General HR

BHI Launches Updated SQ Suite for Hourly Employee Talent Managemen

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2011

PLANO, TX — June 28, 2011 — Batrus Hollweg International (BHI), the leading human capital consulting firm, has announced the launch of Hourly SQ Suite™, a talent management tool designed to improve the recruiting and retention experience specifically for hourly positions. The SQ™ Service Questionnaire is a quick, inexpensive, and accurate assessment tool designed to…

Juice Inc. Innovation Webinar Encourages Thinking Inside the Box For Breakthrough Solutions

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2011

GUELPH, Ontario — June 29, 2011 — Innovation is a strategic priority for organizations, but simply telling employees to “think out of the box” does not provide a launching pad for brilliance. Training and development experts Juice Inc. will reveal what does provide that launching pad in their July 13 webinar, “Innovation in a Box:…

Taleo Launches New Release of Taleo OnBoard for SMB Market

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2011

DUBLIN, CA — June 28, 2011 — Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, further solidified its leadership of the small to mid-sized market with the release of a new and expanded Taleo OnBoard™ which will enable companies to quickly and easily onboard employees without the use of costly service…

Caesars Entertainment Uses Hodes iQ To Onboard New Employees With Increased Productivity & ROI

By HR Vendor News | June 28, 2011

Onboarding portal eradicates redundancies, saves money and significantly reduces labor-heavy practices NEW YORK, NY—JUNE 28, 2011 – Hodes iQ, the award-winning talent acquisition and management solution from Bernard Hodes Group, has recently released a new case study featuring Caesars Entertainment Corporation, the world’s premier provider of branded casino entertainment. First impressions do count and it…

Time-Off Programs Benefit Insurance Employers

By HR Vendor News | June 28, 2011

Kansas City, Kan.— During the recession, having a well developed time-off program was essential for companies looking for a way to compensate employees, without stretching already thin budgets. Now, as companies push towards recovery, time-off programs are one of the cornerstones of highly competitive compensation programs attracting the best talent. The 2011 Compensation Data Insurance…

ECFC Presses Its Initiative to End the Use It or Lose It Provision

By HR Vendor News | June 28, 2011

ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 24, 2011) – On behalf of ECFC, Allen Wishner, CEO of Flexible Benefit Service Corporation and Chairman of the ECFC Membership Committee, announced that seven ECFC members had meetings with nearly 20 Representatives, Senators and staff members to specifically discuss H.R. 1004, the Medical Flexible Spending Account Improvement Act. Representatives Charles Boustany…

SmartPost Expands Healthcare Vertical By Adding New Sourcing Channels

By HR Vendor News | June 28, 2011

Largest e-media reach in the industry supports hundreds of healthcare sourcing destinations NEW YORK CITY, NY— JUNE 23, 2011 — SmartPost, the innovative online job posting and sourcing product from Bernard Hodes Group, further extends its premiere position in jobs distribution and optimization by continuing to focus its e-media library expansion on markets where talent…

WorkSimple Introduces Goal Suggestion Application for Social Goal Management

By HR Vendor News | June 28, 2011

WorkSimple’s Goal Suggestion app empowers the wisdom of crowds to drive business innovation, revolutionizing how companies plan and develop goals for employees and delivering measurable results. SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 23, 2011)—WorkSimple, the Social Goal Management Company, has launched the world’s first social goal application to empower the wisdom of crowds to identify profitable business…

Pay Increase Budgets Decline Slightly for Utilities Companies

By HR Vendor News | June 28, 2011

Kansas City, Kan.— June 21, 2011 — Although the economy is still struggling to make significant strides towards recovery, small improvements are starting to become more evident. The 2011 Compensation Data Utilities survey results found pay increase budgets fell to 2.7 percent, a slight decline from 2.8 percent reported in 2010. This decrease, however, is…

Employee Engagement: A New Union Avoidance Strategy

By HR Vendor News | June 28, 2011

Modern Survey‘s bi-annual study of the U.S. workforce has helped provide a narrative for understanding the way economic factors have influenced employee attitudes over time. The most recent iteration of this study (conducted February 2011) included survey items that asked if employees would be interested in being represented by a union. The findings from this…