Kansas City, Kan.— Pay increase budgets have finally started to rise in 2010, supporting the predictions of many economists that the U.S. may see modest economic improvements this year. The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Manufacturing survey results show pay increase budgets have increased to 2.2 percent, up from 1.9 percent in 2009. Continued increases…
HAZLET, N.J. (August 6, 2010) iCIMS, the second largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, announced today the official launch of a revolutionary new Customer Care Site. After a much anticipated unveiling at this year’s SHRM conference in San Diego, iCIMS has released its Customer Care Site (CCS) to the entire HR community. From…
Boston and Toronto, August 5, 2010: I Love Rewards, the leader in results-driven employee rewards and recognition solutions, announces the appointment of Chris French as its new Senior Vice President of Global Sales. French joins I Love Rewards as a world-class sales leader with proven success and experience in selling human resource solutions. “Chris French…
U.S. employers are reporting a 2.5% average salary budget increase across all employee categories for 2010, which means many employees may expect a base pay raise of around 2.5% before the year is over. However, the size of the raise changes when the employee’s performance is factored in. Low performers can expect to see minimal…
OTTAWA — August 04, 2010 — Halogen Software Inc., a leading provider of online talent management solutions today announced the close of the company’s second quarter 2010, resulting in a record first-half of the fiscal year with best ever annual recurring revenue (ARR) — a 42% increase year-over-year. Halogen’s accelerated growth in ARR is considerably…
DES MOINES, Iowa — For the second consecutive year, legal insurer ARAG® has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance magazine based on the quality of its programs and practices. ARAG is the only legal insurance carrier on the 2010 Best Places list. “ARAG is honored to be…
Mountain View, Calif., August 2, 2010 — SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced the newest version of its Talent Development Suite. Key product upgrades to the suite allow HR executives and learning administrators to more easily develop, deliver and track key talent development initiatives around…
Troy, Mich — July 28, 2010 — On March 17, 2010 President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. This $17.5 billion legislation was designed to encourage hiring by providing employers with an exemption from the employer’s 6.2 percent share of social security tax on wages paid to qualifying employees, effective for…
July 26, 2010 — Washington — WorldatWork has awarded certification scholarships to 20 more deserving HR professionals. Scholars will receive a package that waives fees for WorldatWork e-learning certification preparation courses and exams as well as Premier Membership for 12 months. “Knowing how valuable training and certification can be to career progression, WorldatWork wanted to…
Fayetteville, AR / July 22, 2010 – DBSquared customers can now purchase its automated compensation system, DBCompensation, as a Web-based tool. The application is now being offered in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environment, providing clients with faster speed and the ability to make updates quickly and easily. DBSquared will host the SaaS solution and manage the…