driving digital innovation within Africa, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 6) news release emailed to PYMNTS. In doing so, the payments giant aims to foster the development of […]

Rippling Rolls Out AI-Powered Employee Evaluation Tool

September 25, 2024
Would you trust artificial intelligence-powered tools to conduct your employee evaluation? Business software startup Rippling hopes the answer is yes. The company is launching a product called Talent Signal, which...

Gusto Opens Waitlist for AI Assistant for Small Business Owners

September 11, 2024
Gusto will soon add an artificial intelligence-powered assistant called Gus to the human resources (HR), payroll, benefits and compliance platform and products it offers for small business owners. The company...

Checkr Adds Payments and Onboarding Capabilities to HR Platform

December 12, 2023
Checkr added payments and onboarding capabilities to its human resources (HR) platform. With the addition of the new Checkr Pay and Checkr Onboard to its existing background check capabilities, Checkr...