General HR

Zywave health plan report reveals cost-cutting strategies, but most employers stay put

By HR Vendor News | March 26, 2013

Health Plan Benchmarks Report represents over 73,000 health plans nationwide Milwaukee, WI – March 19, 2013 – Backed by one of the largest database of plan designs in the U.S. (nearly 50,000 employers and over 73,000 health plans), Zywave has just released the 2012 Health Plan Benchmark Report and accompanying drill-down tool exclusively to its…

Profiles International Achieves a Microsoft Silver Web Development Competency

By HR Vendor News | March 26, 2013

WACO, TX, March, 6, 2013 — Profiles International, industry leader in assessment solutions, today announced it has achieved a Silver Web development competency, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. To earn a Microsoft silver competency, partners must successfully demonstrate expertise through rigorous exams, culminating in Microsoft…

Chequed.com Introduces Next Generation Predictive Talent Selection Suite

By HR Vendor News | March 26, 2013

Saratoga Springs, NY, March 26, 2013 — Chequed.com, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based Predictive Talent Selection(TM) solutions, today announced the official launch of its Predictive Talent Selection Suite, a first-of-its-kind, fully integrated, suite of talent selection products that vastly improves quality of hire by adding data and analytics to every step of the hiring…

The Employee Engagement Institute Partners with BullseyeEvaluation to Provide an Employee Engagement System Connected to Business Performance

By HR Vendor News | March 26, 2013

Houston, TX – March 26, 2013 – BullseyeEvaluation, LLC today announced its partnership with the Employee Engagement Institute to provide a comprehensive employee engagement solution. As a pioneer and long-time champion for employee engagement, the Institute will combine its content and tools with BullseyePerformance, a SaaS performance management solution, and build upon its reputation for…

Perspectives Ltd Launches FMLA Administration Service

By HR Vendor News | March 26, 2013

March 25th, 2013, Chicago, IL. — Perspectives Ltd announced today that they have added FMLA Administration services to their solution package. The new FMLA services offered by Perspectives will help to take away the burdens and responsibilities from organizations having to track and manage continuous and intermittent FMLA leaves. “FMLA support services allow Perspectives to…

Employers Show Increasing Appetite for Technology to Improve Employee Health Engagement

By HR Vendor News | March 26, 2013

NEW YORK and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 26, 2013 – New research released today by Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company and WorldatWork reveals that employers are committed to using new technologies to promote health engagement and achieve desired employee behavior changes. The study, “Emerging Technology in Health Engagement,” examined the current use and future potential for…

Employment Outlook Strengthens as Companies View Growing Stability

By HR Vendor News | March 22, 2013

WINTER PARK, FL – March 22, 2013 – Improved optimism in the economy is helping bring needed stability to many organizations and is fueling positive trends in the labor market. Based on a detailed survey of 618 U.S. based firms representing every major industry, the outlook for employment growth shows steady improvement with 51% reporting…

Select International Launches Update to SelecTrak Applicant Tracking System

By HR Vendor News | March 22, 2013

Pittsburgh, 3.22.13 – Select International, a global employee assessment and hiring solutions provider, announced a new release of SelecTrak(R), its applicant tracking system. The updated version 7.14 of the software suite launched on March 17th and supports all of Select International’s pre-employment assessment tests. Some of the SelecTrak(R) upgrades include: o Assessment enhancements o Usability…

United Benefit Advisors Webinar: Private Lessons from The Public Sector, Strategies for Controlling Health Care Cost

By HR Vendor News | March 22, 2013

Public Sector employers face incredible pressure to contain their employees’ health care costs – learn the innovative approaches they use to meet this challenge. Indianapolis, IN, March 22, 2013 – For public sector employers, which are accountable to taxpayers, it’s essential — if not required — that they develop an effective strategy to manage employee…

Chequed.com and Take the Interview Join Forces to Deliver an Assessment-Based, Video Interviewing Solution

By HR Vendor News | March 21, 2013

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. and NEW YORK, N.Y. – March 21, 2013 – Chequed.com, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based Predictive Talent Selection(TM) solutions, and Take the Interview, a leading provider of video interviewing solutions, today announced a partnership to create an assessment-based, video interviewing solution that further optimizes talent acquisition processes. “Advances in hiring technology…