Payroll Services

Ascentis HAscentis Receives Funding from Catalyst Investors

By HR Vendor News | December 6, 2012

Ascentis Receives Funding from Catalyst Investors Bellevue, Wash., December, 2012 – Ascentis Corporation, a market leader in easy-to-use human resources software, online payroll services, and human capital management (HCM) solutions, today announced it has secured funding from Catalyst Investors, a technology-focused growth equity firm. Ascentis’ software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology increases productivity by automating HR and payroll…

Achievers Wins Best Place to Work Award

By HR Vendor News | December 5, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto, December 5, 2012 – Achievers, the leader in employee recognition and rewards software, is honored to receive gold awards for Best Place to Work and Technology Department of the Year in the 2012 Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry…

Boss Arrested After 5 Saanich, B.C., Hotel Staff Stabbed

By HR Vendor News | November 20, 2012

I have been following stories and incidents of workplace violence, bullying and harassment for most of my 24 years in law enforcement and security. Most of these stories, if not all, when investigated further, reveal patterns or previous signs and indicators that a bully or perpetrator of workplace violence has previously engaged in similar activities…

IHRIM Opens Registration for 2013 Annual Conference

By HR Vendor News | November 14, 2012

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, announced that it has opened registration for its upcoming annual conference — the 2013 HRMS Strategies Conference and Technology Exposition. The multi-day event is to be held June 2-5, 2013 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort,…

Sentric, Inc., Completes Integration of Employee Time Management with Its SentricWorkforce® Suite

By HR Vendor News | November 13, 2012

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (November, 2012) – Sentric, Inc. has updated their SaaS HCM suite, SentricWorkforce®, to include single user sign-on to their HR/Time and Attendance system by embedding time management functionality. A national provider of workforce management software solutions, Sentric has delivered complete Time and Attendance software solutions for several years alongside their core offering of…

Achievers Named Company of the Year for Computer Software

By HR Vendor News | November 6, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto, November 6, 2012 — Achievers, the leader in employee recognition and rewards software, is honored to be named Company of the Year for Computer Software for the 2012 American Business Awards, the nation’s premier business awards competition. Additionally, Achievers was named a Top 10 Company in the nation. The Top 10…

When and Where Does Harassment Start or End?

By HR Vendor News | October 25, 2012

Amanda Todd has been the top story in the news these days; a teen that recently committed suicide after years of endless harassment. What makes this story different is that, prior to her suicide, she chronicled her struggle in a nine minute YouTube video clip where flashcards detail what led up to her final end.…

Workplace Bullying: Where Does Prevention Begin?

By HR Vendor News | October 25, 2012

Some may say it begins by instituting a `zero policy’ attitude. Others may say it begins as an incident of workplace bullying or violence begins and disciplinary steps are undertaken. Others may say it begins at the onset of an internal investigation into an alleged occurrence of bullying or workplace violence. For me, it starts…

From Salary Sacrifice to Rice Allowance: White Paper Helps Global Employers Share the Value of Total Compensation

By HR Vendor News | October 24, 2012

ROCKLIN, Calif. / October 24, 2012 — This summer the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reported most UK employers are wasting the money they spend on salaries and benefits by leaving employees in the dark about their true value. The answer? Total compensation statements. A new white paper from Total Rewards Software explains…

Equifax Workforce Solutions Webinar to Help Employers Efficiently Manage Unemployment Claims Online

By HR Vendor News | October 23, 2012

ST. LOUIS — WHO: Bob Austin, vice president, Unemployment Claims Operations, and Michele Heckmann, marketing manager, Customer Insight, for Equifax Workforce Solutions (formerly TALX), a leader in human resource services WHAT: Will present a complimentary webinar, “CaseBuilder: An Evolution in Unemployment Claims Management,” to help employers efficiently and accurately manage their unemployment claims activity online.…