Workforce Planning Systems
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Falling From Cloud Nine
For all its benefits, software as a service isn't a panacea. A successful switch takes planning, organization and lots of training and communications.
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Tech Vendors Venture Out of North America
People management software vendors are courting multinationals and other clients looking to evolve to a single, cloud-based system to replace a crazy quilt of existing local and regional programs.
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Five Things to Consider When Choosing a Global HR Software Vendor
Thoroughly investigate what's being offered to uncover shortcoming before it's too late.
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HR Software Firm Workday Stock Jumps Nearly 75 Percent on First Day
The hottest tech IPO since Facebook brings $637 million to the cloud-based HR software vendor.
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76% of IT Decision-Makers Predict Cloud Applications Will Be Breached
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It's About Time—and Money
Workforce management technology has come a long way from time clocks. Today's tools can save—or cost—companies millions. And thanks to a new group, the once-frumpy field is coming into fashion.
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The CYA Report: The Great Apple Debate
The CYA Report podcast is a partnership between Workforce Management and Fistful of Talent. In this edition, Managing Editor Rick Bell and Senior Editor Ed Frauenheim debate Apple Inc. and the working conditions in China.
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Updated: Oracle to Buy HR Software Firm Taleo for $1.9 Billion
The deal signals more momentum for the cloud computing model, where customers rent applications over the Internet instead of paying for a software license and installing the programs on internal machines.
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Survey: Crowd Sourcing a Second Job for Many
Crowd sourcing can involve breaking up a large task such as validating data or translation into many small tasks and farming them out to numerous workers online instead of hiring a single worker or small number of workers to do the single large task.
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Lack of Understanding Hampers Value Plan Participation
One expert says that the majority of human resources managers still rely upon software solutions that are 25 years old or more.
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Is ‘Giganomics' the Future of Your Online Workforce?
Gigwalk is the latest entry in the slowly growing field of online labor exchanges. Services like this only may work well for certain kinds of jobs and tasks, but if the fit is right, it offers an opportunity for predictable and high-quality work.
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New Tool Gauges Cost Benefits When Hiring Disabled Workers
The tool focuses on three federal tax incentive programs: the Work Opportunity Credit, which can provide a maximum $2,400 tax credit; the Disabled Access Credit, which helps small businesses defray the cost of providing special equipment; and the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction, which...
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Managing a Field Service Technology Upgrade
For a smooth transition, work with a partner, know your goals and test software on old work orders.
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Field (Service) of Dreams
More companies are equipping their field-service workers with mobile devices, GPS and Web-based apps, and seeing lower costs and higher productivity as a result.
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Video Interviewing Cuts Costs, but Bias Worries Linger
One recruiter says that since incorporating online interviews she has cut spending from about $10,000 per search to roughly $500. Yet an employment lawyer advises clients to proceed with caution when using it.
